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Cryn-y-Brain Round Barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Denbighshire, Wales. The barrow survives as an earthwork mound that represents one of the numerous burial structures erected across the Welsh uplands during the Bronze Age period. Such monuments typically served as focal points for burial practices and ritual activity, often containing inhumations or cremations of individuals of note within prehistoric communities. The site is recorded within the Cadw Scheduled Ancient Monument register as DE270, reflecting its archaeological and historical significance as evidence of Bronze Age funerary tradition and settlement patterns in north Wales.
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 Bronze Age funerary monument located in Denbighshire, Wales. 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 the UK.
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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