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Tythegston Long Barrow is a Neolithic funerary monument located in Glamorgan, Wales, and represents an important example of the long barrow tradition that characterised early agricultural communities in Britain during the fourth millennium BC. The monument consists of an earthen mound of substantial length, constructed to serve as a communal burial chamber for the dead of a settled farming community. As a chambered long barrow, it reflects the ritual and ceremonial practices of Neolithic peoples, embodying both functional and symbolic purposes within the landscape. The site remains significant as evidence of the transition from hunter-gatherer to agricultural societies in prehistoric Wales and demonstrates the continuity of funerary practices across the Neolithic period.
Tythegston Long Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM022. View the official record →
Tythegston Long Barrow is a Neolithic funerary monument located in Glamorgan, Wales, and represents an important example of the long barrow tradition that characterised early agricultural communities in Britain during the fourth millennium BC. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM022.
Tythegston Long Barrow dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a long barrow. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Tythegston Long Barrow 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 GM022.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Heol y Mynydd Round Barrow (4.6 km), Croes Antoni (5 km), St Bride's Major Churchyard Cross (5.2 km).
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