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Round Barrows N of Breach Farm is a prehistoric round barrow in Wales, protected by Cadw as a Scheduled Monument under reference GM104. The monument sits upon bedrock of the Lias Group, formed during the Aalenian period, a geological sequence comprising mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone that underlies much of this landscape. This varied geology would have influenced both the construction and preservation of the barrow.
Round barrows of this type were built during the Bronze Age as burial monuments, with a distinctive mounded earthwork constructed over a central grave or graves. The specific characteristics of this example, including its dimensions and any surviving surface features, reflect the building practices and resources available to the Bronze Age communities of Wales who constructed such monuments.
The barrow's location north of Breach Farm places it within a wider prehistoric landscape. Its survival to the present day, despite millennia of agricultural use and natural processes, demonstrates the resilience of such monuments when protected. The scheduling under Cadw recognises its archaeological and historical significance as evidence of Bronze Age burial practices and social organisation in Wales.
Round Barrows N of Breach Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM104. View the official record →
Round Barrows N of Breach Farm is a prehistoric round barrow in Wales, protected by Cadw as a Scheduled Monument under reference GM104.
Round Barrows N of Breach 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 Barrows N of Breach 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 GM104.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Boverton Place (5.6 km), Castle Ditches Camp (6.4 km), Tresilian Bay Anti-invasion Defences (6.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Round Barrows N of Breach Farm'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 Barrows N of Breach Farm stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.