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Maes Maelor Round Barrow is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference DE056. Round barrows of this type were constructed during the Bronze Age as burial mounds, typically containing cremated or inhumed remains along with grave goods reflecting the social status of the deceased. The monument stands on bedrock composed of the Millstone Grit Group, a sequence of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone deposits formed during the Namurian period of the Carboniferous era.
The Millstone Grit formations that underlie this barrow are characteristic of upland and moorland terrain across Wales and northern Britain, often associated with areas that were favoured for Bronze Age settlement and ritual activity. The mixed geology of clay, silt and sandy stone would have provided variable ground conditions for the barrow's construction, with the underlying bedrock determining drainage and soil stability across the monument's footprint.
Like many Welsh Bronze Age barrows, Maes Maelor Round Barrow represents an enduring landscape marker and burial monument. Its preservation under Cadw protection ensures that this significant prehistoric site remains available for study and public access, contributing to our understanding of Bronze Age funerary practices and land use in Wales during the second millennium BC.
Maes Maelor Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE056. View the official record →
Maes Maelor Round Barrow is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference DE056.
Maes Maelor 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.
Maes Maelor 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 DE056.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Eglwyseg Mountain Round Barrow (6.3 km), Two Cairns on Ruabon Mountain (7.2 km), Creigiau Eglwyseg Round Barrow (7.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Maes Maelor 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.
Maes Maelor Round Barrow stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.