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Cefn Wylfre Stone Circle and Round Barrow is a prehistoric ritual and funerary monument located in Radnorshire, Wales, dating to the Bronze Age. The site comprises a stone circle associated with a round barrow, representing the integration of ceremonial and burial practices characteristic of Bronze Age communities in Wales. The monument reflects the religious and ritual significance accorded to elevated locations in the upland landscape of Radnorshire during this period. Such monuments were central to the spiritual and funerary practices of prehistoric Welsh societies and contribute substantially to understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and belief systems in the region.
Cefn Wylfre Stone Circle and Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD177. View the official record →
Cefn Wylfre Stone Circle and Round Barrow is a prehistoric ritual and funerary monument located in Radnorshire, Wales, dating to the Bronze Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD177.
Cefn Wylfre Stone Circle and Round Barrow dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a stone circle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Cefn Wylfre Stone Circle and 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 RD177.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pain's Castle (5.5 km), Begwns standing stone (6.2 km), Castle Mound 400m N of Cefnige (6.3 km).
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