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Darland Wood Round Barrows is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected by Cadw as a monument of national importance. The site sits upon bedrock of the Warwickshire Group, Early Permian siltstone and sandstone interspersed with mudstone, geology that would have presented the Bronze Age builders with locally available stone resources for construction.
Round barrows of this type typically date to the Bronze Age and served as burial monuments for individuals of status within their communities. The earthwork form—a mound raised over a central burial pit or cist—was a widespread funerary tradition across Britain during the second millennium BC. The monument's survival in a woodland setting has likely protected it from agricultural damage that has obliterated many similar sites on arable land.
The barrow's location in Wales places it within a region rich in prehistoric funerary monuments, reflecting the cultural practices and social structures of Bronze Age Welsh communities. Its designation by Cadw (reference DE223) recognises its archaeological significance and ensures its preservation for future study and public understanding of Wales's ancient past.
Darland Wood Round Barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE223. View the official record →
Darland Wood Round Barrows is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected by Cadw as a monument of national importance. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE223.
Darland Wood 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.
Darland Wood 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 DE223.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wat's Dyke, 490m long section, immediately north and south of Preeshenelle Bridge (6.3 km), Wat's Dyke: 110m long section, 620m south east of Henlle Home Farm (7.3 km), Wat's Dyke, 420m long section, 190m west of the junction between Preeshenlle Lane and St Martin's Road (7.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Darland Wood 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.
Darland Wood Round Barrows stands on Warwickshire Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Permian. The rock here is siltstone and sandstone with subordinate mudstone.