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Tom Dongen Round Barrow is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference DE072. The barrow stands upon bedrock of Wenlock age, comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone that formed during the Silurian period. This underlying geology of soft sedimentary rocks would have been familiar to the Bronze Age communities who constructed the monument, shaping both the landscape they inhabited and the materials available for burial mounds in this region.
Round barrows of this type typically date to the Bronze Age, serving as burial monuments for individuals of status within prehistoric Welsh society. The mound's construction would have involved the deliberate accumulation of soil and stone to create a distinctive circular earthwork, visible across the surrounding terrain. Such monuments often contained inhumation burials accompanied by grave goods, though their specific contents can only be determined through archaeological investigation.
The survival of Tom Dongen Round Barrow as a recognisable earthwork demonstrates the durability of Bronze Age burial monuments across nearly four millennia. Its protected status ensures that this landscape feature, rooted in the local Wenlock geology, remains preserved for future research and as a tangible connection to Wales's prehistoric past.
Tom Dongen Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE072. View the official record →
Tom Dongen Round Barrow is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference DE072.
Tom Dongen 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.
Tom Dongen 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 DE072.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pont Carrog (5.3 km), Owain Glyndwr's Mount (6.1 km), Corwen Churchyard Cross (6.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Tom Dongen 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.
Tom Dongen Round Barrow stands on Wenlock Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.