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Gelli Hill Round Barrow is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference RD034. The monument was constructed on bedrock composed of Ordovician mafic tuff, an extrusive volcanic rock formed during the Ordovician period over 450 million years ago. This ancient volcanic foundation would have presented a solid, if challenging, surface for the barrow's builders.
Round barrows of this type were erected during the Bronze Age, typically as funerary monuments marking the burials of individuals of status within prehistoric communities. The barrow's location on exposed volcanic bedrock suggests the site held significance to those who selected it, whether for visibility across the landscape or spiritual association with the ancient stone.
The monument survives as part of Wales's rich Bronze Age heritage and represents the burial practices and ceremonial traditions of prehistoric Welsh communities. Cadw's protection ensures the barrow's preservation for future study and as a tangible connection to the Bronze Age inhabitants of the Welsh landscape.
Gelli Hill Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD034. View the official record →
Gelli Hill Round Barrow is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference RD034.
Gelli Hill 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.
Gelli Hill 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 RD034.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cwmblaenerw House Platforms (6.9 km), Cefn Wylfre Stone Circle and Round Barrow (8.3 km), Cefn Wylfre Deserted Rural Settlement (8.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Gelli Hill 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.
Gelli Hill Round Barrow stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Ordovician, bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is mafic tuff.