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Cefn y Gader Round Barrows is a prehistoric burial monument located in Wales, protected under Cadw's reference DE070. The site comprises round barrows, characteristic earthen mounds raised over Bronze Age burials, constructed to commemorate the dead and assert territorial claims across the landscape. Such monuments typically contained inhumations or cremations accompanied by grave goods, though their contents remain unknown at this location.
The barrows stand upon bedrock of the Millstone Grit Group, a Namurian formation of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone that shapes the underlying geology of this part of Wales. This relatively stable substrate would have provided a firm foundation for the barrow construction, whilst the surrounding landscape of moorland and upland terrain would have afforded good visibility for the completed monuments, making them prominent markers across the terrain.
As a protected archaeological monument, Cefn y Gader Round Barrows represents an important survival of Bronze Age ritual and funerary practice in Wales. The barrows preserve evidence of prehistoric communities' relationship with the land and their beliefs concerning death and commemoration, though their full archaeological potential remains undocumented. The monument remains subject to archaeological interest and protection under Cadw.
Cefn y Gader Round Barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE070. View the official record →
Cefn y Gader Round Barrows is a prehistoric burial monument located in Wales, protected under Cadw's reference DE070.
Cefn y Gader 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.
Cefn y Gader 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 DE070.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pen y Gaer Hillfort (6.2 km), Castell Dinas Bran (6.5 km), Pont y Cysylltau (7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Cefn y Gader 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 y Gader Round Barrows stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.