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Crug Cou Round Barrow is a prehistoric burial mound located in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference CD063. Round barrows of this type were constructed during the Bronze Age, typically serving as focal points for the burial of individuals of status within their communities. The monument sits upon bedrock of Llandovery age, comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formations that would have been worked by the barrow's builders as they quarried material for the mound's construction.
The soft Palaeozoic geology underlying the site presented both practical advantages and challenges for Bronze Age burial practices. The weathered Llandovery rocks would have provided accessible stone and earth for building, whilst the permeable nature of the sandstone and siltstone would have allowed natural drainage around any interred remains. The monument's situation on this particular bedrock type is typical of many Welsh round barrows, which cluster in areas where suitable building stone and material lay readily available.
Today Crug Cou remains visible within the Welsh landscape as testimony to prehistoric burial practices and the relationship between Bronze Age communities and their local geology. Its protected status ensures that the mound is preserved for future study and public access, allowing investigation of how ancient peoples utilised the natural resources of their environment in constructing monuments that would endure for millennia.
Crug Cou Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD063. View the official record →
Crug Cou Round Barrow is a prehistoric burial mound located in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference CD063.
Crug Cou 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.
Crug Cou 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 CD063.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Blaen Glowen Round Barrow (1.8 km), Whilgarn Ring Cairn (4 km), Crug Bach (4.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Crug Cou 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.
Crug Cou Round Barrow stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.