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Bryn-yr-Hen-Bobl Burial Chamber is a prehistoric chambered round cairn situated on limestone bedrock of Dinantian age. The monument sits upon undifferentiated Mississippian rocks comprising limestone with subordinate bands of sandstone and argillaceous material, geology that would have shaped both the construction methods available to its builders and the character of the surrounding landscape during the Neolithic or Bronze Age.
The burial chamber exemplifies the monumental funerary traditions of prehistoric Wales, constructed as a stone-built chamber beneath an earthen or stone mound. The Dinantian limestone bedrock would have provided ready stone for the chamber's construction, whilst the overlying soils allowed for the creation of the cairn superstructure. Such chambered cairns typically served communal burial purposes over extended periods, accumulating the remains of multiple individuals and reflecting the social importance of the site within prehistoric communities.
The monument is protected by Cadw, the Welsh heritage protection authority, and is designated under reference AN006. Its preservation as a scheduled ancient monument recognises its significance as evidence of prehistoric settlement, burial practice and landscape use in Wales, contributing to our understanding of early Welsh societies and their monumental traditions.
Bryn-yr-Hen-Bobl Burial Chamber is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference AN006. View the official record →
Bryn-yr-Hen-Bobl Burial Chamber is a prehistoric chambered round cairn situated on limestone bedrock of Dinantian age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference AN006.
Bryn-yr-Hen-Bobl Burial Chamber dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a chambered round cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Bryn-yr-Hen-Bobl Burial Chamber 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 AN006.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Caer Carreg y Fran (6.9 km), Llys Dinorwig (7.2 km), Segontium Roman Fort (7.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Bryn-yr-Hen-Bobl Burial Chamber'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-yr-Hen-Bobl Burial Chamber stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.