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Coed y Dinas Round Barrow is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference MG281. The barrow dates to the Bronze Age and represents a type of burial structure that was commonly constructed across Britain during this period, typically serving as a communal or individual grave mound for the interment of the dead. The monument's physical form consists of an earthen mound characteristic of round barrows, though specific details of its dimensions and archaeological investigations remain within the specialist records. Such monuments held significant ritual and religious importance within Bronze Age societies, functioning as focal points for burial practices and potentially serving ongoing ceremonial purposes within their communities.
Coed y Dinas Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG281. View the official record →
Coed y Dinas Round Barrow is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference MG281. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG281.
Coed y Dinas 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 the UK.
Coed y Dinas 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 MG281.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Offa's Dyke: section 430yds (390m) in length S of Chirbury-Montgomery road (8.8 km), Motte castle at the south end of East Dudston hamlet (8.8 km), Ffridd Faldwyn Camp (9.1 km).
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