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Stalling Down Round Barrow is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference GM230. Round barrows are earthwork monuments typically dating to the Bronze Age, constructed as burial mounds over the cremated or inhumed remains of the dead. These distinctive landscape features often commanded views across the surrounding terrain and served as focal points within the burial landscape of their time.
The barrow sits upon bedrock of Upper Devonian age, comprising interbedded sandstone and conglomerate laid down during the Late Devonian period. This geological foundation would have influenced both the construction techniques employed and the working properties of the soil used to raise the mound. The underlying geology of the Devonian rocks characterises this region of Wales and forms part of the broader landscape within which prehistoric communities established their ceremonial and funerary sites.
As a scheduled monument, Stalling Down Round Barrow remains an important archaeological witness to Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in Wales. The barrow's preservation allows for the study of prehistoric monument construction, territorial organisation and the ritual landscape of ancient Welsh communities.
Stalling Down Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM230. View the official record →
Stalling Down Round Barrow is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference GM230.
Stalling Down Round Barrow 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.
Stalling Down Round Barrow 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 GM230.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Deserted Medieval Village North East of Rock Farm (6.8 km), West Orchard Manor House (6.8 km), Llancadle Deserted Medieval Village (7.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Stalling Down Round Barrow'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.
Stalling Down Round Barrow stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.