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Trichrug round cairns is a prehistoric round cairn located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, and represents a funerary monument of Bronze Age date. The site consists of a substantial earthwork constructed principally from stone, characteristic of the cairn-building tradition that flourished across Wales during the Bronze Age period. Round cairns of this type typically served as burial monuments and are often associated with ritual and ceremonial practices of their time. The monument is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw designation SAM CM327, recognising its archaeological and historical importance as evidence of Bronze Age funerary practices in the region.
Trichrug round cairns is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM327. View the official record →
Trichrug round cairns is a prehistoric round cairn located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, and represents a funerary monument of Bronze Age date. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM327.
Trichrug round cairns dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Trichrug round cairns 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 CM327.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carn Pen-y-Clogau (4.7 km), Beddau'r Derwyddon (5.5 km), Tair Carn Uchaf Cairns (5.6 km).
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