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Black Mixen round barrow is a prehistoric burial monument situated in Radnorshire, Wales, dating to the Bronze Age. The barrow survives as an earthen mound and represents the funerary practice of the period, when prominent individuals were interred beneath such monuments as markers of status and territorial presence on the landscape. Its survival, despite the considerable time elapsed since its construction, provides valuable archaeological evidence of Bronze Age settlement patterns and ritual practices in the Welsh uplands. The site is protected under the Welsh heritage system as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Black Mixen round barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD257. View the official record →
Black Mixen round barrow is a prehistoric burial monument situated in Radnorshire, Wales, dating to the Bronze Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD257.
Black Mixen round barrow dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round barrow. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Black Mixen round barrow 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 RD257.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cae-Banal Castle Mound (6 km), Crug Eryr Mound and Bailey Castle (6.4 km), Llannerch cup-marked rock (7 km).
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