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Block Wood Round Barrow is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw reference MG256. The barrow dates to the Bronze Age and represents a burial mound of the type commonly constructed during this period across Britain and Wales. Such round barrows served as communal or individual burial places and held significant ritual and religious importance within Bronze Age societies. The monument survives as an earthwork feature within its woodland setting, contributing to our understanding of prehistoric funerary practices and settlement patterns in the Welsh landscape.
Block Wood Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG256. View the official record →
Block Wood Round Barrow is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw reference MG256. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG256.
Block Wood 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.
Block Wood 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 MG256.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crugyn Tump Castle Mound (5.3 km), Motte and bailey castle immediately south west of The Moat (6.8 km), Castell y Blaidd (7.1 km).
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