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Twyn y Garth Round Barrows is a prehistoric funerary monument situated in Radnorshire, Wales, comprising one or more round barrows of Bronze Age date. The site represents a significant example of Bronze Age burial practice in the Welsh uplands, where such earthen mounds served as communal or individual repositories for the dead and formed focal points in the ritual landscape. The barrow or barrows at this location would have been constructed by heaping earth and stone over inhumed or cremated remains, potentially accompanied by grave goods reflecting the status and beliefs of the interred individuals. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection, Twyn y Garth preserves evidence of prehistoric mortuary behaviour and settlement patterns across the region.
Twyn y Garth Round Barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD065. View the official record →
Twyn y Garth Round Barrows is a prehistoric funerary monument situated in Radnorshire, Wales, comprising one or more round barrows of Bronze Age date. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD065.
Twyn y Garth 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.
Twyn y Garth 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 RD065.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing Stone E of Llangoed Wood (4.4 km), Boughrood Castle (5.2 km), Ring Cairn on Waun Gunllwch (5.3 km).
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