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Bronze Age · Round barrow cairn

Moel Sych Round Barrow

Denbighshire, Wales
Cadw SAM DE067
Period
Bronze Age
Site type
Round barrow cairn
Broad class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Nation
Wales
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Overview

History & significance

Moel Sych Round Barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Denbighshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM DE067. The site comprises a round barrow cairn typical of Bronze Age burial practices in Wales, constructed during the second millennium BCE as a focus for ritual and funerary activity. Such monuments served as visible expressions of social status and community identity, with the cairn structure containing burials and associated grave goods. The barrow's positioning within the Denbighshire landscape reflects the Bronze Age settlement patterns and territorial organisation of upland Wales during this formative period of prehistory.

Moel Sych Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE067. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Moel Sych Round Barrow?

Moel Sych Round Barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Denbighshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM DE067. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE067.

What period does Moel Sych Round Barrow date from?

Moel Sych Round Barrow dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a round barrow cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.

Who is responsible for protecting Moel Sych Round Barrow?

Moel Sych 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 DE067.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moel Sych Round Barrow?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Craig Rhiwarth Ancient Village (4.9 km), Nant y Gangen Ddu Round Cairns (5.2 km), Y Gribin Round Cairn (6 km).

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