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Mynydd Troed Long Barrow is a prehistoric chambered tomb constructed during the Neolithic period in Wales. The monument stands on bedrock of Lower Devonian rocks—mudstone, siltstone and sandstone laid down during the Early Devonian epoch—which would have exposed suitable stone for the barrow's construction. Long barrows of this type served as communal burial monuments, their elongated earthen or stone mounds containing one or more internal chambers where the dead were deposited over an extended period.
The barrow's position on the Devonian bedrock of this region shaped both its construction materials and setting. Quarried from the local geology, stone slabs and rubble formed the cairn structure typical of Welsh long barrows, which often display regional variation in their architectural detail. The monument's survival reflects the substantial engineering invested in these enduring memorials to the dead.
Mynydd Troed Long Barrow is protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw, the Welsh Historic Monuments service, under the reference BR013. This statutory protection recognises its significance as evidence of Neolithic settlement patterns, ritual practice and social organisation in prehistoric Wales. The barrow remains an important archaeological resource for understanding the early farming communities who built it.
Mynydd Troed Long Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR013. View the official record →
Mynydd Troed Long Barrow is a prehistoric chambered tomb constructed during the Neolithic period in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR013.
Mynydd Troed Long Barrow dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a long barrow. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Mynydd Troed Long 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 BR013.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tretower Castle (7.5 km), Tretower Court (7.6 km), Tretower Barn (7.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Mynydd Troed Long 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 Troed Long Barrow stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.