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Creggin Round Barrow is a prehistoric funerary monument situated in Radnorshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under reference Cadw SAM RD078. The barrow dates to the Bronze Age and represents a burial practice widespread across prehistoric Britain, whereby earthen mounds were raised over cremated or inhumed remains as enduring markers of the dead. The monument retains sufficient physical integrity to be archaeologically significant, preserving evidence of ritual and funerary practices characteristic of its period. Such round barrows served both as functional tombs and as prominent landscape features that affirmed territorial claims and community identity within the Bronze Age communities of the Welsh borderlands.
Creggin Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD078. View the official record →
Creggin Round Barrow is a prehistoric funerary monument situated in Radnorshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under reference Cadw SAM RD078. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD078.
Creggin 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 Britain.
Creggin 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 RD078.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round Cairn 130m E of Cryn-Fryn (8.5 km), Corn Drying Kiln 340m S of Cryn-Fryn (8.9 km), Banc Ystrad-wen cairn cemetery (9.3 km).
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