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Loxidge Tump cairn is a prehistoric round cairn located in Wales. The monument sits upon bedrock of Lower Devonian rocks, comprising interbedded sandstone and conglomerate formed during the Early Devonian period. This geological foundation would have influenced the availability of stone for the cairn's construction and the drainage characteristics of the site.
Round cairns of this type were built across Britain and Ireland from the Neolithic through to the Bronze Age, serving as burial monuments or ritual structures. The form at Loxidge Tump reflects practices common to later prehistoric Wales, where such earthen and stone mounds marked significant places in the landscape.
The cairn is now protected by Cadw, the Welsh heritage monuments service, under the reference MM304. This statutory designation acknowledges its importance as part of Wales's archaeological heritage and ensures its preservation for future study and public understanding of the region's prehistoric past.
Loxidge Tump cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM304. View the official record →
Loxidge Tump cairn is a prehistoric round cairn located in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM304.
Loxidge Tump cairn dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Loxidge Tump cairn 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 MM304.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cwmyoy Churchyard Cross (6 km), Llwyn y Brain Deserted Rural Settlement (6.3 km), Churchyard Cross, St Issau's Church (6.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Loxidge Tump cairn'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.
Loxidge Tump cairn stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.