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Crugyn Round Barrows is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled ancient monument under reference MG122. The site sits upon bedrock of Ludlow age rocks, comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone that form the underlying geology of this area. This solid foundation of sedimentary stone would have been exposed or readily accessible to the Bronze Age communities who constructed and used the barrow.
Round barrows of this type typically served as burial monuments, built by lifting and heaping earth and stone over inhumed or cremated remains. The mound would have functioned as a visible territorial marker within the Bronze Age landscape, signalling the presence and status of the dead interred within. The Ludlow bedrock geology, with its varied stone and clay composition, would have provided accessible material for barrow construction and may have influenced settlement patterns in the locality.
Today Crugyn Round Barrows remains a significant record of prehistoric funerary practice and settlement in Wales. Its preservation as a scheduled monument ensures the survival of this archaeological evidence, which contributes to understanding Bronze Age society, ritual practices and land use across the Welsh landscape.
Crugyn Round Barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG122. View the official record →
Crugyn Round Barrows is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled ancient monument under reference MG122.
Crugyn Round Barrows 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.
Crugyn Round Barrows 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 MG122.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castell y Blaidd (6.3 km), Castell y Blaidd Medieval Settlement (6.4 km), Fron Top Deserted Rural Settlement (6.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Crugyn Round Barrows'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.
Crugyn Round Barrows stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.