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Tri Chrugiau Round Barrows is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales, comprising three closely positioned burial mounds. The barrows date to the prehistoric period, likely representing multiple interments or successive use across the Bronze Age chronology. The site reflects the ritual and ceremonial practices of Bronze Age communities in the upland regions of mid-Wales, where round barrows served as focal points for burial rites and ancestor veneration. The monument is protected under Cadw's Scheduled Ancient Monument designation, recognising its archaeological significance as evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and funerary traditions in the Brecon Beacons area.
Tri Chrugiau Round Barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR101. View the official record →
Tri Chrugiau Round Barrows is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales, comprising three closely positioned burial mounds. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR101.
Tri Chrugiau Round Barrows dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round barrow. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Tri Chrugiau Round Barrows 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 BR101.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Twyn Cerrig-Cadarn Round Cairn (5.3 km), Stone Circle and Round Cairn W of Ynyshir (5.5 km), Tir-cyd Deserted Rural Settlement (6 km).
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