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Prehistoric · Round Barrow

Nant Sais Round Barrow

Carmarthenshire, Wales
Cadw SAM CM106
Period
Prehistoric
Site type
Round Barrow
Broad class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Nant Sais Round Barrow is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, and is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw designation CM106. The barrow dates to the Bronze Age and represents the type of burial mound constructed across Britain during this period for the interment of high-status individuals and grave goods. The monument survives as an earthwork of circular form typical of round barrows, though specific details of its dimensions and excavation history are not extensively documented in the readily available scholarly record. Such monuments served both as repositories for the dead and as prominent landscape features that marked territories and maintained cultural memory within Bronze Age communities.

Nant Sais Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM106. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Nant Sais Round Barrow?

Nant Sais Round Barrow is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, and is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw designation CM106. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM106.

What period does Nant Sais Round Barrow date from?

Nant Sais Round Barrow dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round barrow. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.

Who is responsible for protecting Nant Sais Round Barrow?

Nant Sais Round Barrow is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is CM106.

What other scheduled monuments are near Nant Sais Round Barrow?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Garreg Wen Standing Stone (3.2 km), Crug Ieuan Round Barrow (4.1 km), Crug Glas Round Barrow (5.2 km).

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