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Bryn y Fedwen Round Barrows is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected by Cadw as monument reference MG107. Round barrows are earthen burial monuments characteristic of the Bronze Age, typically constructed as domed or conical mounds raised over cremated or inhumed remains, often accompanied by grave goods reflecting the status of the deceased.
The monument sits upon bedrock of Llandovery Rocks, an undifferentiated sequence of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone laid down during the Llandovery period of the Ordovician era. This geology would have influenced both the construction of the barrow and the character of the surrounding landscape, with the softer sedimentary rocks providing a contrasting substrate to the harder stone that might have been gathered for any internal structures.
As a scheduled monument under Cadw's protection, Bryn y Fedwen represents a significant record of Bronze Age burial practice and funerary ritual in Wales. The barrow survives as a tangible link to prehistoric communities who inhabited the Welsh landscape, and its preservation allows for continued study of burial traditions, landscape use and social organisation in the Bronze Age period.
Bryn y Fedwen Round Barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG107. View the official record →
Bryn y Fedwen Round Barrows is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected by Cadw as monument reference MG107.
Bryn y Fedwen Round Barrows 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 y Fedwen Round Barrows 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 MG107.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carn Fach Bugeilyn (5.2 km), Carn Fawr Round Cairns (5.3 km), Carn Biga, Pumlumon Fawr/Plynlimon (5.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Bryn y Fedwen Round Barrows'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 y Fedwen Round Barrows stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.