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Round Barrow WSW of Corby is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference DE285. The monument sits on bedrock composed of Ludlow Rocks, an undifferentiated sequence of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone deposited during the Ludlow period of the Silurian era. This geological foundation of mixed fine sediments and sandstone would have been covered by soil and vegetation when the barrow was constructed, offering a relatively stable base for the earthwork.
Round barrows are characteristic burial monuments of Bronze Age Britain, typically constructed as earthen mounds raised over cremated or inhumed remains. Their distribution across the Welsh landscape reflects patterns of settlement and land use during the second millennium BCE. The specific location of this barrow, positioned on the stable Ludlow bedrock geology of the area, suggests deliberate siting on durable foundations.
The monument's survival and formal protection reflect its significance as archaeological evidence of prehistoric funerary practice and territorial organisation. Such barrows frequently occur as part of larger cemetery groups or landscape features, though individual barrows also mark important burial locations. The Ludlow bedrock geology beneath the site has remained substantially stable since the monument's construction, helping to preserve the barrow's earthwork form across three thousand or more years.
Round Barrow WSW of Corby is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE285. View the official record →
Round Barrow WSW of Corby is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference DE285.
Round Barrow WSW of Corby 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 WSW of Corby 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 DE285.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bryn Euryn Camp (4.8 km), Llys Euryn Medieval House, Llandrillo-yn-Rhos (5.2 km), Hendre-Waelod Burial Chamber (5.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Round Barrow WSW of Corby'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 WSW of Corby stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.