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Plas Heaton Round Barrow is a prehistoric funerary monument sited on Dinantian limestone bedrock in Wales. The barrow sits upon geological foundations of limestone mixed with sandstone and argillaceous rocks, characteristic of Mississippian deposits that underlie this region. Round barrows of this type typically date to the Bronze Age and served as burial monuments for individuals of status within their communities, often containing inhumed or cremated remains alongside grave goods.
The monument is protected by Cadw, the Welsh heritage organisation, under the reference designation DE049, reflecting its archaeological significance. The local limestone geology would have influenced both the construction methods available to its builders and the preservation conditions of any remains interred within the barrow. The underlying bedrock may have affected drainage and the chemical environment affecting organic materials within the burial chamber.
Though the specific date of construction and details of its internal structure remain to be determined by archaeological investigation, Plas Heaton Round Barrow represents an important survival of Bronze Age burial practice in the Welsh landscape, standing as evidence of prehistoric communities and their ritual responses to death.
Plas Heaton Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE049. View the official record →
Plas Heaton Round Barrow is a prehistoric funerary monument sited on Dinantian limestone bedrock in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE049.
Plas Heaton 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.
Plas Heaton 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 DE049.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Old Foxhall Earth Circle (1.2 km), Old Foxhall Round Barrow (1.2 km), Denbigh Town Walls (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Plas Heaton 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.
Plas Heaton Round Barrow stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.