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Mynydd Cricor Barrow is a round barrow situated in Denbighshire, Wales, dating to the Bronze Age and serving as a funerary monument of prehistoric date. The structure represents the type of burial mound characteristic of Bronze Age ritual practice in Wales, constructed to inter the dead and mark significant burial sites within the landscape. The barrow is recorded under the Cadw scheduling system as a protected archaeological monument, reflecting its importance to understanding prehistoric funerary customs and settlement patterns in the region. Like comparable round barrows across Wales and Britain, it would have functioned as both a repository for the deceased and a focal point for ritual activity during the Bronze Age period.
Mynydd Cricor Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE266. View the official record →
Mynydd Cricor Barrow is a round barrow situated in Denbighshire, Wales, dating to the Bronze Age and serving as a funerary monument of prehistoric date. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE266.
Mynydd Cricor 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.
Mynydd Cricor 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 DE266.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moel y Gaer, Cefn (4.4 km), Moel Gamelin Round Barrow (4.8 km), Bwrdd y Tri Arglwydd Boundary Stone (5.5 km).
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