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Gatehouse Farm round barrow is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument under Cadw reference FL204. Round barrows of this type were built during the Bronze Age as funerary monuments, typically constructed over inhumations or cremations of individuals of significant status within their communities. The barrow's earthwork form would have been raised from material quarried locally, creating a visible marker across the landscape.
The monument stands upon bedrock of the Bowland High Group and Craven Group, composed of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone deposited during the Bashkirian period of the Carboniferous era. This Millstone Grit geology, characteristic of upland Wales, would have provided relatively intractable stone for construction, meaning the barrow builders would have relied principally on earth and turf to create their monument. The underlying geology nonetheless shaped the local topography and soil conditions available to them.
As a scheduled monument under Cadw's protection, Gatehouse Farm round barrow remains an important archaeological record of Bronze Age funerary practice in Wales. The site preserves evidence of prehistoric land use and settlement patterns, contributing to understanding of ancient communities and their relationship with the Welsh landscape.
Gatehouse Farm round barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference FL204. View the official record →
Gatehouse Farm round barrow is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument under Cadw reference FL204.
Gatehouse Farm 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.
Gatehouse Farm 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 FL204.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bron Fadog Enclosure (2.7 km), Round Barrow 180m E of Mwccwd (3.8 km), Hafod Wood Moated Site (5.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Gatehouse Farm 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.
Gatehouse Farm round barrow stands on Bowland High Group And Craven Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.