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Round Barrow 135m SE of Lodge Farm is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference FL034. The monument sits on bedrock of Ludlow Rocks, a formation of undifferentiated mudstone, siltstone and sandstone dating to the Ludlow period. This geology would have provided a relatively stable foundation for the barrow's construction, though the softer sedimentary rocks would have offered less resistance to ground disturbance than harder stone substrates found elsewhere.
Round barrows of this type typically date from the Bronze Age and served as burial monuments for individuals of status within their communities. The barrow's form—a circular earthwork mound—would originally have been considerably more prominent than its present state, serving as a visible landmark in the landscape and a focus for ritual and commemorative practices. The specific location 135 metres south-east of Lodge Farm positions it within the local topography of its area.
The monument's survival and protection reflect its archaeological significance as evidence of prehistoric settlement and burial practices in Wales. The Ludlow bedrock geology is consistent with the wider landscape character of the region, forming part of the geological framework that shaped ancient settlement patterns and land use across the Welsh countryside.
Round Barrow 135m SE of Lodge Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference FL034. View the official record →
Round Barrow 135m SE of Lodge Farm is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference FL034.
Round Barrow 135m SE of Lodge Farm 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.
Round Barrow 135m SE of Lodge Farm 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 FL034.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pen-y-Cloddiau Camp (5 km), Coed Clattwn Moated Site (6.8 km), Denbigh Friary Church (7.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Round Barrow 135m SE of Lodge Farm'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.
Round Barrow 135m SE of Lodge Farm stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.