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Black Mixen is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw. The barrow sits upon bedrock formed from Ludlow Rocks, a geological sequence of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone dating to the Ludlow period. This solid foundation of Palaeozoic sedimentary stone would have provided a stable base for construction of the earthwork during prehistory.
Round barrows such as Black Mixen typically date to the Bronze Age and served as burial monuments for individuals of status within their communities. The mound would originally have been more prominent than today, constructed from material excavated from surrounding ditches or gathered from the immediate landscape. The Ludlow bedrock geology underlying the site suggests the builders would have worked within the constraints of the local terrain and available materials.
The monument's survival to the present day, despite millennia of agricultural and natural processes, demonstrates the durability of these earthwork structures. Black Mixen remains an important archaeological resource contributing to understanding of prehistoric settlement patterns and burial practices in Wales. Its protection status ensures the monument is preserved for future study and public appreciation.
Black Mixen, round barrow to NW of is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD256. View the official record →
Black Mixen is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD256.
Black Mixen, round barrow to NW 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.
Black Mixen, round barrow to NW 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 RD256.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cae-Banal Castle Mound (6.6 km), Crug Eryr Mound and Bailey Castle (6.8 km), Llannerch cup-marked rock (7.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Black Mixen, round barrow to NW 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.
Black Mixen, round barrow to NW of stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.