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Black Mixen round barrow is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference RD257. Round barrows of this type served as burial monuments during the Bronze Age, constructed as earthwork mounds to commemorate the dead and mark significant family or community sites across the landscape.
The barrow sits upon bedrock formed from Ludlow Rocks, comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone deposited during the Ludlow period of the Silurian. This underlying geology would have influenced both the construction methods available to the barrow's builders and the drainage characteristics of the site, affecting its preservation through subsequent millennia.
The monument survives as evidence of prehistoric funerary practice and settlement patterns in Wales. Such barrows typically contained inhumation or cremation burials, sometimes accompanied by grave goods reflecting the status and beliefs of Bronze Age communities. Black Mixen's protection under Cadw ensures its preservation as an important archaeological and heritage resource for future study and public understanding.
Black Mixen round barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD257. View the official record →
Black Mixen round barrow is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference RD257.
Black Mixen round barrow 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.
Black Mixen round barrow 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 RD257.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cae-Banal Castle Mound (6 km), Crug Eryr Mound and Bailey Castle (6.4 km), Llannerch cup-marked rock (7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Black Mixen round barrow'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.
Black Mixen round barrow stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.