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Pen-y-Crug Round Barrow is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Glamorgan, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference GM153. The barrow dates to the Bronze Age and represents a significant example of the ritual and burial practices of prehistoric Welsh communities. The monument consists of a circular earthwork characteristic of round barrows of this period, which typically served as burial chambers for individuals of elevated social status. Such monuments are valuable archaeological resources for understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns, social hierarchies, and mortuary customs in South Wales.
Pen-y-Crug Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM153. View the official record →
Pen-y-Crug Round Barrow is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Glamorgan, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference GM153. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM153.
Pen-y-Crug 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.
Pen-y-Crug 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 GM153.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Penrice Ringwork (4 km), Penmaen Burrows Ringwork (4.1 km), Norton Camp (5 km).
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