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Crug Fach Round Barrow is a prehistoric round barrow in Wales, protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference CM118. The mound was constructed during the Bronze Age on bedrock formed from the Ashgill rocks, a sequence of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone that underlies this location. These sedimentary layers, laid down during the Ashgill period of the Ordovician era, would have provided a stable foundation for the barrow's earthen construction.
Round barrows of this type were burial monuments, typically constructed as dominant landscape features within their communities. The Ashgill bedrock at Crug Fach, though soft and workable for digging graves, would have influenced the barrow's construction, likely providing local stone material for any internal structures or markers. The monument's survival and protection reflects its significance as a Bronze Age funerary site.
Today Crug Fach Round Barrow remains an important archaeological resource, with its position on the Ashgill geology contributing to understanding how prehistoric communities utilised and modified the landscape around them. The barrow's physical remains continue to provide evidence of Bronze Age burial practices and the organisation of prehistoric Welsh society.
Crug Fach Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM118. View the official record →
Crug Fach Round Barrow is a prehistoric round barrow in Wales, protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference CM118.
Crug Fach 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 Fach 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 CM118.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Defended Enclosure 300m W of Pen y Gar (3.8 km), Bwlch-Bychan Round Barrow (3.9 km), Banc Round Barrow (4.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Crug Fach 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 Fach Round Barrow stands on Ashgill Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ashgill. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.