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Bailey Bach Round Cairn and Cist is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference BR207. The site comprises a round cairn constructed from stone gathered across the landscape, with a cist—a stone-built burial chamber—at its centre. This type of monument was typical of Bronze Age funerary practice in Wales and across Britain, serving as a visible, permanent marker for the deceased within the burial mound.
The monument sits on Pridoli bedrock composed of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone, typical geology of the region that would have provided readily accessible stone for cairn construction. Round cairns were commonly built on elevated ground or prominent locations, making them conspicuous in the landscape and likely serving both practical and ceremonial purposes within Bronze Age communities.
The cist itself represents a significant investment of labour, with stone slabs carefully selected and positioned to create a burial chamber. Such burials frequently contained cremated remains or inhumed bodies, sometimes accompanied by grave goods. Bailey Bach Round Cairn and Cist survives today as an important archaeological record of Bronze Age burial practices and beliefs about the afterlife in this region of Wales.
Bailey Bach Round Cairn and Cist is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR207. View the official record →
Bailey Bach Round Cairn and Cist is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference BR207.
Bailey Bach Round Cairn and Cist dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a cist burial. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Bailey Bach Round Cairn and Cist is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is BR207.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Llanddew Castle (8.8 km), Earthworks South West of Llanddew Church (8.9 km), Pen-y-Crug (8.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Bailey Bach Round Cairn and Cist's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bailey Bach Round Cairn and Cist stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.