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Cistfaen barrows is a Bronze Age round barrow located in Radnorshire, Wales. The monument comprises burial mounds characteristic of prehistoric funerary practice in Britain, dating to the Bronze Age period when such earthen or stone-built mounds served as communal or individual burial structures for local populations. Round barrows of this type typically contained inhumations or cremations, often accompanied by grave goods such as pottery and metalwork, reflecting the ritual and social significance afforded to the deceased. The site is now designated and protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the Welsh heritage classification system.
Cistfaen barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD210. View the official record →
Cistfaen barrows is a Bronze Age round barrow located in Radnorshire, Wales. 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 the UK.
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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