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Bryn Cwmyrhiwdre Round Barrow is a prehistoric burial mound located in Wales, protected as a scheduled ancient monument by Cadw under reference MG280. Round barrows of this type were constructed during the Bronze Age as communal or individual burial monuments, typically raised over graves containing cremated or inhumed remains. The barrow's position on Wenlock bedrock—a geology of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formed during the Wenlock period of the Silurian—would have provided stable ground for its construction and allowed the builders to work with locally available stone resources.
The site's landscape setting reflects the practical considerations of Bronze Age burial practice. Communities selected elevated positions or prominent local features for such monuments, making them visible markers within the contemporary landscape. The underlying Wenlock rocks would have been a familiar and workable resource to prehistoric populations, with outcroppings providing usable building stone and the varied sedimentary layers offering suitable foundation conditions.
Today Bryn Cwmyrhiwdre remains an important archaeological record of prehistoric Wales, its preservation allowing future study of Bronze Age funerary practices and landscape use. The monument contributes to understanding how prehistoric communities across Wales selected, constructed and maintained their burial sites, and how local geology shaped the choices available to monument builders in the region.
Bryn Cwmyrhiwdre Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG280. View the official record →
Bryn Cwmyrhiwdre Round Barrow is a prehistoric burial mound located in Wales, protected as a scheduled ancient monument by Cadw under reference MG280.
Bryn Cwmyrhiwdre 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.
Bryn Cwmyrhiwdre 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 MG280.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fowler's Arm Chair Stone Circle & Round Cairns, Banc Du (6.1 km), Fron Top Deserted Rural Settlement (6.1 km), Castle Bank Settlement (6.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Bryn Cwmyrhiwdre 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.
Bryn Cwmyrhiwdre Round Barrow stands on Wenlock Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.