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Blaenannerch Round Barrow is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CD212. The monument sits upon bedrock of Ashgill composition, comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formed during the Ashgill epoch. This geological foundation of fine-grained sedimentary rocks would have been familiar to the Bronze Age communities who constructed burial mounds across the Welsh landscape, though the barrow's earthwork itself represents a later accumulation of soil and stone gathered from the surrounding terrain.
The barrow belongs to a widespread tradition of funerary monuments that developed across Britain during the Bronze Age, serving as visible territorial markers and repositories for elite burials. Blaenannerch's location in Wales places it within a region characterised by numerous similar monuments, reflecting sustained patterns of monument construction and burial practice across several centuries.
Today the barrow survives as an upstanding earthwork, its form and dimensions defining its archaeological significance. As a scheduled monument, it remains subject to statutory protection, allowing researchers to study both the structure itself and the Ashgill bedrock upon which it rests, contributing to understanding of prehistoric land use and social practice in the Welsh landscape.
Blaenannerch Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD212. View the official record →
Blaenannerch Round Barrow is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CD212.
Blaenannerch 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.
Blaenannerch 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 CD212.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Llandygwydd Defended Enclosure (5.7 km), Onnen-Deg Defended Settlement (5.8 km), Llwynduris Castle Mound (5.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Blaenannerch 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.
Blaenannerch Round Barrow stands on Ashgill Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ashgill. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.