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Crug Bach Round Barrow

A Scheduled Monument in Clydau, Pembrokeshire (Sir Benfro)

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9612 / 51°57'40"N

Longitude: -4.5475 / 4°32'50"W

OS Eastings: 225068

OS Northings: 232254

OS Grid: SN250322

Mapcode National: GBR D4.LNP1

Mapcode Global: VH2NB.4Y9Y

Entry Name: Crug Bach Round Barrow

Scheduled Date: 2 July 1950

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 3043

Cadw Legacy ID: PE206

Schedule Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

Category: Round barrow

Period: Prehistoric

County: Pembrokeshire (Sir Benfro)

Community: Clydau

Traditional County: Pembrokeshire

Description

The monument comprises the remains of an earthen built round barrow, which probably dates to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC). The barrow measures c 20m in diameter and is c 1.2m high with possible traces of a ditch on the east side. The centre shows signs of disturbance.

The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric burial and ritual practices. The features are an important relic of a prehistoric funerary and ritual landscape and retain significant archaeological potential. There is a strong probability of the presence of both intact ritual and burial deposits, together with environmental and structural evidence. Barrows may be part of a larger cluster of monuments and their importance can further enhanced by their group value.

The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.

Source: Cadw

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