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Banc Gorddwr is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference RD251. The monument sits on the south side of a ridge, positioned above bedrock composed of Ludlow Rocks—an undifferentiated sequence of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone dating to the Ludlow epoch. This geological foundation, laid down during the Silurian period over 420 million years ago, provided the local building material available to Bronze Age communities.
Round barrows of this type were constructed across Britain during the Bronze Age as burial monuments, typically consisting of an earthen mound raised over a central grave. The soils developed above the Ludlow bedrock would have been suitable for constructing and maintaining such a mound over millennia. The placement of Banc Gorddwr on high ground reflects the typical positioning of these monuments in the Welsh landscape.
The barrow's survival into the present day, despite the passage of over three thousand years and the variable terrain of Wales, demonstrates the enduring impact of Bronze Age burial practice on the landscape. Its legal protection recognises both its archaeological significance and its contribution to understanding prehistoric settlement and ritual behaviour in this region.
Banc Gorddwr, round barrow on S side of is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD251. View the official record →
Banc Gorddwr is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference RD251.
Banc Gorddwr, round barrow on S 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 S 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 RD251.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fron Top Deserted Rural Settlement (3.9 km), Round Barrow to W of Ty'n-y-ddol Hill (4.4 km), Cae-glas Round Barrows (5.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Banc Gorddwr, round barrow on S 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 S side of stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.