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Crug Hywel Round Barrow is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CM132. Round barrows of this type were constructed during the Bronze Age as burial monuments, typically serving as focal points for community rituals and commemoration of the dead. These earthworks were built by raising soil and stone to create a distinctive mound, often with an internal chamber or grave beneath.
The barrow sits upon Ashgill Rocks, a geological formation comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone deposited during the Ashgill period of the Ordovician epoch. This solid bedrock would have provided a stable foundation for the monument's construction, though the softer sedimentary rocks would not have yielded the stone for the barrow's structure. The builders would have sourced suitable stone and soil from nearby sources to raise the mound.
Like other round barrows scattered across the Welsh landscape, Crug Hywel represents an enduring record of Bronze Age funerary practice and social organisation. Its preservation under Cadw protection ensures that this monument continues to contribute to understanding of prehistoric Wales and the practices of the communities who built it.
Crug Hywel Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM132. View the official record →
Crug Hywel Round Barrow is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CM132.
Crug Hywel 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 Hywel 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 CM132.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hafod Camp (4 km), Burial Chamber near Cross Hands (4 km), Gelli Diogyn Hillfort (5.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Crug Hywel 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 Hywel Round Barrow stands on Ashgill Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ashgill. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.