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Two Tumps Round Barrows is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference MG048. The monument sits upon bedrock of Ludlow Rocks, an undifferentiated formation of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone deposited during the Ludlow period of the Silurian. This stable geological base of mixed sedimentary rocks would have provided a firm foundation for the barrow's construction.
Round barrows were burial monuments characteristic of the Bronze Age, typically constructed as earthen mounds raised over cremated or inhumed remains and sometimes accompanied by grave goods. Their presence across the Welsh landscape reflects the ritual and social importance of formal burial practices during this period. The two tumps that give the monument its name suggest either a single barrow with a complex structure or two separate burial mounds constructed in proximity.
The barrow's survival into the modern era, despite centuries of agricultural activity and land use, testifies to its substantial construction. The underlying geology of competent siltstones and sandstones would have resisted erosion, helping to preserve the monument's form. Today it remains an important resource for understanding Bronze Age mortuary practice and settlement patterns in Wales.
Two Tumps Round Barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG048. View the official record →
Two Tumps Round Barrows is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference MG048.
Two Tumps Round Barrows 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 Tumps Round Barrows 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 MG048.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castell y Blaidd (5.3 km), Castell y Blaidd Medieval Settlement (5.5 km), Coventry Round Barrow (5.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Two Tumps Round Barrows'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 Tumps Round Barrows stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.