Scheduled MonumentsWalesTy Mawr Round Barrows
Prehistoric · Round Barrow

Ty Mawr Round Barrows

Denbighshire, Wales
Cadw SAM DE033
Period
Prehistoric
Site type
Round Barrow
Broad class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Ty Mawr Round Barrows is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Denbighshire, Wales. The site comprises round barrows typical of the Bronze Age period, constructed as burial mounds that served both funerary and ritual functions for prehistoric communities. Round barrows of this type were built across Wales and broader Britain during the second millennium BCE, representing significant investment in ceremonial burial practices and landscape marking. The monument is recorded in the Cadw heritage register as a scheduled ancient monument, reflecting its archaeological importance for understanding prehistoric burial traditions and social organisation in Bronze Age Wales.

Ty Mawr Round Barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE033. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Ty Mawr Round Barrows?

Ty Mawr Round Barrows is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Denbighshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE033.

What period does Ty Mawr Round Barrows date from?

Ty Mawr 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 the UK.

Who is responsible for protecting Ty Mawr Round Barrows?

Ty Mawr 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 DE033.

What other scheduled monuments are near Ty Mawr Round Barrows?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moel y Gaer, Cefn (1.9 km), Moel Gamelin Round Barrow (2.3 km), Eliseg's Pillar & Tumulus (5.6 km).

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