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Wallaston Round Barrows is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected as a scheduled ancient monument by Cadw under reference PE064. The monument sits on bedrock composed of Pridoli rocks—undifferentiated mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formed during the Pridoli epoch, a geological period in the Palaeozoic era. This underlying geology of fine-grained sedimentary rocks would have influenced the availability of local materials for construction and the drainage characteristics of the site.
Round barrows were earthen burial mounds built throughout Britain during the Bronze Age, typically containing inhumation or cremation deposits within central chambers. These monuments served as prominent territorial markers and ritual focal points within the prehistoric landscape. The barrows at Wallaston would have been constructed by communities establishing their presence and commemorating their dead across the Welsh terrain.
The preservation of this site under Cadw's protection ensures that the barrow and its archaeological potential remain safeguarded for future research and public understanding of prehistoric funerary practices in Wales.
Wallaston Round Barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE064. View the official record →
Wallaston Round Barrows is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected as a scheduled ancient monument by Cadw under reference PE064.
Wallaston 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.
Wallaston 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 PE064.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bulliber Camp (East) (4.2 km), Flimston Farmhouse (4.7 km), Flimston Bay Camp (5.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Wallaston 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.
Wallaston Round Barrows stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.