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Lan Round Barrows is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CM187. The monument lies upon bedrock of Llanvirn age, comprising undifferentiated mudstone, siltstone and sandstone deposits formed during the Whiterock period. This geological foundation, characteristic of much of Wales, provided the raw material from which the barrow's mound was constructed.
Round barrows such as this were erected during the Bronze Age as burial monuments, typically containing inhumations or cremations of individuals of social significance. The earthen mound would have been raised over a central grave pit, and the monument's survival into the present demonstrates the durability of such structures when built upon stable bedrock.
The barrow remains an important record of Bronze Age funerary practice and settlement patterns in Wales. Its protection under Cadw ensures that this substantial prehistoric earthwork is preserved for ongoing archaeological study and public appreciation of Wales's early material heritage.
Lan Round Barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM187. View the official record →
Lan Round Barrows is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CM187.
Lan Round Barrows 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.
Lan Round Barrows 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 CM187.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Inscribed Stone N of Parciau Farmhouse (5.7 km), Whitland Abbey (6.5 km), St Canna's Chair (6.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Lan Round Barrows'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.
Lan Round Barrows stands on Llanvirn Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Whiterock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.