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Bwlch yr Adwy Round Barrow is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Ceredigion, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference Cadw SAM CD251. The barrow dates to the Bronze Age and represents the type of burial monument that was widely constructed across Britain during this period for the interment of high-status individuals. The site exemplifies the ritual and funerary practices of Bronze Age communities in Wales, reflecting the religious significance placed upon monumental burial by prehistoric societies. As a round barrow, it would have originally presented as a conspicuous earthwork mound, designed to mark and commemorate the dead within the landscape.
Bwlch yr Adwy Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD251. View the official record →
Bwlch yr Adwy Round Barrow is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Ceredigion, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference Cadw SAM CD251. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD251.
Bwlch yr Adwy 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.
Bwlch yr Adwy 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 CD251.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Llywernog Lead and Silver Mine (6.1 km), Hen Bont, Pont-Erwyd (6.7 km), Round Barrow SW of Pen-Rhiwlas (7 km).
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