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Linney Head Tumulus is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled ancient monument under reference PE468. The site occupies limestone bedrock of Dinantian age, a Mississippian formation characterised by limestone with bands of sandstone and clay-rich rocks. This geological foundation would have shaped both the construction of the barrow and the local landscape visible to its builders during the Neolithic or Bronze Age, when such burial monuments were commonly erected across the British Isles.
Round barrows of this period typically served as communal or elite burial places, often positioned prominently within the surrounding terrain. The limestone geology beneath Linney Head would have influenced the availability of building stone and the character of the soil, affecting how the earthwork has weathered and survived to the present day. Such monuments frequently contained inhumations or cremations, though specific finds from this site are not documented.
The barrow represents an important element of Wales's prehistoric heritage, preserving evidence of mortuary practices and settlement patterns from the third and second millennia BC. Its protection under Cadw legislation reflects the national significance of such monuments as irreplaceable records of early Welsh communities and their use of the landscape.
Linney Head Tumulus is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE468. View the official record →
Linney Head Tumulus is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled ancient monument under reference PE468.
Linney Head Tumulus 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.
Linney Head Tumulus 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 PE468.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Linney Tobruk Shelters (0.2 km), Crow Back Tumulus (0.5 km), Linney Deserted Medieval Village (0.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Linney Head Tumulus'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.
Linney Head Tumulus stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.