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Crug Ebolion is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales and protected as an ancient monument by Cadw under reference CM093. The barrow stands upon bedrock of Ashgill rocks, a geological formation comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone laid down during the Ashgill epoch of the Ordovician period, over 440 million years ago. This foundation of fine-grained sedimentary rocks would have shaped the landscape visible to the Bronze Age communities who constructed the monument.
Round barrows of this type typically served as burial mounds for prominent members of prehistoric society, containing inhumations or cremations accompanied by grave goods. Built during the Bronze Age, they represent significant investment of labour and reflect the social hierarchies and ritual practices of the period. Crug Ebolion contributes to the archaeological record of prehistoric burial practices across Wales.
The monument's survival into the modern era, despite millennia of agricultural and natural processes, underscores the importance of its legal protection. As a scheduled ancient monument, Crug Ebolion remains a valuable resource for understanding prehistoric settlement, belief systems and social organisation across the Welsh landscape.
Crug Ebolion is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM093. View the official record →
Crug Ebolion is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales and protected as an ancient monument by Cadw under reference CM093.
Crug Ebolion 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 Ebolion 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 CM093.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pencastell Hillfort (3.1 km), Capel Bettws (3.8 km), Castell Mawr (4.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Crug Ebolion'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 Ebolion stands on Ashgill Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ashgill. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.