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Little Mountain Round Barrow is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CM135. The monument sits upon Pridoli bedrock comprising undifferentiated mudstone, siltstone and sandstone, geological strata that formed during the Pridoli period and characterise much of the Welsh landscape. This underlying geology would have influenced both the construction of the barrow and the landscape experience of those who built and used it during prehistory.
Round barrows are among the most distinctive monuments of Bronze Age Britain and Ireland, typically constructed as earthen or stone mounds covering burial deposits. Built between approximately 2500 and 1000 BC, they served as prominent territorial markers and repositories for the dead, often positioned on prominent terrain to dominate their surrounding landscapes. The construction of such barrows required considerable community effort and planning, reflecting the social importance of the individuals interred within them.
Little Mountain Round Barrow remains a significant archaeological resource for understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and burial practices in Wales. Its survival and legal protection ensure that this Bronze Age monument continues to contribute to our knowledge of prehistoric Welsh communities and their relationship with the land they inhabited.
Little Mountain Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM135. View the official record →
Little Mountain Round Barrow is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CM135.
Little Mountain 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.
Little Mountain 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 CM135.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Llansadurnen Cross-Incised Stone & Other Stones (0.4 km), Pant-Glas Camp (1 km), Parc-Cynog Camp (1.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Little Mountain 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.
Little Mountain Round Barrow stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.