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Twyn-y-Beddau Round Barrow is a prehistoric burial mound situated in Wales. The monument sits on bedrock of Lower Devonian rocks, a foundation of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone deposited during the Early Devonian period. This geological base has influenced the landscape character of the site throughout its history.
The barrow belongs to the Bronze Age tradition of round burial mounds, a monument type widespread across Britain and Wales. Such structures typically contained cremated or inhumed remains within a central burial chamber, surrounded by an earthen mound and often defined by a ditch. The specific form and construction of Twyn-y-Beddau reflects the burial practices and social organisation of its period.
The monument is protected by Cadw, the Welsh Historic Monuments service, under the reference BR119. This statutory designation safeguards the barrow as an important record of prehistoric funerary practice and Bronze Age settlement patterns in Wales. The site retains archaeological potential for future study of burial customs and the occupation of this part of the Welsh landscape in antiquity.
Twyn-y-Beddau Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR119. View the official record →
Twyn-y-Beddau Round Barrow is a prehistoric burial mound situated in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR119.
Twyn-y-Beddau 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.
Twyn-y-Beddau 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 BR119.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ringwork and bailey known as Whitehouse Camp, 200m north of Trelan Farm (6.2 km), Bowl barrow 700m NNE of Duke's Farm (6.7 km), Wern Frank Wood round cairn (7.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Twyn-y-Beddau 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.
Twyn-y-Beddau Round Barrow stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.