If you go walking up to Penycloddiau Hillfort in the Clwydian Range, you may notice a new addition to the site- a new burial mound.
The results of an excavation carried out in May 2009 have shown that the area had been home to a Bronze Age burial mound, although 19th Century grave robbers had got there before the excavators and removed the burial.
As the mound was being heavily eroded by walkers the decision was taken to rebuild the mound to protect the remaining archaeology, as well as giving visitors an impression of how spectacular it would have looked.
Samantha Williams, Hillforts Conservation Officer for the Heather and Hillforts Project, said “It’s wonderful to walk along the Offa’s Dyke Path and come across the mound sitting proudly at the highest point. It helps to give you an impression of what the Bronze Age burial mound may have looked like 4,000 years ago as well as protecting the valuable archaeology underneath”.
The three year Heather and Hillforts Project is developing a £2.3 million initiative for upland conservation work and has received a grant of £1.5 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund. For more information please visit heatherandhillforts.co.uk.
