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Five Round Barrows on Garth Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Glamorgan, Wales, comprising a group of five round barrows that represent significant evidence of prehistoric burial practice in the region. The barrows date to the Bronze Age period and reflect the ritual and funerary traditions of communities during this era, when such earthwork monuments served as focal points for the disposal and commemoration of the dead. The site's survival as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection demonstrates its archaeological importance for understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and mortuary behaviour in South Wales. The five barrows collectively form a distinctive landscape feature on Garth Hill, with their physical form and grouping providing valuable information about Bronze Age social organisation and territorial practices.
Five Round Barrows on Garth Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM107. View the official record →
Five Round Barrows on Garth Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Glamorgan, Wales, comprising a group of five round barrows that represent significant evidence of prehistoric burial practice in the region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM107.
Five Round Barrows on Garth Hill 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.
Five Round Barrows on Garth Hill 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 GM107.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Remains of Peterston Castle (7.3 km), Old Bishop's Palace, Llandaff (7.6 km), Two Cooking Mounds E of Ty'n-y-Pwll (8.5 km).
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