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Tyddyn Bach Round Barrow is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument under reference ME212. The site sits upon bedrock formed during the Silurian period, an unnamed igneous intrusion of mafic composition that creates a notably rocky foundation typical of upland Welsh terrain. Round barrows of this type were built during the Bronze Age as burial monuments, their earthen mounds constructed over cremated or inhumed remains and often positioned on elevated or visually prominent locations.
The barrow's placement on Silurian igneous bedrock would have presented particular challenges to its builders, who needed to excavate and move substantial quantities of soil and stone to construct the mound over this resistant geological base. The mafic rocks underlying the site, darker and denser than other igneous types, form the ancient bedrock that has shaped the landscape around this monument for over 400 million years.
As a scheduled monument, Tyddyn Bach Round Barrow remains an important record of Bronze Age burial practice and settlement patterns in Wales. Its survival to the present day, protected within the Welsh heritage system, allows continued study of prehistoric communities and their relationship with the distinctive Welsh upland landscape.
Tyddyn Bach Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME212. View the official record →
Tyddyn Bach Round Barrow is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument under reference ME212.
Tyddyn Bach 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.
Tyddyn Bach 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 ME212.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pentre Farm Barrow (3.7 km), Llanelltyd Bridge (3.8 km), Brithdir Roman Fort (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Tyddyn Bach 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.
Tyddyn Bach Round Barrow stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Ordovician To Silurian, bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.