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Maesgwyn round barrow is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Radnorshire, Wales. The barrow dates to the Bronze Age and represents a burial tradition characteristic of that period, when such mounds served as repositories for the dead and functioned as enduring landscape markers of territorial and social significance. The monument comprises an earthen mound, the typical physical form of round barrows across prehistoric Britain. As a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw protection, it contributes to the archaeological understanding of Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the upland regions of mid-Wales.
Maesgwyn round barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD246. View the official record →
Maesgwyn round barrow is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Radnorshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD246.
Maesgwyn 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.
Maesgwyn 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 RD246.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Great House Mound & Bailey Castle (5.5 km), Aberllynfi chapel (5.6 km), Gwernyfed Park Camp (6.1 km).
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