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Banc Gorddwr is a prehistoric round barrow situated on the north-western side of its locality in Wales. The monument stands upon bedrock of Ludlow age rocks, a mix of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone that would have presented a solid foundation for the burial mound when it was first constructed in the Bronze Age. The archaeological significance of the site is recognised by its protection under Cadw, the Welsh heritage body, which maintains detailed records of the monument under reference RD250.
Round barrows of this type typically served as burial monuments for individuals of status within Bronze Age communities, though the specific contents and construction details of Banc Gorddwr remain part of the broader archaeological record of prehistoric Wales. The Ludlow bedrock beneath the barrow forms part of the wider geological landscape of the region, shaped by ancient marine environments hundreds of millions of years before the monument's construction.
Today, Banc Gorddwr survives as a visible earthwork within the Welsh landscape, representing continuity with the Bronze Age past. Its formal protection underscores its importance as a tangible link to the region's earliest inhabitants and their funeral practices, preserving evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and social organisation in this part of Wales.
Banc Gorddwr, round barrow on NW side of is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD250. View the official record →
Banc Gorddwr is a prehistoric round barrow situated on the north-western side of its locality in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD250.
Banc Gorddwr, round barrow on NW side of dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round barrow. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Banc Gorddwr, round barrow on NW side of 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 RD250.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fron Top Deserted Rural Settlement (4.7 km), Coventry Round Barrow (4.8 km), Round Barrow to W of Ty'n-y-ddol Hill (5.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Banc Gorddwr, round barrow on NW side of'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.
Banc Gorddwr, round barrow on NW side of stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.