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Ffrith-Uchaf Round Cairn is a prehistoric burial monument located in Wales, consisting of a mound of stone constructed over Wenlock bedrock. The underlying geology comprises mudstone, siltstone and sandstone of the Wenlock epoch, rocks which would have shaped both the working practices of the monument's builders and the character of the landscape in which it stands. The site is protected by Cadw, the Welsh heritage organisation, under reference DE118.
Round cairns of this type are typically Bronze Age funerary monuments, built to mark the burial of individuals of significance within their communities. At Ffrith-Uchaf, the cairn's construction exploited stone available locally from the weathered Wenlock bedrock, a practical choice that would have minimised the labour required to gather and transport materials across difficult upland terrain.
The monument survives as evidence of burial practices and territorial identity in prehistoric Wales. Its preservation and statutory protection reflect its importance in understanding how Bronze Age communities used the landscape and marked their social hierarchies through monumental stone construction. The cairn remains visible within its wider archaeological context, contributing to our knowledge of settlement patterns and ritual practices in the prehistoric Welsh uplands.
Ffrith-Uchaf Round Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE118. View the official record →
Ffrith-Uchaf Round Cairn is a prehistoric burial monument located in Wales, consisting of a mound of stone constructed over Wenlock bedrock. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE118.
Ffrith-Uchaf Round Cairn dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Ffrith-Uchaf Round Cairn 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 DE118.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cefn-y-Gadfa Stone Rows and Cists (6.6 km), Hafod-y-Dre Stone Rows and Cairn (6.7 km), Capel Garmon Chambered Tomb (7.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Ffrith-Uchaf Round Cairn'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.
Ffrith-Uchaf Round Cairn stands on Wenlock Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.