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Groes Faen Bach is a round barrow located in Flintshire, Wales, and represents a prehistoric funerary monument of Bronze Age date. The site is recorded in the Cadw heritage register as a scheduled ancient monument. Round barrows of this type typically served as burial mounds for individuals of status within Bronze Age communities, functioning as both funerary structures and landscape markers that would have remained visible across the surrounding terrain. The barrow contributes to the archaeological record of prehistoric ritual practice and settlement patterns in north Wales.
Groes Faen Bach round barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference FL195. View the official record →
Groes Faen Bach is a round barrow located in Flintshire, Wales, and represents a prehistoric funerary monument of Bronze Age date. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference FL195.
Groes Faen Bach 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.
Groes Faen Bach 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 FL195.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bron Fadog Enclosure (1 km), Round Barrow 225m SE of Parc y Prysau (3.7 km), Round Barrow 495m SE of Parc y Prysau (3.8 km).
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