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Garn Fawr
Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 5511 Trust : Dyfed Community : Llangadog Unitary authority : Carmarthenshire NGR : SN70912549 Site Type (preferred type first) : IRON AGE DEFENDED ENCLOSURE / Bronze Age Round Barrow Status : NPBB
Summary : The place-name Garn Fawr has been interpreted as referring to a Bronze Age burial mound. Given the craggy nature of the landscape it is likely to refer to natural rocky outcrops.
Description : LiDAR interpretation provided by S. Terrey provides evidence for a possible defended enclosure at this site. There is a possible entrance to the west and a potential circular earthwork at the south. J. Smith and K. Murphy 2024
The place-name Garn Fawr has been interpreted as referring to a Bronze Age burial mound. Given the craggy nature of the landscape it is likely to refer to natural rocky outcrops. M Murphy June 2018
Sources :
RCAHM , 1917 , Carm ,
RCAHM , 1976 ,
Events : 69357 : GARN FAWR, FIELD OBSERVATION, 1913 (year : 1913) 130632 : Tan y Lan Farm, Bethlehem, Carmarthenshire (year : 2023)
