Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Two Round Barrows 90m NE of Eosfan
Brynford, Flintshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Round Barrow
- Period
- Prehistoric
- Community
- Brynford
- Unitary authority
- Flintshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 53.25603, -3.23017
- SAM number
- FL046
- Cadw record number
- 2833
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1795 "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Cadw's description
Summary description and reason for designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The monument comprises the remains of two earthen built round barrows, which probably date to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC). The south barrow measures 70ft in diameter and 5ft high. The northern barrow measures 70ft in diameter and 7ft high.
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.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St MichaelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Lime Kilns at Bryn Mawr (Aberdo Quarry)Industrialunder 1 mi
- Circle & Two Round Barrows on Southern Portion of Holywell Golf CourseRound Barrowunder 1 mi
- Bryn y Cosyn Round BarrowsRound Barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.