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Round Barrow 180m North of Ty-Canol is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw. The monument rises from Pridoli bedrock, a foundation of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone laid down during the Pridoli epoch of the Palaeozoic era. This geological substrate would have offered relatively stable ground for the construction of the earthwork mound.
Round barrows are typical Bronze Age funeral monuments, built to mark high-status burials and serving as enduring markers within the landscape. Their construction involved heaping earth and stone over a central grave, often accompanied by grave goods and ceremonial deposits. The barrow's location near the settlement at Ty-Canol suggests it formed part of a local burial landscape linked to Bronze Age communities in the region.
The monument survives today as a landscape feature reflecting prehistoric funerary practices. Protected under Cadw reference MM081, it represents an important archaeological resource for understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and burial traditions in Wales. The barrow's preservation allows investigation of ancient construction techniques and the social structures of the communities who built it.
Round Barrow 180m North of Ty-Canol is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM081. View the official record →
Round Barrow 180m North of Ty-Canol is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM081.
Round Barrow 180m North of Ty-Canol 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 180m North of Ty-Canol 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 MM081.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St. Mary's Churchyard Cross, Llanfair Cilgedyn (0.8 km), St Mary's Yard Castle Mound (1.1 km), Coed y Bwnydd Camp (1.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Round Barrow 180m North of Ty-Canol'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 180m North of Ty-Canol stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.