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Plas-Yw Round Barrows is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Flintshire, Wales, consisting of one or more round barrows characteristic of funerary practice during the second millennium BCE. The site represents the ritual and burial traditions of prehistoric communities in north Wales, functioning as a focal point for interment and religious observance. Round barrows of this period typically contained inhumation burials, often accompanied by grave goods including pottery and bronze artefacts, though specific contents at Plas-Yw are not fully documented in available records. The monument is scheduled under Cadw protection as an important archaeological resource, reflecting its significance to understanding Bronze Age mortuary practices in the region.
Plas-Yw Round Barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference FL169. View the official record →
Plas-Yw Round Barrows is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Flintshire, Wales, consisting of one or more round barrows characteristic of funerary practice during the second millennium BCE. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference FL169.
Plas-Yw Round Barrows 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.
Plas-Yw Round Barrows 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 FL169.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ministry of Supply Valley Site (4.9 km), Moel-y-Gaer Camp (5.5 km), Coed Clwyd Cairns (5.7 km).
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