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Gorsedd Bran Round Barrows is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Denbighshire, Wales, comprising a platform cairn with associated round barrows. The site reflects the ritual and ceremonial practices of prehistoric communities, serving as a burial place and likely a focus for religious activity across an extended period of use. The monument's construction and use span the later prehistoric period, demonstrating the continuity of burial practices and landscape significance in this region. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection, Gorsedd Bran preserves evidence of the mortuary traditions and social organisation of early Welsh prehistoric society.
Gorsedd Bran Round Barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE168. View the official record →
Gorsedd Bran Round Barrows is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Denbighshire, Wales, comprising a platform cairn with associated round barrows. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE168.
Gorsedd Bran Round Barrows dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a platform cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Gorsedd Bran Round Barrows 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 DE168.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bwlch-Du Round Barrow (2.6 km), Rhiwiau round barrow cemetery (2.8 km), Blaen y Cwm Round Barrow (3.2 km).
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