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The Whimble Barrow is a round barrow situated in Radnorshire, Wales, and dates to the Bronze Age period. The monument survives as an earthwork mound and represents the funerary and ritual practices characteristic of Bronze Age communities in Wales. As a scheduled ancient monument under the care of Cadw, the barrow forms part of the wider Bronze Age ceremonial landscape of the region. The site exemplifies the type of burial monument that served both mortuary and communal ritual functions during the later prehistoric period.
The Whimble Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD191. View the official record →
The Whimble Barrow is a round barrow situated in Radnorshire, Wales, and dates to the Bronze Age period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD191.
The Whimble Barrow dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round barrow. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
The Whimble 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 RD191.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Llannerch cup-marked rock (6.3 km), Gilwern Brook round barrow (6.8 km), Worsell Wood cairn cemetery (7.2 km).
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