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Mwdwl Eithin Round Barrows is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference DE046. The monument comprises earthen mounds raised over Bronze Age burials, a funerary practice widespread across Britain during the second millennium BC. The barrow lies upon bedrock of Ludlow Rocks, an undifferentiated formation of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone dating to the Ludlow period of the Silurian, some 425 million years old.
The geology beneath the site would have presented particular conditions for monument construction and preservation. The mixed sedimentary bedrock, weathered and fractured over millennia, formed a foundation of variable stability that influenced both the initial building of the barrow and the subsequent erosion of its earthwork profile. The surrounding landscape of this geology shaped the choice of this location for commemorating the dead.
Round barrows of this type typically measure between 15 and 30 metres in diameter and rise to heights of 1 to 3 metres, though dimensions vary considerably. They represent one of the most enduring forms of monumental burial in the prehistoric British landscape, with many examples surviving from the Bronze Age into the present day. Cadw's protection ensures the preservation of this archaeological resource for future study and public understanding.
Mwdwl Eithin Round Barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE046. View the official record →
Mwdwl Eithin Round Barrows is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference DE046.
Mwdwl Eithin Round Barrows 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.
Mwdwl Eithin Round Barrows 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 DE046.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pant-y-Rhedyn Earthwork (2.2 km), Site of Aberconwy Abbey, Maenan (4.6 km), Tyddyn Wilym Deserted Rural Settlement (6.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Mwdwl Eithin Round Barrows'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.
Mwdwl Eithin Round Barrows stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.