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Cefn y Bryn Ring Cairn

A Scheduled Monument in Cynwyl Gaeo, Carmarthenshire (Sir Gaerfyrddin)

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.0723 / 52°4'20"N

Longitude: -3.8805 / 3°52'49"W

OS Eastings: 271211

OS Northings: 243221

OS Grid: SN712432

Mapcode National: GBR Y1.CL3C

Mapcode Global: VH4H6.P5DP

Entry Name: Cefn y Bryn Ring Cairn

Scheduled Date: 9 March 2000

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 1645

Cadw Legacy ID: CM304

Schedule Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

Category: Ring cairn

Period: Prehistoric

County: Carmarthenshire (Sir Gaerfyrddin)

Community: Cynwyl Gaeo

Traditional County: Carmarthenshire

Description

The monument comprises the remains of a ring cairn of earth and stone, which probably date to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC). It is defined by an oval earthen bank 18m x 21m in size and 0.5m high.

The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric burial and ritual practices. The feature is an important relic of a prehistoric funerary and ritual landscape and retains significant archaeological potential. There is a strong probability of the presence of both intact ritual and burial deposits, together with environmental and structural evidence. Ring cairns may be part of a larger cluster of monuments and their importance can further enhanced by their group value. The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive. It is a circle and measures 35m in diameter, centred on the ring cairn.

Source: Cadw

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