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Round Barrow 270m SW of Crymych Arms is a prehistoric round barrow situated in the upland landscape of Wales. The monument stands on bedrock of Caradoc Rocks, a formation of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone deposited during the Caradocian period. This stable geological foundation provided suitable ground for the construction of the burial mound during the Bronze Age, when such monuments dominated the Welsh hills as enduring markers of the dead.
The barrow's position in the open terrain reflects the prehistoric preference for siting burial mounds where they would remain visible across the surrounding landscape. The particular character of the local stone and soil composition would have influenced the barrow's construction methods and the materials available to those who built it. The monument's survival in this upland terrain is characteristic of Bronze Age round barrows, which often persist better in less intensively farmed areas.
The site is protected and recorded by Cadw, the Welsh heritage organisation, under reference number PE325. This formal designation acknowledges its importance as archaeological evidence of prehistoric burial practices and settlement patterns in Wales. The barrow remains a significant marker of the Bronze Age occupation and ritual use of this part of the Welsh landscape.
Round Barrow 270m SW of Crymych Arms is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE325. View the official record →
Round Barrow 270m SW of Crymych Arms is a prehistoric round barrow situated in the upland landscape of Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE325.
Round Barrow 270m SW of Crymych Arms 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.
Round Barrow 270m SW of Crymych Arms 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 PE325.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dol-Wilym Burial Chamber (8.2 km), Pant-Glas Round Barrow (8.3 km), Pant y Menyn Round Barrow (8.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Round Barrow 270m SW of Crymych Arms's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Round Barrow 270m SW of Crymych Arms stands on Caradoc Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.