FL191

Bryn yr Odyn Round Barrow  

11/10/1995  

Designated  

Flintshire  

Trelawnyd and Gwaenysgor  

309585  

380381  

Religious, Ritual and Funerary  

Round Barrow  

Prehistoric  

The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument. The monument comprises the remains of a earthen built round barrow, which probably dates to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC) and is located on sloping ground in the corner of a field. The barrow is grass covered and is circular in shape on plan with a rounded profile. It measures 21m in diameter and 1m high on the uphill side and 2m high on the downhill. There is no visible ditch. 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.