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Little Lodge Long Barrow is a Neolithic chambered long barrow located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference BR067. Built during the Neolithic period, this type of monument served as a communal burial chamber for multiple individuals, reflecting the social importance of collective ritual and ancestor veneration in early farming communities. The barrow's construction would have required substantial communal effort, marking a significant investment in the landscape.
The monument sits upon bedrock formed from Pridoli rocks, a sequence of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone that characterises the geology of this region. This mixed sedimentary geology would have influenced the availability of stone for the barrow's construction and the nature of the surrounding terrain in which it was built. The choice of location on this particular geological foundation reflects the practical considerations of the Neolithic builders.
As a chambered long barrow, the monument represents an important expression of Neolithic burial practice and territorial identity in Wales. Such structures typically contain internal stone chambers accessed by passages, creating spaces for the deposition and curation of human remains over extended periods. The barrow's survival to the present day, under Cadw's protection, preserves evidence of these formative centuries in Welsh prehistory.
Little Lodge Long Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR067. View the official record →
Little Lodge Long Barrow is a Neolithic chambered long barrow located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference BR067.
Little Lodge Long Barrow dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered long barrow. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Little Lodge Long 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 BR067.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mynydd Bychan platform cairn (6.2 km), Penywyrlod Chambered Tomb (7.2 km), Bwlch Bach a'r Grib round cairn (7.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Little Lodge Long 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.
Little Lodge Long Barrow stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.