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Crow Back Tumulus is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference PE467. Round barrows of this type were constructed during the Bronze Age, typically serving as burial monuments for individuals of status within their communities. The monument rises from bedrock formed during the Mississippian period, comprising Dinantian limestone interspersed with sandstone and argillaceous rocks, geology that would have been well-known to the prehistoric inhabitants who selected this location.
The barrow's position on this mixed limestone and sandstone landscape reflects careful siting choices made by Bronze Age communities. The underlying geology provided both stone for construction and a solid foundation for the burial mound. Such tumuli functioned as enduring landscape markers, visible across considerable distances and serving to anchor the territorial and ancestral claims of the communities who built them.
Today Crow Back Tumulus remains an important archaeological site that preserves evidence of Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in Wales. Its protection through Cadw's scheduling ensures the monument can continue to contribute to our understanding of prehistoric Welsh communities and their relationship with the surrounding landscape.
Crow Back Tumulus is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE467. View the official record →
Crow Back Tumulus is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference PE467.
Crow Back Tumulus 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.
Crow Back Tumulus 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 PE467.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Linney Head Tumulus (0.5 km), Linney Tobruk Shelters (0.5 km), Linney Deserted Medieval Village (1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Crow Back Tumulus'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.
Crow Back Tumulus stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.