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Brownslade Round Barrow is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference PE315. The monument sits upon Dinantian bedrock, a geological formation dating to the Mississippian period comprising predominantly limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks. This underlying geology would have shaped both the construction materials available to prehistoric communities and the character of the landscape surrounding the barrow at the time of its creation.
Round barrows represent one of the most distinctive funerary monuments types of Bronze Age Britain and Ireland, typically constructed as earthen mounds covering inhumed or cremated human remains. Such structures often served as enduring territorial markers and focal points for ritual activity across successive generations. The choice of location for Brownslade reflects the significance of the surrounding landscape within Prehistoric society.
As a scheduled monument, Brownslade Round Barrow remains subject to legal protection, recognising its archaeological importance and potential to yield evidence concerning Bronze Age burial practices, social organisation and land use in Wales. The barrow contributes to understanding settlement patterns and funerary traditions across the prehistoric period in this region.
Brownslade Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE315. View the official record →
Brownslade Round Barrow is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference PE315.
Brownslade 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.
Brownslade 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 PE315.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bulliber Hill Camp (0.7 km), Bulliber Camp (East) (0.7 km), Linney Deserted Medieval Village (1.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Brownslade 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.
Brownslade Round Barrow stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.