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Mynydd Herbert Round Barrow is a prehistoric burial mound situated on bedrock formed from Dinantian limestone, sandstone and mudstone deposits. Located in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument under reference GM025, it represents a funerary structure of Bronze Age or later prehistoric date. Round barrows of this period typically enclosed cremated or inhumed remains, often accompanied by pottery, metalwork or stone tools. The monument's position on the elevated Mynydd Herbert, with its distinctive geology, would have been prominent within the local landscape.
The barrow was constructed directly upon the Mississippian bedrock that underlies this region, a geological foundation that has influenced settlement patterns across Wales since ancient times. The limestone geology surrounding the site would have provided readily available stone for construction and flint nodules for tool-making, resources that attracted prehistoric communities to upland areas.
Today, the round barrow survives as an earthwork mound, a physical record of Bronze Age or Iron Age burial practice. Though no detailed excavation records are available to this site specifically, monuments of this class typically yielded chronological and cultural evidence essential to understanding prehistoric Welsh society. Its protection reflects the archaeological importance of such funerary monuments to our understanding of prehistoric Wales.
Mynydd Herbert Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM025. View the official record →
Mynydd Herbert Round Barrow is a prehistoric burial mound situated on bedrock formed from Dinantian limestone, sandstone and mudstone deposits. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM025.
Mynydd Herbert 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.
Mynydd Herbert 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 GM025.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Merthyr Mawr Warren (3.2 km), Candleston Castle (3.3 km), Ogmore Stepping Stones (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Mynydd Herbert 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.
Mynydd Herbert Round Barrow stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.