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Twyn y Garth Round Barrows is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales on Pridoli bedrock of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone. Round barrows of this type typically date from the Bronze Age and served as burial monuments for individuals of status within their communities. The monument is protected by Cadw, the historic monuments service of Wales, under reference RD065.
The barrow rises from a landscape of ancient sedimentary geology, its earthen mound constructed to mark and preserve burials from a period when ritual monument-building was a defining feature of Welsh prehistoric society. The composition of the underlying Pridoli rocks—formed during the Pridoli epoch of the Silurian period—has influenced both the character of the local landscape and the availability of stone for construction.
The survival of Twyn y Garth as a recognisable earthwork demonstrates the enduring nature of Bronze Age burial practice in Wales. Such monuments often contained cremated remains, grave goods, and occasionally inhumations, though specific finds from this site would be recorded in archaeological archives. Its protection reflects the archaeological and historical significance of round barrows as key monuments to understanding prehistoric Welsh communities and their treatment of the dead.
Twyn y Garth Round Barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD065. View the official record →
Twyn y Garth Round Barrows is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales on Pridoli bedrock of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD065.
Twyn y Garth 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.
Twyn y Garth 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 RD065.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing Stone E of Llangoed Wood (4.4 km), Boughrood Castle (5.2 km), Ring Cairn on Waun Gunllwch (5.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Twyn y Garth 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.
Twyn y Garth Round Barrows stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.