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Black Mixen round barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Radnorshire, Wales. The barrow survives as an earthen mound and represents the burial practices of prehistoric communities in this region during the Bronze Age period. As a round barrow, it would have functioned as a ritual and ceremonial site marking the grave of individuals of significance within prehistoric society. The monument is recorded under Cadw's Scheduled Ancient Monuments system as RD257, reflecting its archaeological importance as evidence of Bronze Age mortuary customs in mid-Wales.
Black Mixen round barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD257. View the official record →
Black Mixen round barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Radnorshire, Wales. 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 the UK.
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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