Allt Cunedda (Round Barrow(s)) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Allt Cunedda (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

Illustration of bronze age find from the barrows, shown on information board in Llansaint village.

Image credit: A. Brookes (6.7.2013)

thesweetcheat Aug 25, 2013

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Allt Cunedda

Round Barrow(s)

thesweetcheat Aug 25, 2013

Two barrows excavated in the 19th century, positioned on the summit of a hill overlooking the Gwendraeth estuary.

Coflein description:

Two barrows, at SN40530897 (Dat Prn1394) and SN40750900 (Dat Prn1393), each c.75’ in diameter and ploughed down to around 0.5m high.
Opened 1850 revealing possible mass cremation in the eastern barrow and an inhumation and separate cist in the western. Beaker fragments and a stone ‘axe hammer’ are reported from the barrows as a group.

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Meini Hirion (Kidwelly)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 0.87km ESE

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Pen-yr-Heol

Round Barrow(s) • 1.78km W

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Maen Llwyd (Cilgaden)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.42km NW

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Meinillwydion (Llandyfaelog)

Standing Stones • 2.83km ENE

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Is-coed

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.37km WNW

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Maen Llwyd (Llandyfaelog)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.9km WNW

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Gwempa

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.4km ENE

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Maen Llwyd (Llangendeirne)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.52km NE

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Llansteffan Castle

Hillfort • 5.56km W

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Garreg Fawr, Peneelli

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.82km NE

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Maenau Llwydion (Llangain)

Standing Stones • 5.99km NW

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Craig Llwyd and Court Wood

Enclosure • 7.03km SSE

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Meini Llwydion (Llwyn Du)

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 7.06km NW

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Maen Melyn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.13km W

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Myrddins Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 7.53km NW

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Pystyll Gwyn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.73km NE

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Y Garreg Goch

Standing Stones • 7.87km NE

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Castell Twby, Mynydd Llangyndeyrn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.4km ENE

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Mynydd Llangyndeyrn

Cairn(s) • 8.71km ENE

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Y Gaer (Burry Port)

Hillfort • 8.82km ESE

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Mynydd Llangynderyrn Burial Chambers

Burial Chamber • 8.97km ENE

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Castell Cogan

Enclosure • 9.31km W

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Cencoed

Promontory Fort • 9.34km ESE
Mynydd Llangyndeyrn (Clos-yr-Yn)

Cist • 9.47km ENE

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Twlc y Filiast

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 9.86km WNW

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Glan-y-Mor

Enclosure • 10.21km W

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Meini Llwydion (Llangynog)

Standing Stones • 10.49km W

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Stradey Wood

Hillfort • 10.9km ESE

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Bwlch Y Seiri

Enclosure • 11.02km WNW

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Lower Court

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.49km W
Coygen Camp

Promontory Fort • 12.18km WSW

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Castell Y Gaer

Hillfort • 12.22km WNW

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Carreg Fyrddin

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.24km NNE

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Merlin’s Hill

Hillfort • 13.38km NNE

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Caerau Clyngwyn

Hillfort • 14.49km N

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Eithin Fach

Round Barrow(s) • 14.79km W

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Bryn Maen, Llannon

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.99km E

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Ffynnon Newydd Henge

Henge • 15.07km NE

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Crugiau Garn Fawr

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.23km NNW

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Rhyd-y-Fwyalchen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.38km N

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North Hill Tor

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Pentre Ynys

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.97km N

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Llain-Y-College

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Burry Holms

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The Bulwark

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Llanmadoc Hill

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Y Naw Carreg

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Parc Garreg Lwyd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.68km N

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Gilman Camp

Hillfort • 17.83km WSW

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Croes Arthur

Hillfort • 17.88km NNE

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Meini Gwyn

Standing Stones • 17.9km NNE

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Bryn-y-Rhyd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.13km E

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Samson’s Jack

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.22km SE

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Crug Banc

Round Barrow(s) • 18.26km NNW

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Hardings Down North Enclosure

Enclosure • 18.37km SSE

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Hardings Down West Fort

Hillfort • 18.38km SSE

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Morfa Bychan long cairn

Long Cairn • 18.48km WSW

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Morfa Bychan

Chambered Cairn • 18.54km WSW

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Ty’r-coed

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.55km SE

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Hardings Down East Fort

Hillfort • 18.56km SSE

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Stembridge Camp

Promontory Fort • 18.6km SE
Pen-y-Gaer (Llanrhidian)

Enclosure • 18.67km ESE

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Oldwalls

Standing Stones • 18.67km SE
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Cairn(s) • 18.7km SSE

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Crug Bwlch Bychan

Cairn(s) • 18.7km NNW

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Carmel

Cairn(s) • 18.89km ENE

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Llanrhidian

Standing Stones • 18.98km SE

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Sweyne Howes (north)

Chambered Tomb • 19.1km SSE

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Sweyne Howes (south)

Chambered Tomb • 19.2km SSE

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Rhossili Down settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.22km SSE

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Crug-y-Rhyd-Hir

Cairn(s) • 19.32km NNE
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Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.32km N

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Cil Ifor Top

Hillfort • 19.34km ESE

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Burry Standing Stones

Standing Stones • 19.7km SE

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Rhossili Down

Cairn(s) • 19.71km SSE

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