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Mynydd Lluest Fach barrow cemetery is a prehistoric ring cairn located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference MG313. Ring cairns of this type were constructed during the Bronze Age as communal or family burial monuments, typically comprising a circular or oval arrangement of stones with a central burial area. The monument sits upon bedrock of Wenlock Rocks, an undifferentiated formation of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate dating to the Wenlock period of the Silurian era, which would have provided a natural stone-rich environment for cairn construction.
The exposed sandstone and conglomerate outcrops across Mynydd Lluest Fach would have offered ready sources of stone for the builders of this cairn. The upland setting is typical for Bronze Age burial monuments in Wales, which were frequently positioned on prominent terrain where they remained visible within the landscape for generations. The monument represents evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and burial practices in the region during the Bronze Age period.
As a protected monument under Cadw's stewardship, Mynydd Lluest Fach barrow cemetery contributes to our understanding of prehistoric Wales and the development of funerary architecture. Ring cairns such as this remain important archaeological resources, preserving information about Bronze Age communities and their relationship with the Welsh upland environment.
Mynydd Lluest Fach barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG313. View the official record →
Mynydd Lluest Fach barrow cemetery is a prehistoric ring cairn located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference MG313.
Mynydd Lluest Fach barrow cemetery dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a ring cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Mynydd Lluest Fach barrow cemetery 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 MG313.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ffridd Cwm y Ffynnon round barrow (3.7 km), Moel Eiddew platform cairn (4.5 km), Domen Fawr Castle Mound Tafolwern (5.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Mynydd Lluest Fach barrow cemetery'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 Lluest Fach barrow cemetery stands on Wenlock Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.