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Mynydd Cricor Barrow is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument under reference DE266. The barrow sits upon bedrock composed of Ashgill Rocks, undifferentiated mudstone, siltstone and sandstone laid down during the Ashgill Age of the Ordovician period. This geological foundation provided a stable base for the monument's construction in prehistory, likely during the Bronze Age when round barrows were commonly built as burial mounds across Britain and Wales.
The barrow represents a significant investment of communal labour, typical of Bronze Age funerary practice, when the dead were interred beneath earthen mounds often accompanied by grave goods. Such monuments served as visible focal points in the landscape, marking territorial boundaries and serving commemorative functions for burial communities. The barrow's survival on the upland terrain demonstrates the enduring nature of these monumental forms despite millennia of agricultural and natural erosion.
Today, Mynydd Cricor Barrow remains an important archaeological resource for understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and burial practices in Wales. Its protected status ensures the preservation of both the monument itself and the archaeological deposits within, maintaining evidence of Bronze Age society for future study and interpretation.
Mynydd Cricor Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE266. View the official record →
Mynydd Cricor Barrow is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument under reference DE266.
Mynydd Cricor 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.
Mynydd Cricor 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 DE266.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moel y Gaer, Cefn (4.4 km), Moel Gamelin Round Barrow (4.8 km), Bwrdd y Tri Arglwydd Boundary Stone (5.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Mynydd Cricor 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.
Mynydd Cricor Barrow stands on Ashgill Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ashgill. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.