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Latitude: 51.7925 / 51°47'32"N
Longitude: -4.9242 / 4°55'27"W
OS Eastings: 198435
OS Northings: 214470
OS Grid: SM984144
Mapcode National: GBR CM.YC82
Mapcode Global: VH1RM.L6MQ
Entry Name: Hanton Round Barrows
Scheduled Date: 18 June 1952
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 249
Cadw Legacy ID: PE279
Schedule Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Category: Round barrow
Period: Prehistoric
County: Pembrokeshire (Sir Benfro)
Community: Uzmaston, Boulston and Slebech (Uzmaston, Boulston a Slebets)
Traditional County: Pembrokeshire
The monument comprises the remains of two earthen built round barrows, which probably date to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC). The west barrow measures 90ft in diameter and stands to a height of 6ft. It has been ploughed and is crescent shaped. The east barrow measures 60ft in diameter and stands to a height of 3ft.
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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