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Latitude: 53.2483 / 53°14'53"N
Longitude: -3.2821 / 3°16'55"W
OS Eastings: 314551
OS Northings: 373128
OS Grid: SJ145731
Mapcode National: GBR 5ZJW.79
Mapcode Global: WH76Q.KMB5
Entry Name: Round Barrow 180m NW of Groesfaen
Scheduled Date:
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 2198
Cadw Legacy ID: FL056
Schedule Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Category: Round barrow
Period: Prehistoric
County: Flintshire (Sir y Fflint)
Community: Ysceifiog
Traditional County: Flintshire
The monument comprises the remains of a earthen built round barrow, which probably dates to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC). The barrow measures 100ft in diameter and 3ft high and has been spread by ploughing.
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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