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Pant Purlas Round Barrow is a prehistoric burial monument situated in Wales on bedrock composed of Llanvirn mudstone, siltstone and sandstone. The barrow belongs to the Bronze Age tradition of round burial mounds, which were constructed across Britain and Ireland during the second millennium BC as repositories for the dead and focal points for ritual activity. These monuments often contain central burials, sometimes accompanied by grave goods, and frequently served as markers within the landscape for dispersed pastoral communities.
The barrow's location on Llanvirn geology reflects the settlement patterns of Bronze Age peoples, who utilised upland and marginal terrain for grazing and burial practices. Round barrows of this period typically measure between 10 and 30 metres in diameter and stand several metres high, though many have been reduced by ploughing and erosion. They remain among the most visible monuments of the Bronze Age, preserving archaeological evidence of burial practices, material culture and cosmological beliefs.
Pant Purlas Round Barrow is protected and recorded by Cadw, the Welsh heritage body, under reference number RD010. This statutory protection ensures the monument's preservation for future study and public understanding of Bronze Age Wales.
Pant Purlas Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD010. View the official record →
Pant Purlas Round Barrow is a prehistoric burial monument situated in Wales on bedrock composed of Llanvirn mudstone, siltstone and sandstone. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD010.
Pant Purlas 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.
Pant Purlas 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 RD010.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carneddau, standing stone to SSW of (7.6 km), Colwyn Castle (7.7 km), Caer Einon Camp (8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Pant Purlas 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.
Pant Purlas Round Barrow stands on Llanvirn Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Whiterock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.