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Round Barrow to W of Ty'n-y-ddol Hill is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and scheduled as an ancient monument under Cadw protection (reference RD252). The barrow sits on bedrock formed from Ludlow strata, comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone deposits laid down in the Silurian period. This solid geological foundation provided the base upon which the prehistoric communities constructed their burial mound, and these underlying rocks would have influenced the character of the soil available for the barrow's construction.
Round barrows of this type were typically erected during the Bronze Age, serving as substantial monuments to the dead. They represent a period when individual or family burials, often accompanied by grave goods, replaced the communal burial practices of the Neolithic. The mound's form, built up from local earth and stone, would have been visible across the landscape as a prominent landmark and focus for ritual activity.
Today the barrow survives as a testament to Bronze Age funerary practice and the enduring relationship between these prehistoric communities and the Welsh landscape. Its designation under Cadw ensures protection for future study and appreciation. The site's geology, rooted in ancient Silurian rocks, demonstrates the deep timescale of landscape formation that preceded human settlement by hundreds of millions of years.
Round Barrow to W of Ty'n-y-ddol Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD252. View the official record →
Round Barrow to W of Ty'n-y-ddol Hill is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and scheduled as an ancient monument under Cadw protection (reference RD252).
Round Barrow to W of Ty'n-y-ddol Hill 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 to W of Ty'n-y-ddol Hill 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 RD252.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Llananno Royal Observer Corps Monitoring Post (5.8 km), Rhos Crug Round Barrows (6.4 km), Ffoeslaprey Settlement (6.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Round Barrow to W of Ty'n-y-ddol Hill'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 to W of Ty'n-y-ddol Hill stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.