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Coed Bron-Fawr Round Barrow is a prehistoric earthwork situated on the Welsh landscape where Wenlock Rocks form the underlying geology. These ancient sedimentary deposits of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone create a naturally well-drained foundation that would have been favourable for Bronze Age construction. The barrow represents a form of monumental burial practice widespread across Britain during the second and early first millennia before the Common Era, when communities invested significant effort in raising earth mounds to commemorate their dead.
The monument's position within Wenlock bedrock exposes the builders to the distinctive geological character of this upland terrain. The combination of mineral-rich soils derived from these rocks and the topography of the area would have shaped both the practical construction process and the visual prominence of the barrow within its local landscape. Such monuments often served not merely as graves but as enduring territorial markers, visible across considerable distances.
Coed Bron-Fawr Round Barrow is protected under Cadw reference FL104, recognising its significance as a scheduled ancient monument. The protection ensures the preservation of its archaeological deposits and the landscape context that gives it meaning. Barrows of this type remain invaluable sources for understanding prehistoric burial customs, social organisation and the ways early communities engaged with and modified their environment.
Coed Bron-Fawr Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference FL104. View the official record →
Coed Bron-Fawr Round Barrow is a prehistoric earthwork situated on the Welsh landscape where Wenlock Rocks form the underlying geology. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference FL104.
Coed Bron-Fawr 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.
Coed Bron-Fawr 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 FL104.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moel y Gaer (3 km), Pen-y-Cloddiau Camp (6.7 km), Coed Clattwn Moated Site (7.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Coed Bron-Fawr 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.
Coed Bron-Fawr Round Barrow stands on Wenlock Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.