Scheduled MonumentsWalesCoed y Dinas Round Barrow
Prehistoric · Round Barrow

Coed y Dinas Round Barrow

Wales
Cadw SAM MG281
Period
Prehistoric
Site type
Round Barrow
Broad class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Cadw

Overview

History & significance

Coed y Dinas Round Barrow is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference MG281. The barrow represents a significant example of prehistoric burial practice, constructed as a earthen mound to contain and mark the interment of one or more individuals during the later prehistoric period. Its survival within a wooded setting reflects the landscape history of the region and provides archaeological evidence for mortuary ritual and social organisation among Wales's early farming or metal-working communities.

Coed y Dinas Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG281. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Coed y Dinas Round Barrow?

Coed y Dinas Round Barrow is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference MG281. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG281.

What period does Coed y Dinas Round Barrow date from?

Coed y Dinas 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 Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Coed y Dinas Round Barrow?

Coed y Dinas 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 MG281.

What other scheduled monuments are near Coed y Dinas Round Barrow?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Offa's Dyke: section 430yds (390m) in length S of Chirbury-Montgomery road (8.8 km), Motte castle at the south end of East Dudston hamlet (8.8 km), Ffridd Faldwyn Camp (9.1 km).

Aubrey Research

Generate a full report for this location

Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.

Research the area around Coed y Dinas Round Barrow