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Hutchins round barrow is a prehistoric burial mound located in Wales and protected as a scheduled ancient monument by Cadw under reference GM103. The monument sits upon Dinantian bedrock, a limestone foundation formed during the Mississippian period and composed of limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks. This geological setting is typical of upland areas in Wales where round barrows were commonly constructed during the Bronze Age.
Round barrows served as communal or individual burial monuments, often constructed as earthen or stone-built mounds over cremated or inhumed remains. The Hutchins barrow's siting on Dinantian limestone would have offered suitable ground for construction, with the local stone potentially providing material for the mound's structure or internal burial cist. The limestone bedrock underlying the monument is characteristic of many Welsh prehistoric sites, having formed in shallow tropical seas millions of years before human settlement.
The barrow's survival and protection reflect its significance as evidence of Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in Wales. Monuments of this type typically date from around 2200 to 700 BCE, though their construction and use often extended over several centuries. The Hutchins barrow contributes to understanding prehistoric funerary practices and the use of upland limestone landscapes in ancient Wales.
Hutchwns round barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM103. View the official record →
Hutchins round barrow is a prehistoric burial mound located in Wales and protected as a scheduled ancient monument by Cadw under reference GM103.
Hutchwns 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.
Hutchwns 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 GM103.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Nottage Court Inscribed Stone (0.9 km), Dan-y-Graig Roman villa (2.7 km), Mynydd Herbert Round Barrow (4.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Hutchwns 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.
Hutchwns round barrow stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.