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Blaen Glowen Round Barrow is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Wales and protected by Cadw under the reference CD088. Round barrows of this type were constructed during the Bronze Age as burial mounds for prominent members of society, typically containing inhumation or cremation burials within central chambers or pits. The monument stands upon bedrock formed from Llandovery rocks, which consist of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone deposits laid down during the Ordovician period. This solid geological foundation would have provided a stable base for the original construction and subsequent preservation of the barrow's earthwork structure.
The Llandovery strata underlying the site represent ancient marine sediments, indicating that the landscape has undergone significant change since the barrow's construction in prehistory. The locally available stone and soil derived from this bedrock would have been used in building the mound itself, making the monument intrinsically connected to its geological setting.
As a scheduled monument under Cadw's care, Blaen Glowen Round Barrow represents an important survival of Bronze Age burial practice in Wales. The site remains a valuable archaeological resource for understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and funerary customs in this region of Britain.
Blaen Glowen Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD088. View the official record →
Blaen Glowen Round Barrow is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Wales and protected by Cadw under the reference CD088.
Blaen Glowen 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.
Blaen Glowen 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 CD088.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crug Bach (2.8 km), Nant Barre Caerau (4.4 km), Dinas Cerdin (4.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Blaen Glowen 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.
Blaen Glowen Round Barrow stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.