Scheduled MonumentsWalesRound Barrow SE of Llyn Nant-Llys
Prehistoric · Round Barrow

Round Barrow SE of Llyn Nant-Llys

Breconshire, Wales
Cadw SAM BR219
Period
Prehistoric
Site type
Round Barrow
Broad class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Cadw

Overview

History & significance

Round Barrow SE of Llyn Nant-Llys is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales. The barrow represents a characteristic burial tradition of the second millennium BC, when such earthen mounds were constructed as communal or individual sepulchres across the British uplands. The monument survives as a discrete earthwork in the landscape near Llyn Nant-Llys, testament to prehistoric ritual practices and burial customs of its period. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection, it remains an important archaeological resource for understanding Bronze Age funerary and religious activity in the region.

Round Barrow SE of Llyn Nant-Llys is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR219. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Round Barrow SE of Llyn Nant-Llys?

Round Barrow SE of Llyn Nant-Llys is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR219.

What period does Round Barrow SE of Llyn Nant-Llys date from?

Round Barrow SE of Llyn Nant-Llys dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round barrow. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Round Barrow SE of Llyn Nant-Llys?

Round Barrow SE of Llyn Nant-Llys 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 BR219.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round Barrow SE of Llyn Nant-Llys?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Trecastle Mound and Bailey Castle (4.5 km), Tyle-mawr round cairn (5 km), Pant Madog round cairn (5.6 km).

Aubrey Research

Generate a full report for this location

Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.

Research the area around Round Barrow SE of Llyn Nant-Llys