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Round Barrow 450m East of Penbedw Hall is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument under Cadw reference FL134. The barrow sits upon Dinantian limestone bedrock of Mississippian age, which forms part of the undifferentiated sequence of limestone interbedded with sandstone and argillaceous strata characteristic of this region. This geological foundation would have been familiar to the Bronze Age communities who constructed such monuments across the Welsh landscape.
Round barrows represent one of the most enduring monuments of prehistoric Britain, typically raised as burial mounds during the Bronze Age and often reused in subsequent periods. Their construction involved gathering stone or earth to mark high-status burial sites, frequently accompanied by grave goods reflecting the wealth and status of the deceased. The survival of such monuments across thousands of years provides crucial evidence for understanding prehistoric settlement patterns, burial practices and land use.
The barrow's location 450 metres east of Penbedw Hall places it within a landscape that has witnessed continuous human activity from prehistory through to the present day. Its protection under Cadw ensures that this monument remains available for archaeological study and public understanding of Wales's Bronze Age heritage, whilst the limestone geology beneath would have shaped both the availability of materials for its construction and the local environment in which its builders lived.
Round Barrow 450m E of Penbedw Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference FL134. View the official record →
Round Barrow 450m East of Penbedw Hall is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument under Cadw reference FL134.
Round Barrow 450m E of Penbedw Hall 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 450m E of Penbedw Hall 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 FL134.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Plas-Yw Round Barrows (1.4 km), Moel Arthur Camp (3.3 km), Pen-y-Cloddiau Camp (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Round Barrow 450m E of Penbedw Hall'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 450m E of Penbedw Hall stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.