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Bryn y Maen Round Barrow is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Radnorshire, Wales, and dates to the Bronze Age. The barrow survives as a substantial earthwork mound that represents one of the burial practices characteristic of Bronze Age communities in Wales during the second millennium BCE. As a designated Scheduled Ancient Monument, the site preserves evidence of ritual and funerary practices integral to the religious beliefs and social organisation of prehistoric Welsh populations. The monument's survival in the landscape provides valuable archaeological information about Bronze Age settlement patterns and mortuary customs in the upland regions of mid-Wales.
Bryn y Maen Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD109. View the official record →
Bryn y Maen Round Barrow is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Radnorshire, Wales, and dates to the Bronze Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD109.
Bryn y Maen 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.
Bryn y Maen 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 RD109.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cefn Wylfre Round Barrows (5.9 km), Cefn Wylfre Platform House (6.3 km), Cefn Wylfre Deserted Rural Settlement (6.4 km).
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