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Two Round Barrows, Naboth's Vineyard is a prehistoric round barrow monument located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference GM346. The barrows sit on bedrock of Triassic age, comprising interbedded sandstone and conglomerate that would have been exposed or thinly covered when the monuments were constructed. This geological foundation of mixed sandy and pebbly stone would have presented particular challenges and opportunities for the Bronze Age communities who built these burial mounds, influencing both construction methods and the selection of materials available at the site.
Round barrows typically date to the Bronze Age and served as burial monuments for elite or important members of prehistoric society. The presence of two barrows at this location suggests a significant place for ritual and commemoration, possibly representing successive burials or related family groups across generations. Such paired or clustered barrow arrangements are common across Wales and reflect the importance of particular locations in the ritual landscape.
Today the barrows remain visible features in the Welsh countryside, their survival a testament to their solid construction and to the protective legislation under which they are now held. They contribute to our understanding of Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in Wales, and continue to shape the character of their local landscape as they have done for three thousand years.
Two Round Barrows, Naboth's Vineyard is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM346. View the official record →
Two Round Barrows, Naboth's Vineyard is a prehistoric round barrow monument located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference GM346.
Two Round Barrows, Naboth's Vineyard 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.
Two Round Barrows, Naboth's Vineyard 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 GM346.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Llandough Castle, Remains of Hall (7.8 km), Round Barrows N of Breach Farm (7.9 km), Round Barrow 800m SE of Malborough Grange (8.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Two Round Barrows, Naboth's Vineyard'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.
Two Round Barrows, Naboth's Vineyard stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.