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Round Barrow 57m South of Stock Wood is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument under reference MM170. The barrow sits on bedrock of the Lias Group, a varied sequence of mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone deposits laid down during the Aalenian period of the Jurassic. This geological setting would have provided the Bronze Age communities who constructed the monument with locally available stone for building and burial practices.
Round barrows of this type were typically constructed during the Bronze Age as burial mounds for prominent community members. The monument represents part of the ritual and funerary landscape that characterises prehistoric upland regions across Wales. Such barrows commonly contained cremated or inhumed remains within central burials, often accompanied by grave goods reflecting the status and beliefs of the interred individual and their society.
The survival of this barrow as an earthwork demonstrates its archaeological significance and the value of its protected status. The underlying Jurassic geology has influenced the landscape's character and resource availability for thousands of years, making such locations important for understanding how prehistoric communities interacted with and utilised their natural environment.
Round Barrow 57m South of Stock Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM170. View the official record →
Round Barrow 57m South of Stock Wood is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument under reference MM170.
Round Barrow 57m South of Stock Wood 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 57m South of Stock Wood 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 MM170.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bishton Castle (1.5 km), St. Mary's Churchyard Cross, Llanwern (1.7 km), Deserted Medieval Village W of St Mary's Church (3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Round Barrow 57m South of Stock Wood'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 57m South of Stock Wood stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.