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Cefn Moel Round Barrows is a prehistoric round cairn situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference BR125. The monument stands upon Lower Devonian bedrock comprising sandstone and conglomerate strata, interbedded deposits formed during the Early Devonian period. This geological foundation of hard sedimentary rock would have presented significant challenges to those who constructed the cairn, requiring the gathering and placement of stone from the surrounding landscape.
Round cairns of this type typically date to the Bronze Age and served as burial monuments for elite members of prehistoric communities. Their construction involved the careful accumulation of stone in a mounded or circular form, often covering a central burial chamber or cist. The presence of such a monument indicates the area's occupation and territorial significance during the Bronze Age, reflecting the religious and social importance placed upon memorialising the dead.
The Devonian sandstone and conglomerate bedrock of the site would have provided accessible stone for cairn construction, whilst the elevated position afforded by the local topography would have made the monument visible across the surrounding landscape. The survival of Cefn Moel Round Barrows to the present day, under Cadw's stewardship, preserves evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and funerary practices in Wales.
Cefn Moel Round Barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR125. View the official record →
Cefn Moel Round Barrows is a prehistoric round cairn situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference BR125.
Cefn Moel Round Barrows dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Cefn Moel 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 BR125.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pant Serthfa round cairn (7.8 km), Coed Pentwyn Hillfort (8.4 km), Clo Cadno platform cairn (8.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Cefn Moel 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.
Cefn Moel Round Barrows stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.