Scheduled MonumentsWalesThree Round Barrows in Lower Hale Wood
Prehistoric · Round Cairn

Three Round Barrows in Lower Hale Wood

Wales
Cadw SAM MM191
Period
Prehistoric
Site type
Round Cairn
Broad class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Three Round Barrows in Lower Hale Wood is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wales and designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw reference MM191. The site comprises three round barrows, earthen mounds constructed during the Bronze Age as burial structures that served both practical and ritual functions within prehistoric communities. These monuments are characteristic of the funerary practices prevalent in Wales during the Bronze Age, when such mounded burial sites were commonly erected to commemorate and inter the deceased. The barrows remain valuable archaeological evidence of Bronze Age settlement patterns, social organisation, and mortuary rituals in the Welsh landscape.

Three Round Barrows in Lower Hale Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM191. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Three Round Barrows in Lower Hale Wood?

Three Round Barrows in Lower Hale Wood is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wales and designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw reference MM191. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM191.

What period does Three Round Barrows in Lower Hale Wood date from?

Three Round Barrows in Lower Hale Wood dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Three Round Barrows in Lower Hale Wood?

Three Round Barrows in Lower Hale Wood 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 MM191.

What other scheduled monuments are near Three Round Barrows in Lower Hale Wood?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Offa's Dyke: section 130m north west of Pennsylvania Farm (8 km), Offa's Dyke: section known as Buttington Tump, 100m west of Buttington Lodge (8.2 km), Bulwarks Prehistoric Enclosure (8.4 km).

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