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Maesgwyn round barrow is a prehistoric burial mound located in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference RD246. Round barrows of this type were constructed during the Bronze Age as monumental burial structures for prominent individuals or families, though some may have had origins in the Neolithic period. The monument sits on bedrock of Pridoli rocks, an undifferentiated sequence of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formed during the Pridoli epoch of the Palaeozoic era, which would have provided a relatively stable foundation for the barrow's construction.
The barrow's form reflects the standard Bronze Age burial tradition of Wales, where earth or stone mounds marked the graves of the deceased and served as visible territorial markers within the landscape. The underlying geology of mixed sedimentary rocks would have influenced the composition of soil available to the builders for creating the mound, as well as the character of the local terrain. The monument remains an important archaeological record of prehistoric funerary practice in Wales.
Maesgwyn round barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD246. View the official record →
Maesgwyn round barrow is a prehistoric burial mound located in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference RD246.
Maesgwyn 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.
Maesgwyn 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 RD246.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Great House Mound & Bailey Castle (5.5 km), Aberllynfi chapel (5.6 km), Gwernyfed Park Camp (6.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Maesgwyn 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.
Maesgwyn round barrow stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.