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Tomen y Rhos is a round cairn located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, dating to the prehistoric period and serving a funerary or ritual function. The monument consists of a circular mound of stones typical of cairn construction from this era. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection, it represents evidence of prehistoric burial and ceremonial practice in the region. The site contributes to understanding the distribution and characteristics of prehistoric funerary monuments across Carmarthenshire and the broader Welsh landscape.
Tomen y Rhos round cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM347. View the official record →
Tomen y Rhos is a round cairn located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, dating to the prehistoric period and serving a funerary or ritual function. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM347.
Tomen y Rhos round cairn dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Tomen y Rhos round cairn 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 CM347.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Garn Las platform cairn (5.4 km), Stone Setting on Waun Llwyd (5.5 km), Twyn yr Esgair Settlement (6.1 km).
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