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Foel Fadian Round Barrow is a prehistoric burial mound situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference MG108. The barrow sits upon bedrock composed of Llandovery Rocks, an undifferentiated sequence of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone dating to the Llandovery period. This geological foundation would have provided a relatively stable base for the construction of the burial monument.
Round barrows of this type typically date to the Bronze Age, constructed as earthen mounds to cover burial deposits of deceased individuals of social significance. The mound itself would have been raised from soil quarried locally, creating a distinctive circular earthwork that dominated the surrounding landscape.
The barrow's location on elevated ground characteristic of upland Wales reflects the typical placement of such monuments, often sited to command views across the territory of the community that built it. The Llandovery bedrock underlying the site would have influenced both the ease of excavation and the stability of the constructed mound over subsequent millennia.
Foel Fadian Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG108. View the official record →
Foel Fadian Round Barrow is a prehistoric burial mound situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference MG108.
Foel Fadian 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.
Foel Fadian 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 MG108.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carn Biga, Pumlumon Fawr/Plynlimon (5.6 km), Carreg Wen Prehistoric Standing Stone (7 km), Cwmbiga long cairn (7.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Foel Fadian 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.
Foel Fadian Round Barrow stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.