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Rhos y Domen Round Barrows is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument under Cadw reference DE075. The barrow sits upon bedrock of the Ludlow Series, comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formed during the Ludlow epoch of the Silurian period. This stable geological foundation would have provided practical advantage to those who chose this location for burial, with the natural stone layers accessible for construction and maintaining the mound's integrity over millennia.
Round barrows represent one of the most enduring monuments of later prehistoric Britain, typically constructed during the Bronze Age to cover burials of individuals or small family groups. Constructed as earthen mounds, often with internal stone or timber structures, these monuments served as permanent territorial markers and focal points for ritual activity, frequently clustering in cemetery groups across suitable landscape. The Ludlow bedrock underlying this site has yielded archaeological evidence of human activity throughout prehistory, making such locations natural choices for settlement and ceremonial use.
The monument's survival into the present day, despite centuries of agricultural use and natural weathering, testifies to the substantial construction methods employed by Bronze Age communities. Cadw's protection ensures that Rhos y Domen Round Barrows remains available for future archaeological study, contributing to understanding of prehistoric burial practice, ritual landscape organisation and settlement patterns across Wales during this formative period of British prehistory.
Rhos y Domen Round Barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE075. View the official record →
Rhos y Domen Round Barrows is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument under Cadw reference DE075.
Rhos y Domen Round Barrows 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.
Rhos y Domen Round Barrows 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 DE075.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of Four Inscribed Stones in Gwytherin Churchyard (3.3 km), St. Gwenfrewi's Chapel, Gwytherin (3.4 km), Blaen y Cwm Round Barrow (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Rhos y Domen Round Barrows'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.
Rhos y Domen Round Barrows stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.