CM103

Crug Tarw  

04/07/1951  

Designated  

Carmarthenshire  

Llangeler  

237187  

234704  

Religious, Ritual and Funerary  

Round Barrow  

Prehistoric  

The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument. The monument comprises the remains of a earthen built round barrow, which probably date to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC) and is located in a moorland field. The barrow is circular in shape on plan and has a rounded profile and measures 60ft in diameter and 6ft high. There is a 4ft deep pit in the centre and traces of old trenches in the sides. Remains of a ditch can be seen on the south side. The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric burial and ritual practices. The features are an important relic of a prehistoric funerary and ritual landscape and retain significant archaeological potential. There is a strong probability of the presence of both intact ritual and burial deposits, together with environmental and structural evidence. Barrows 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.