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Creigiau Eglwyseg Round Barrows and Earth Circle is a prehistoric funerary and ritual monument located in Denbighshire, Wales, comprising multiple round barrows and an associated earth circle. The site dates to the Bronze Age and represents a significant concentration of burial activity typical of the period, when such barrows served as focal points for ceremonial and commemorative practices. The monument group demonstrates the ritual landscape that characterised prehistoric communities in North Wales, with the earthen structures forming a coherent ceremonial complex. The site's archaeological importance lies in its preservation of multiple burial features and the evidence it provides for Bronze Age funerary practices and territorial organisation in the region.
Creigiau Eglwyseg Round Barrows & Earth Circle is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE081. View the official record →
Creigiau Eglwyseg Round Barrows and Earth Circle is a prehistoric funerary and ritual monument located in Denbighshire, Wales, comprising multiple round barrows and an associated earth circle. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE081.
Creigiau Eglwyseg Round Barrows & Earth Circle 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.
Creigiau Eglwyseg Round Barrows & Earth Circle 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 DE081.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pen-y-Brongyll Round Barrow (6.6 km), Wilderness Round Barrows (7.2 km), Offa's Dyke: Section N & S of Plas-Offa (7.3 km).
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