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Shepherd's Tump is a round barrow located in Radnorshire, Wales, and is a significant example of Bronze Age funerary architecture. The monument represents the type of burial mound constructed during the Bronze Age period, when such earthworks served as communal or individual repositories for the deceased and functioned within broader ritual landscapes. The barrow survives as an earthwork mound, though like many such monuments its original form and dimensions have been subject to modification through agricultural use and natural processes. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection, it contributes to the archaeological evidence for prehistoric ceremonial and burial practices in the Welsh borderland region.
Shepherd's Tump round barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD253. View the official record →
Shepherd's Tump is a round barrow located in Radnorshire, Wales, and is a significant example of Bronze Age funerary architecture. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD253.
Shepherd's Tump 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.
Shepherd's Tump 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 RD253.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Llannerch cup-marked rock (6.8 km), Graig Camp (7.4 km), The Fedw Stone Circle 360m W of Llanboidy Wood (7.5 km).
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