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Colby Moor Round Barrow is a prehistoric burial mound located in Wales, protected as a scheduled ancient monument by Cadw under reference PE527. Round barrows of this type typically date to the Bronze Age, serving as burial monuments for individuals of status within their communities. The barrow sits on bedrock composed of Ashgill rocks—undifferentiated mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formed during the Ordovician period, which provides a stable foundation for the earthwork.
The monument's survival on Colby Moor reflects the character of its upland location, where open moorland has discouraged later agricultural intensification and development that would have destroyed similar lowland barrows. The underlying geology of fine-grained sedimentary rocks would have presented particular challenges for prehistoric diggers constructing the burial chamber, requiring careful selection of stone and earth from the immediate locality.
As a scheduled monument, Colby Moor Round Barrow remains a tangible record of Bronze Age burial practices and social organisation in Wales. Its preservation under legal protection ensures that the mound's physical form and any subsurface archaeology remain available for future study and public appreciation of prehistoric Welsh heritage.
Colby Moor Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE527. View the official record →
Colby Moor Round Barrow is a prehistoric burial mound located in Wales, protected as a scheduled ancient monument by Cadw under reference PE527.
Colby Moor 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.
Colby Moor 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 PE527.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Slebech Old Church (3.6 km), Sister's House (3.9 km), Minwear Ringwork (4.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Colby Moor 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.
Colby Moor Round Barrow stands on Ashgill Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ashgill. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.