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Aelwyd Uchaf Round Barrow(s) Image © A. Brookes (8.5.2010) Nearest Town: Prestatyn (6km NNW) OS Ref (GB):     SJ0758577185 / Sheet: 116 Latitude: 53° 16' 59.56" N Longitude:     3° 23' 10.75" W Added by thesweetcheat Images (4) Fieldnotes (1) Miscellaneous (1) 0 discussions Start a topic Show  |  Hide Web searches for Aelwyd Uchaf Flickr Google Google Images The Megalithic Portal Bing Stone Pages Streetmap.co.uk Wikipedia

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Passed 8.5.2010 along Offa's Dyke path. There are three barrows here, but two are very badly ploughed down and the third may not actually be a barrow! The ploughed down ones are better seen from a distance, as we saw them from Marian Ffrith to the north. Up close they just blend into the field. The third (Barrow I on Coflein) is prominent and has a hedge planted across the top of it. It was also sadly being used as a place to leave farm equipment. However, despite the sorry state of the barrows now, they are still part of a landscape liberally scattered with bronze age barrows. Marian Bach barrows are visible nearby to the NW, Mynydd y Cwm to the immediate south is crowned by the three Llyn-y-Gorseddau barrows and most obvious of all is the massive cairn on The Gop to the NNE. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by thesweetcheat 23rd May 2010ce Edited 8th May 2020ce

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Three round barrows below Mynydd y Cwm, descriptions from Coflein: Barrow I (SJ0758577185): "This is one of a group of three barrows ... . It is an irregular oval mound, possibly a natural feature, 39m by 32m and 1.5m to 2.7m high." Barrow II (SJ0755777069) "This is one of a group of three barrows ... . It has been ploughed down, surviving as a low mound 13m in diameter and 0.7m high. Excavation in 1955 revealed a central in-urned cremation, two secondary cremations and a small bone pommel. A socketed iron axehead, thought to be Iron Age, was recovered from the surface soil." Barrow III (SJ0770077145) "This is one of a group of three barrows ... . It has been ploughed out and survives as a low mound 20m in diameter and 0.7m high. Excavation in 1956 demonstrated the presence of a central cremation, with urn fragments, within a pseudo-cist, as well as a possible secondary cremation." Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by thesweetcheat 23rd May 2010ce Edited 23rd May 2010ce