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Moel Eithinen Round Barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Denbighshire, Wales, situated on elevated terrain characteristic of burial sites of the second millennium BCE. The barrow survives as a substantial earthwork mound, representing the physical focus for ritual practices and interment of the dead during the Bronze Age period. Such monuments served not only as repositories for burial deposits but as prominent territorial markers within the landscape, reflecting the social status and ceremonial importance of those commemorated. The site's designation as a scheduled ancient monument recognises its archaeological significance as evidence of prehistoric ritual and funerary practices in North Wales.
Moel Eithinen Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE280. View the official record →
Moel Eithinen Round Barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Denbighshire, Wales, situated on elevated terrain characteristic of burial sites of the second millennium BCE. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE280.
Moel Eithinen 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.
Moel Eithinen 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 DE280.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moel Llech Round Barrow (3.4 km), Tyn-y-Mynydd Round Barrow (3.4 km), Moel y Plas Round Barrow (3.9 km).
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