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Domen-ddu round barrows is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference RD248. Round barrows of this type were constructed during the Bronze Age as burial monuments, typically raised as earthen mounds over inhumed or cremated remains. The monument sits upon bedrock of Wenlock Rocks, comprising interbedded sandstone and conglomerate deposits formed during the Silurian period, geology that would have shaped both the construction process and the monument's stability over millennia.
The underlying Wenlock sandstone and conglomerate would have influenced the builders' choice of materials and methods. The relatively stable geological foundation provided a solid base for the barrow's construction, whilst the local stone sources may have been utilised for any stone elements within or surrounding the earthwork. Such Bronze Age monuments are among Wales's most visible prehistoric remains, serving as focal points within the ancient landscape.
Today, Domen-ddu remains an important archaeological and landscape feature, protected in recognition of its prehistoric significance. The monument contributes to our understanding of Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in Wales, standing as a tangible connection to communities that inhabited this region over three thousand years ago.
Domen-ddu round barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD248. View the official record →
Domen-ddu round barrows is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference RD248.
Domen-ddu 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.
Domen-ddu 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 RD248.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crugyn Tumulus (6.8 km), Roman Marching Camp (revealed by aerial photography) 500m SSE of Glan-yr-Afon (7.3 km), St Harmon Roman road (7.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Domen-ddu 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.
Domen-ddu round barrows stands on Wenlock Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.