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Cwm Bwch round barrow pair is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Radnorshire, Wales. The site comprises two adjacent round barrows, earthen mounds constructed to contain burials and associated ritual deposits. These monuments represent the prehistoric practice of communal or successive burial within monumental earthworks, reflecting the religious and social structures of early agricultural societies in Wales. The barrows remain visible as landscape features, contributing to the archaeological record of prehistoric burial practices in the region.
Cwm Bwch round barrow pair is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD255. View the official record →
Cwm Bwch round barrow pair is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Radnorshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD255.
Cwm Bwch round barrow pair 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.
Cwm Bwch round barrow pair 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 RD255.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Town Bank and Ditch (5.5 km), Crug Eryr Mound and Bailey Castle (5.9 km), Cae-Banal Castle Mound (6.1 km).
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