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Prehistoric · Round Barrow

Pentre round barrow

Flintshire, Wales
Cadw SAM FL205
Period
Prehistoric
Site type
Round Barrow
Broad class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Pentre round barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Flintshire, Wales. The barrow represents a typical example of the burial practices prevalent during the Bronze Age, when such mounded earthworks served as repositories for the dead and functioned as prominent ritual landmarks within the contemporary landscape. The monument's surviving physical form consists of an earthen mound, characteristic of round barrows from this period. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection, Pentre round barrow contributes to understanding prehistoric funerary traditions and settlement patterns in north Wales.

Pentre round barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference FL205. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Pentre round barrow?

Pentre round barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Flintshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference FL205.

What period does Pentre round barrow date from?

Pentre 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 the UK.

Who is responsible for protecting Pentre round barrow?

Pentre 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 FL205.

What other scheduled monuments are near Pentre round barrow?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Abersychnant Cairn (7.8 km), Cefn y Gader Round Barrows (8.6 km), Cefn y Cist Cairn (8.8 km).

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