CM047

Cerrig Llwydion Burial Chamber  

 

Designated  

Carmarthenshire  

Cynwyl Elfed  

237390  

232585  

Religious, Ritual and Funerary  

Chambered Tomb  

Prehistoric  

The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument. The monument comprises the remains of a chambered tomb, dating to the Neolithic period (c. 4,400 BC - 2,900 BC). Chambered tombs were built and used by local farming communities over long periods of time. There appear to be many regional traditions and variations in shape and construction. The site lies on a south-facing slope and consists of a number of large stones in a hedgebank which is orientated north to south, with an undulating area alongside to the east containing other stones and one particularly pronounced hollow. Most of these features lie to the north of a second boundary bank which joins the hedgebank from the east, although three or four large stones, including one of quartz, are to be found in the north-west angle of the field beyond. The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric burial and ritual. The monument is an important relic of a prehistoric funerary and ritual landscape and environmental and structural evidence, including a buried prehistoric land surface. Chambered tombs 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.