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Cryn-y-Brain Round Barrow is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Denbighshire, Wales, dating to the Bronze Age. The barrow survives as an earthen mound and represents the burial practices characteristic of Bronze Age communities in North Wales during the second millennium BCE. As a round barrow, the monument would have served both as a burial structure and as a place of ritual significance for the local population. The site is protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference Cadw SAM DE270, reflecting its importance to the archaeological and cultural heritage of the region.
Cryn-y-Brain Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE270. View the official record →
Cryn-y-Brain Round Barrow is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Denbighshire, Wales, dating to the Bronze Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE270.
Cryn-y-Brain 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.
Cryn-y-Brain 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 DE270.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Valle Crucis Abbey (5.1 km), Castell Dinas Bran (5.7 km), Pen y Gaer Hillfort (6.4 km).
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