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Freni-Fach Round Barrow

A Scheduled Monument in Clydau, Pembrokeshire (Sir Benfro)

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9838 / 51°59'1"N

Longitude: -4.5849 / 4°35'5"W

OS Eastings: 222588

OS Northings: 234857

OS Grid: SN225348

Mapcode National: GBR D2.K5F4

Mapcode Global: VH2N9.HD0L

Entry Name: Freni-Fach Round Barrow

Scheduled Date: 2 August 1950

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 3044

Cadw Legacy ID: PE204

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 a earthen built round barrow, which probably date to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC). The barrow measures 60ft in diameter and 5ft high. It has a sunken and uneven surface and appears disturbed.

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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