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The Mount Round Barrow near Maes-y-Gwaelod is a prehistoric round barrow in Wales, protected as a scheduled ancient monument by Cadw under reference RD073. Round barrows of this type typically date to the Bronze Age and served as burial monuments for individuals of elevated status within their communities. The barrow is situated on bedrock composed of Llandovery rocks, an undifferentiated sequence of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate laid down during the Llandovery period of the Silurian era, some 430 million years ago. This solid geological foundation would have provided a stable base for the monument's construction.
The specific location near Maes-y-Gwaelod, with its underlying Llandovery sandstone and conglomerate bedrock, shaped both the construction methods available to prehistoric builders and the monument's subsequent preservation. The rounded mound form characteristic of these burials remains visible in the landscape today, representing an enduring marker of Bronze Age settlement and burial practice in this part of Wales.
The Mount Round Barrow near Maes-y-Gwaelod is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD073. View the official record →
The Mount Round Barrow near Maes-y-Gwaelod is a prehistoric round barrow in Wales, protected as a scheduled ancient monument by Cadw under reference RD073.
The Mount Round Barrow near Maes-y-Gwaelod 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.
The Mount Round Barrow near Maes-y-Gwaelod 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 RD073.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Creggin Round Barrow (5.6 km), Cwmhir Abbey (6.3 km), Pont Marteg, cairn circle to E of (6.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of The Mount Round Barrow near Maes-y-Gwaelod'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.
The Mount Round Barrow near Maes-y-Gwaelod stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.