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Capel Maethlon is a round barrow located in Meirionnydd, Wales, dating to the Bronze Age. The monument survives as an earthwork mound and represents a form of burial structure widely distributed across the Welsh landscape during the second millennium before the Common Era. As a funerary monument, it would have functioned as a focal point for ritual activity and the interment of the dead during prehistoric times. The site is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw designation ME230, reflecting its archaeological and historical importance to the understanding of Bronze Age mortuary practice in the region.
Capel Maethlon round barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME230. View the official record →
Capel Maethlon is a round barrow located in Meirionnydd, Wales, dating to the Bronze Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME230.
Capel Maethlon 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.
Capel Maethlon 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 ME230.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bryn Dinas Cairn (1.5 km), Dysyrnant Platform Cairn (2.5 km), Castell Cynfal, Bryn Crug (3.4 km).
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