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Cistfaen barrows is a round barrow located in Radnorshire, Wales, dating to the Bronze Age. The monument comprises one or more burial mounds that would have served as a focus for funerary and ritual practices during the prehistoric period. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection, the site represents an important example of Bronze Age mortuary tradition in the Welsh uplands. The barrow reflects the ceremonial significance placed upon communal burial and the commemoration of the dead within this landscape during the later prehistoric period.
Cistfaen barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD210. View the official record →
Cistfaen barrows is a round barrow located in Radnorshire, Wales, dating to the Bronze Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD210.
Cistfaen 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.
Cistfaen 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 RD210.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cistfaen cairns (0.2 km), Maen Hir cairn cemetery (1.1 km), Carn y Groes cairn (1.7 km).
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