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Banc Gorddwr is a round barrow situated on the south side of Radnorshire in Wales, dating to the Bronze Age and forming part of the region's significant prehistoric funerary landscape. The monument represents the burial practices of Bronze Age communities, who constructed such earthworks as ceremonial and funerary centres for their dead. As a designated Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference RD251, it preserves evidence of prehistoric religious and ritual activity within the Welsh uplands. The barrow survives as an earthwork monument whose physical form and location reflect the topographical choices made by Bronze Age peoples in selecting prominent or significant terrain for their burial monuments.
Banc Gorddwr, round barrow on S side of is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD251. View the official record →
Banc Gorddwr is a round barrow situated on the south side of Radnorshire in Wales, dating to the Bronze Age and forming part of the region's significant prehistoric funerary landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD251.
Banc Gorddwr, round barrow on S side of dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round barrow. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Banc Gorddwr, round barrow on S side of is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is RD251.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fron Top Deserted Rural Settlement (3.9 km), Round Barrow to W of Ty'n-y-ddol Hill (4.4 km), Cae-glas Round Barrows (5.8 km).
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