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Two Round Barrows near Crossroads North of Eglwsfair-a-Churig Church is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales. The monument consists of two earthen mounds constructed during the Bronze Age, when such burial structures were widely raised across the Welsh landscape. Built upon bedrock of Ashgill rocks—undifferentiated mudstone, siltstone and sandstone of Ordovician age—the barrows occupy a location that would have offered sound geological foundations for their construction. The elevated position near the crossroads suggests deliberate siting in a prominent location, a common practice for burial monuments intended to be visible markers within the prehistoric landscape.
The dual barrows represent a significant concentration of Bronze Age funerary activity at this single location. Such paired monuments are found elsewhere in Wales and may reflect successive burials within a family group or community, or a deliberate ceremonial statement. The survival of both mounds to the present day testifies to their robust construction, despite the working landscape that has developed around them over millennia.
The site is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference CM134, reflecting its archaeological importance and national significance as evidence of prehistoric burial practice and social organisation in Wales.
Two Round Barrows near Crossroads N of Eglwsfair-a-Churig Church is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM134. View the official record →
Two Round Barrows near Crossroads North of Eglwsfair-a-Churig Church is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM134.
Two Round Barrows near Crossroads N of Eglwsfair-a-Churig Church 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.
Two Round Barrows near Crossroads N of Eglwsfair-a-Churig Church 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 CM134.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hafod Camp (4.5 km), Gelli Diogyn Hillfort (5.4 km), Lan Enclosure (6.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Two Round Barrows near Crossroads N of Eglwsfair-a-Churig Church's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Two Round Barrows near Crossroads N of Eglwsfair-a-Churig Church stands on Ashgill Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ashgill. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.