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Round Barrow 800m SE of Malborough Grange is a prehistoric burial mound located in Wales and protected as a scheduled ancient monument by Cadw under reference GM292. The barrow stands on bedrock of the Lias Group, a sequence of mudstones, siltstones, limestones and sandstones formed during the Aalenian geological period. This varied geology would have been visible to the Neolithic or Bronze Age communities who constructed the monument, influencing both the materials available for building and the choice of location for this significant burial place.
Round barrows represent one of the most distinctive monument types of later prehistory, with their construction spanning several centuries from the late Neolithic into the Bronze Age. Built primarily as repositories for the dead, these mounds served to commemorate individuals of status within their communities. The landscape position of this barrow, positioned within the agricultural terrain near Malborough Grange, reflects typical Bronze Age settlement patterns in the Welsh lowlands.
The monument survives as an earthwork, its form altered by time and land use, yet remaining visible within the surrounding fields. The physical preservation of the barrow, maintained through its protection, ensures that this marker of prehistoric activity continues to define the archaeological character of the locality and contributes to understanding the burial practices and social structures of early Welsh communities.
Round Barrow 800m SE of Malborough Grange is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM292. View the official record →
Round Barrow 800m SE of Malborough Grange is a prehistoric burial mound located in Wales and protected as a scheduled ancient monument by Cadw under reference GM292.
Round Barrow 800m SE of Malborough Grange 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 SE of Malborough Grange 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 GM292.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including West Orchard Manor House (5.7 km), Castle Ditches Camp (6 km), Tresilian Bay Anti-invasion Defences (6.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Round Barrow 800m SE of Malborough Grange'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 800m SE of Malborough Grange stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.