© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Cadw
Round Barrows on Summit of Freni Fawr is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located on high ground in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The site comprises multiple round barrows positioned on the summit of Freni Fawr, reflecting the prehistoric practice of locating burial monuments in prominent topographical positions. These earthworks represent evidence of ritual burial practices and territorial marking during the late Neolithic to Bronze Age periods. The barrows' placement on an elevated location would have made them visually significant within the landscape, serving both as burial places and potentially as markers of social status or community identity.
Round Barrows on Summit of Freni Fawr is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE291. View the official record →
Round Barrows on Summit of Freni Fawr is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located on high ground in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE291.
Round Barrows on Summit of Freni Fawr dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round barrow. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Round Barrows on Summit of Freni Fawr 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 PE291.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Llanglydwen Churchyard Cross (8.8 km), Pant-Glas Round Barrow (8.9 km), Dol-Wilym Burial Chamber (9.8 km).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Round Barrows on Summit of Freni Fawr