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Creigiau Eglwyseg Round Barrow is a prehistoric burial mound situated in Wales, protected as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference DE079. The barrow was constructed on bedrock composed of Dinantian limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks, geology formed during the Mississippian period. This solid foundation of limestone would have been well known to the Bronze Age communities who built the monument, part of the wider landscape they exploited for both burial and subsistence.
The barrow belongs to the tradition of round burial mounds common across Britain and Wales during the Bronze Age, typically marking the graves of individuals of status within their communities. The choice of location on Dinantian bedrock, rather than the softer deposits found elsewhere, suggests deliberate placement in a prominent position within the local landscape, where the stone beneath would support and stabilise the constructed mound.
Today the monument survives as a visible earthwork, its form substantially preserved. Its protection by Cadw reflects the importance of such barrows as evidence for Bronze Age burial practices, social organisation and territorial use of the Welsh landscape. The barrow remains a significant archaeological resource for understanding prehistoric communities and their relationship with the specific geology and topography of their environment.
Creigiau Eglwyseg Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE079. View the official record →
Creigiau Eglwyseg Round Barrow is a prehistoric burial mound situated in Wales, protected as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference DE079.
Creigiau Eglwyseg 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.
Creigiau Eglwyseg 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 DE079.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ffynnon-Las Wood Round Barrow (5.4 km), Pen-y-Brongyll Round Barrow (6.9 km), Offa's Dyke: Section N & S of Plas-Offa (7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Creigiau Eglwyseg 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.
Creigiau Eglwyseg Round Barrow stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.