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Round Barrow 400m SE of Smithy Gate is a prehistoric burial mound situated in the Welsh landscape on Dinantian limestone geology. The barrow was constructed on bedrock of undifferentiated Dinantian rocks, a limestone-dominated formation dating to the Mississippian period, interspersed with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous deposits. This geological foundation would have offered both practical advantages for construction and symbolic significance within the prehistoric ritual landscape.
The barrow represents a funerary monument type that flourished across Britain during the Bronze Age, serving as a communal or family burial place. Its positioning on the elevated limestone geology is typical of such monuments, which were often located to command views across the surrounding terrain and establish visible markers on the landscape.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument under Cadw, the Welsh heritage protection body, with the reference FL032. This statutory protection recognises the archaeological importance of the barrow as evidence of prehistoric mortuary practice and social organisation in Wales. The monument's survival into the modern period offers valuable insight into Bronze Age burial traditions and settlement patterns in this region.
Round Barrow 400m SE of Smithy Gate is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference FL032. View the official record →
Round Barrow 400m SE of Smithy Gate is a prehistoric burial mound situated in the Welsh landscape on Dinantian limestone geology. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference FL032.
Round Barrow 400m SE of Smithy Gate 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 400m SE of Smithy Gate 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 FL032.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round Barrow 180m E of Mwccwd (4.8 km), Hen-y-Fail Round Barrow (5.9 km), Moel y Gaer Camp (6.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Round Barrow 400m SE of Smithy Gate's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Round Barrow 400m SE of Smithy Gate stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.