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Garn Wen Round Cairn is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference BR107. Round cairns of this type were constructed during the Bronze Age as burial monuments, typically serving as focal points for ritual activity and the interment of the dead, often accompanied by grave goods such as pottery, metalwork and stone tools. The cairn stands on bedrock composed of Ludlow rocks—mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formations dating from the Ludlow period of the Silurian era—which would have provided local stone for the monument's construction and defined the landscape in which it was built.
The monument's form, a substantial mound of stone, represents a considerable investment of labour and resources by its builders, suggesting the burial of individuals or families of some standing within Bronze Age society. The choice of this particular location reflects the practical considerations of the period: proximity to stone sources in the underlying geology, visibility across the surrounding terrain, and integration within a broader ritual landscape of monuments and settlements.
Today, Garn Wen Round Cairn survives as an archaeological monument bearing witness to Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in Wales. Its preservation under Cadw's protection ensures its continued archaeological and historical significance for future study and public understanding of prehistoric Welsh society.
Garn Wen Round Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR107. View the official record →
Garn Wen Round Cairn is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference BR107.
Garn Wen Round Cairn 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.
Garn Wen 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 BR107.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gilfach, Round Cairn 500m WSW of (6.9 km), Mynydd Bach-Trecastell Stone Circles (7.2 km), Mynydd Bach-Trecastell Round Cairn (7.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Garn Wen 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.
Garn Wen Round Cairn stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.