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Black Mixen is a round barrow located in Radnorshire, Wales, and represents a Bronze Age funerary monument typical of the prehistoric burial landscape of mid-Wales. The barrow survives as an earthwork mound and forms part of the wider pattern of ritual and sepulchral activity characteristic of the second millennium BC in this region. Its designation as a Scheduled Ancient Monument reflects its archaeological importance as evidence of Bronze Age mortuary practice and social organisation in upland Wales. The monument contributes to understanding the settlement patterns and ceremonial practices of prehistoric communities in the Welsh borderlands.
Black Mixen, round barrow to NW of is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD256. View the official record →
Black Mixen is a round barrow located in Radnorshire, Wales, and represents a Bronze Age funerary monument typical of the prehistoric burial landscape of mid-Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD256.
Black Mixen, round barrow to NW of 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 to NW 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 RD256.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cae-Banal Castle Mound (6.6 km), Crug Eryr Mound and Bailey Castle (6.8 km), Llannerch cup-marked rock (7.4 km).
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