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Round Barrows South of Monkton is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference GM109. The monument sits upon bedrock of the Lias Group, a sequence of mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone formed during the Aalenian period. This geological foundation, characteristic of south Wales geology, would have been the natural landscape encountered by the communities who constructed the barrow.
Round barrows are earthen mounds raised over burial deposits, typically constructed during the Bronze Age. They served as monuments to the dead and often contained inhumations or cremations, sometimes accompanied by grave goods reflecting the status or role of the deceased. The form and distribution of such barrows across the Welsh landscape provide evidence of settlement patterns, territorial organisation and ritual practices in prehistoric Wales.
The barrow's survival to the present day, despite millennia of agricultural use and natural erosion, reflects the resilience of earthen monuments when protected from ploughing. Its designation and protection by Cadw recognises its archaeological significance as a record of Bronze Age funerary practice and settlement in this part of Wales.
Round Barrows South of Monkton is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM109. View the official record →
Round Barrows South of Monkton is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference GM109.
Round Barrows South of Monkton 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 South of Monkton 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 GM109.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Donat's Churchyard Cross (2.4 km), Nash Point Camp (2.6 km), Tresilian Bay Anti-invasion Defences (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Round Barrows South of Monkton'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 South of Monkton stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.