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Round Barrow 250m North East of Five Lanes is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled ancient monument under reference MM179. The barrow sits upon bedrock formed from Triassic rocks, a geological foundation of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone that would have presented particular challenges for construction and burial practices during the Bronze Age when such monuments were typically raised.
Round barrows of this type served as burial mounds for individuals of elevated social status, constructed by heaping earth and stone over cremated or inhumed remains. The monument's survival in the Welsh landscape reflects the continuity of these funerary practices across Britain during the second millennium BC. Its position relative to Five Lanes and the underlying Triassic geology suggests a carefully chosen location, possibly at a significant point in the prehistoric settlement pattern.
The barrow's protection under Cadw recognises its importance as evidence for Bronze Age society and burial customs. The stable Triassic bedrock beneath has helped preserve the mound structure, allowing archaeologists and heritage specialists to study the development of funerary monuments and the communities that built them. Such monuments remain essential to understanding prehistoric Wales.
Round Barrow 250m North East of Five Lanes is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM179. View the official record →
Round Barrow 250m North East of Five Lanes is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled ancient monument under reference MM179.
Round Barrow 250m North East of Five Lanes 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 250m North East of Five Lanes 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 MM179.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St. Michael's Churchyard Cross, Llanfihangel Rogiet (3.1 km), Standing Stone 252m South of Bencroft Lane (3.2 km), Medieval Moated Site 400m N of Undy Church (3.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Round Barrow 250m North East of Five Lanes'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 250m North East of Five Lanes stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.