Scheduled MonumentsWalesHen-y-Fail Round Barrow
Prehistoric · Round Barrow

Hen-y-Fail Round Barrow

Flintshire, Wales
Cadw SAM FL168
Period
Prehistoric
Site type
Round Barrow
Broad class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Hen-y-Fail Round Barrow is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Flintshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw reference FL168. The barrow dates to the Bronze Age and represents a significant example of the ritual burial practices characteristic of that period in North Wales. As a round barrow, it would originally have comprised an earthen mound constructed over one or more burials, serving both as a place of interment and as a prominent territorial marker in the Bronze Age landscape. The monument survives as a substantial earthwork and continues to provide archaeological evidence of prehistoric funerary customs and social organisation in the region.

Hen-y-Fail Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference FL168. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Hen-y-Fail Round Barrow?

Hen-y-Fail Round Barrow is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Flintshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw reference FL168. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference FL168.

What period does Hen-y-Fail Round Barrow date from?

Hen-y-Fail 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 Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Hen-y-Fail Round Barrow?

Hen-y-Fail 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 FL168.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hen-y-Fail Round Barrow?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ministry of Supply Valley Site (4 km), Plas-Yw Round Barrows (4.3 km), Wat's Dyke: Section SE of Clawdd Offa (5.4 km).

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