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Dyffryn Lane Ring Ditches & Pit Alignments is a prehistoric funerary and ritual monument located in Wales, formerly identified as a round barrow. The site is characterised by concentric ring ditches and linear pit alignments that define its structure, indicating a complex ceremonial landscape rather than a simple burial mound. Dating to the Bronze Age, the monument reflects the ritual practices and burial customs of its period, with the ring ditches serving as markers or boundaries for funerary activity. The site's reclassification from a simple round barrow to a more nuanced interpretation of ring ditches and pit alignments demonstrates the refinement of archaeological understanding of prehistoric ceremonial sites in Wales.
Dyffryn Lane Ring Ditches & Pit Alignments (Formerly Dyffryn Lane Round Barrow) is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG157. View the official record →
Dyffryn Lane Ring Ditches & Pit Alignments is a prehistoric funerary and ritual monument located in Wales, formerly identified as a round barrow. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG157.
Dyffryn Lane Ring Ditches & Pit Alignments (Formerly Dyffryn Lane 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.
Dyffryn Lane Ring Ditches & Pit Alignments (Formerly Dyffryn Lane 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 MG157.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cefn Llan Hillfort (6.7 km), Bryn-Derwen Mound and Bailey Castle (7.5 km), Motte castle 400m north east of Upper Gwarthlow Farm (7.7 km).
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