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Crug Cou Round Barrow is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Ceredigion, Wales, dating to the Bronze Age. The site consists of a circular earthwork mound typical of round barrows of this period, constructed as a burial monument and ritual centre for a local community. Such barrows served as enduring markers of ancestral presence and were often reused across generations, reflecting their significance within the ceremonial and funerary practices of Bronze Age societies. The monument's survival in the Ceredigion landscape provides evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and mortuary ritual in Wales during the second millennium BCE.
Crug Cou Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD063. View the official record →
Crug Cou Round Barrow is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Ceredigion, Wales, dating to the Bronze Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD063.
Crug Cou 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.
Crug Cou 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 CD063.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Blaen Glowen Round Barrow (1.8 km), Whilgarn Ring Cairn (4 km), Crug Bach (4.5 km).
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