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Disgwylfa Fawr Round Barrow is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Wales, protected by Cadw as a scheduled ancient monument under reference CD030. The barrow sits upon bedrock of Llandovery age, a geological formation composed of alternating mudstones, siltstones and sandstones that would have presented a challenging surface for the Bronze Age communities who constructed this earthwork. The undifferentiated character of these rocks beneath the monument suggests variable ground conditions during its construction.
Round barrows of this type typically served as burial mounds for high-status individuals or family groups during the Bronze Age, roughly 2200 to 700 BCE. Their prominence in the landscape made them durable territorial markers for early Welsh communities. Built from material quarried locally, such barrows usually contained an inhumed or cremated burial within a central chamber, though the specifics at Disgwylfa Fawr remain to be fully documented through archaeological investigation.
The monument's survival into the modern era reflects both its substantial original construction and the protective designation it now enjoys under Cadw's stewardship. Its location upon the solid Llandovery bedrock would have offered good drainage properties, making it a practical choice for a burial monument. The site remains an important evidence source for understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and funerary practices in Wales.
Disgwylfa Fawr Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD030. View the official record →
Disgwylfa Fawr Round Barrow is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Wales, protected by Cadw as a scheduled ancient monument under reference CD030.
Disgwylfa Fawr 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.
Disgwylfa Fawr 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 CD030.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bryn Rhosau Round Barrows (4.8 km), Cairn Circle 200m NNW of Dolgamfa (5.6 km), Round Barrow SW of Pen-Rhiwlas (5.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Disgwylfa Fawr 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.
Disgwylfa Fawr Round Barrow stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.