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The Whimble Barrow

A Scheduled Monument in New Radnor (Maesyfed), Powys

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.2562 / 52°15'22"N

Longitude: -3.1659 / 3°9'57"W

OS Eastings: 320514

OS Northings: 262640

OS Grid: SO205626

Mapcode National: GBR 9Z.ZWSG

Mapcode Global: VH69K.2KP8

Entry Name: The Whimble Barrow

Scheduled Date: 23 November 2000

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 1692

Cadw Legacy ID: RD191

Schedule Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

Category: Round barrow

Period: Prehistoric

County: Powys

Community: New Radnor (Maesyfed)

Traditional County: Radnorshire

Description

The monument comprises the remains of a earthen built round barrow, which probably date to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC) and is situated in a prominent position on the top of the Whimble. The barrow forms the westernmost of a line of six such prehistoric monuments which extend across the hills forming the northern boundary of the Walton Basin. The barrow measures 9m in diameter and stands to a height of 1.2m, with a flat top.

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. It is a circle and measures 32m in diameter, centred on the barrow.

Source: Cadw

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