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Crug Pant y Bugail round barrow is a prehistoric burial mound situated in Wales. The barrow was constructed on bedrock comprising the Ashgill rocks, a sequence of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone dating to the Ashgill period of the Ordovician. The underlying geology provided a relatively stable base for the monument's construction, though the softer sedimentary rocks would have weathered to form the soil in which the barrow was built.
As a round barrow, the monument belongs to a funerary tradition that flourished across Britain during the Bronze Age, though some examples date to the Neolithic period. These earthworks typically covered inhumed or cremated remains, sometimes accompanied by grave goods, and often served as territorial or genealogical markers within Bronze Age communities. The round barrow form, consisting of a single mound raised over a central burial, represents one of the most enduring monument types of prehistoric Britain.
The site is protected and recorded by Cadw, the Welsh Historic Monuments service, under the reference CM320. This designation ensures that the barrow is recognised as a scheduled ancient monument and subject to legal protection. The monument remains a significant testimony to prehistoric burial practices and settlement patterns in the Welsh landscape.
Crug Pant y Bugail round barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM320. View the official record →
Crug Pant y Bugail round barrow is a prehistoric burial mound situated in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM320.
Crug Pant y Bugail 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 Pant y Bugail 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 CM320.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castell-y-Gaer (5.4 km), The Bulwarks (Civil War) (6.8 km), Bron-y-Gaer Camp (7.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Crug Pant y Bugail 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 Pant y Bugail round barrow stands on Ashgill Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ashgill. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.