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Cefn Wylfre Round Barrows is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Radnorshire, Wales, comprising a group of round barrows situated on elevated terrain. The barrows represent a significant concentration of burial monuments from the Bronze Age period, reflecting the ritual and funerary practices of prehistoric communities in mid-Wales. These earthworks, now designated as a protected scheduled monument under the Cadw archaeological record, provide archaeological evidence of burial practices and the ceremonial landscape of Bronze Age society in the region. The barrows remain important for understanding the settlement patterns and mortuary practices of prehistoric populations across the Welsh uplands.
Cefn Wylfre Round Barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD178. View the official record →
Cefn Wylfre Round Barrows is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Radnorshire, Wales, comprising a group of round barrows situated on elevated terrain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD178.
Cefn Wylfre Round Barrows dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round barrow. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Cefn Wylfre Round Barrows 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 RD178.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pain's Castle (5.3 km), Begwns standing stone (6.1 km), Begwns round cairn (6.3 km).
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