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Round Barrow 800m NE of Criafol Farm is a prehistoric burial monument of Bronze Age date, constructed on bedrock composed of Dinantian limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks. The barrow forms part of the widespread tradition of mound burial that characterised Bronze Age communities across Wales and Britain. Its location on the limestone geology of the Mississippian period reflects patterns of prehistoric settlement and burial practice adapted to this upland terrain.
The monument consists of an earthen mound raised over a central burial or burials, a form that typically dates between 2200 and 1000 BC. Such round barrows served as enduring landscape markers for Bronze Age communities, often positioned to be visible across considerable distances. The barrow's survival on this exposed Welsh hillside, though subject to erosion and agricultural practices over three millennia, demonstrates the durability of these constructed monuments.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument under Cadw, the Welsh Historic Monuments service, under reference FL048. This designation recognises its significance as an archaeological resource and ensures its preservation for future study and public understanding of prehistoric Wales. The barrow contributes to the wider archaeological character of the upland landscape surrounding Criafol Farm, where such Bronze Age remains are encountered within the Dinantian bedrock region.
Round Barrow 800m NE of Criafol Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference FL048. View the official record →
Round Barrow 800m NE of Criafol Farm is a prehistoric burial monument of Bronze Age date, constructed on bedrock composed of Dinantian limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference FL048.
Round Barrow 800m NE of Criafol Farm 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 800m NE of Criafol Farm 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 FL048.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cae Gwyn Cave (4.6 km), Ffynnon Beuno Cave (4.6 km), Round Barrow 135m SE of Lodge Farm (4.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Round Barrow 800m NE of Criafol Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Round Barrow 800m NE of Criafol Farm stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.