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Prehistoric · Round Barrow

Hutchwns round barrow

Wales
Cadw SAM GM103
Period
Prehistoric
Site type
Round Barrow
Broad class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Hutchvns round barrow is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located in Wales and recorded under Cadw's Scheduled Ancient Monument reference GM103. The barrow survives as an earthwork mound, characteristic of the ritual and funerary practices of prehistoric Wales during the third and second millennia BC. Such round barrows typically contained inhumation burials, often accompanied by grave goods, and served as focal points for community ritual activity and ancestral commemoration. The monument represents the funerary traditions and social organisation of prehistoric Welsh communities during a formative period of settlement and cultural development.

Hutchwns round barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM103. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Hutchwns round barrow?

Hutchvns round barrow is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located in Wales and recorded under Cadw's Scheduled Ancient Monument reference GM103. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM103.

What period does Hutchwns round barrow date from?

Hutchwns 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.

Who is responsible for protecting Hutchwns round barrow?

Hutchwns 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 GM103.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hutchwns round barrow?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Nottage Court Inscribed Stone (0.9 km), Dan-y-Graig Roman villa (2.7 km), Mynydd Herbert Round Barrow (4.4 km).

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