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Corston Beacon Round Barrow is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Pembrokeshire, Wales, forming part of the archaeological landscape of south-west Wales. The barrow survives as a circular earthwork characteristic of prehistoric burial practice in the region, representing a form of monumental architecture used for communal or individual interment during the later prehistoric period. The site's elevated location at Corston Beacon would have afforded it visibility within the contemporary landscape, a positioning common to barrows of ritual and ceremonial significance. The monument is now recorded under Cadw's Scheduled Ancient Monument designation PE059, reflecting its protected status as an important element of Wales's prehistoric heritage.
Corston Beacon Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE059. View the official record →
Corston Beacon Round Barrow is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Pembrokeshire, Wales, forming part of the archaeological landscape of south-west Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE059.
Corston Beacon 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.
Corston Beacon 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 PE059.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bulliber Camp (East) (4.3 km), Flimston Farmhouse (4.3 km), Stackpole Farm Standing Stone (5.3 km).
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