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Round Barrow 612m N of Bendrick Rock is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference GM310. The monument sits upon Triassic bedrock comprising interbedded sandstone and conglomerate, geology that would have shaped both the construction methods and the appearance of the barrow when first raised. Round barrows were characteristic burial monuments of the Bronze Age, typically containing inhumation or cremation burials with associated grave goods. Their distribution across the Welsh landscape reflects patterns of settlement and territorial organisation during the second and first millennia before the Common Era.
The underlying Triassic rocks would have influenced how the barrow's constructors gathered and moved materials for the mound. Local stone and earth from the surrounding terrain formed the primary components. The barrow's position within the broader landscape, some 612 metres north of Bendrick Rock, suggests deliberate placement within a meaningful topographic context, a characteristic feature of Bronze Age mortuary practice.
This monument remains an important element of the prehistoric archaeological record of Wales. Its protected status reflects the significance of round barrows as sources of evidence about Bronage Age burial practices, social organisation, and the relationship between communities and their landscape. The site's survival contributes to understanding the varied funerary traditions represented across Wales during the Bronze Age.
Round Barrow 612m N of Bendrick Rock is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM310. View the official record →
Round Barrow 612m N of Bendrick Rock is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference GM310.
Round Barrow 612m N of Bendrick Rock 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 612m N of Bendrick Rock 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 GM310.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Barruch's Chapel (1.4 km), Middleton Moated Site (2.3 km), Barry Castle (3.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Round Barrow 612m N of Bendrick Rock'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 612m N of Bendrick Rock stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.