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Maesgwyn round barrow is a Prehistoric funerary monument located in Radnorshire, Wales, dating to the Bronze Age. The site survives as a prominent earthwork mound characteristic of round barrow construction, erected during the second millennium BCE as a burial monument. Such barrows served as focal points for ritual activity and ancestral commemoration within Bronze Age communities. The monument remains an important archaeological record of prehistoric burial practice and settlement patterns in the Welsh uplands, and is protected under Cadw designation SAM RD246.
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, dating to the Bronze Age. 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 Britain.
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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