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Round Barrow East of Brynsiencyn is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference AN060. The monument sits upon Dinantian bedrock, a limestone formation of Mississippian age interspersed with sandstone and argillaceous rocks that forms the underlying geology of this part of the landscape. This solid foundation of carboniferous limestone would have been a significant feature of the Bronze Age environment in which the barrow was constructed.
The barrow represents a funerary monument typical of the Bronze Age, erected over the remains of a cremated or inhumed burial, potentially accompanied by grave goods reflecting the status and beliefs of the individual interred. Such monuments served as permanent markers in the landscape and focal points for the local community, with visibility often extending across considerable distances across upland terrain.
Though no specific excavation finds are currently recorded for this site, the Dinantian limestone bedrock itself would have influenced its construction, potentially providing material for stone elements within the barrow structure. The monument's survival to the present day, despite Bronze Age construction and subsequent centuries of agricultural use in the Welsh landscape, testifies to the enduring impact of these burial monuments on the shaping of the Brynsiencyn locality.
Round Barrow East of Brynsiencyn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference AN060. View the official record →
Round Barrow East of Brynsiencyn is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference AN060.
Round Barrow East of Brynsiencyn 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 East of Brynsiencyn 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 AN060.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hafotty Wern Las Hut Group & Fields (8.8 km), Hut Circle Settlement and Field System South-East of Erw (8.9 km), Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement North of Rhedynog Felen Bach (9.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Round Barrow East of Brynsiencyn's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Round Barrow East of Brynsiencyn stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.