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Tomen y Meirw is a round barrow of Neolithic or Bronze Age date located in Denbighshire, Wales. The monument survives as an earthwork mound which would have originally served a funerary and ritual function, typical of such Bronze Age burial structures in the Welsh uplands. The site's name, meaning "Mound of the Dead" in Welsh, reflects its recognised purpose as a burial monument. Like other comparable barrows in the region, Tomen y Meirw represents an important element of prehistoric ritual practice and settlement pattern in Denbighshire, though its precise chronology and internal structure remain subject to further archaeological study.
Tomen y Meirw is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE102. View the official record →
Tomen y Meirw is a round barrow of Neolithic or Bronze Age date located in Denbighshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE102.
Tomen y Meirw dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round barrow. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Tomen y Meirw 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 DE102.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wilderness Round Barrows (2 km), Bryn Du cairn (2 km), Tomen y Gwyddel Round Barrow (2.9 km).
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