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Cae'r Lloi Round Barrow is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference MG273. Round barrows of this type were constructed during the Bronze Age, typically serving as burial monuments for individuals of status within their communities. The barrow's construction would have involved the deliberate mounding of earth and stone to create a distinctive earthwork visible across the surrounding landscape.
The monument stands on bedrock composed of Wenlock Rocks, an undifferentiated sequence of sandstone and conglomerate interbedded together. This Wenlock-age geology, formed during the Silurian period, provided the local stone resources available to the barrow's constructors. The underlying geology would have influenced both the materials used in the monument's construction and the character of the surrounding terrain.
As a protected monument, Cae'r Lloi Round Barrow contributes to our understanding of Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in Wales. The barrow's preservation allows archaeologists and heritage researchers to study prehistoric mortuary customs and the relationship between Bronze Age communities and their local landscape. Its designation under Cadw reflects its significance as part of Wales's archaeological heritage.
Cae'r Lloi Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG273. View the official record →
Cae'r Lloi Round Barrow is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference MG273.
Cae'r Lloi 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.
Cae'r Lloi 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 MG273.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Maes Llymystyn Camp (2.1 km), Boncyn y Llwyn round cairn (2.7 km), Tryfel Cairns and Stone Setting (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Cae'r Lloi 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.
Cae'r Lloi Round Barrow stands on Wenlock Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.