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Warren Hill Round Barrow is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference RD105. The monument sits upon bedrock of Ludlow age rocks, which comprise mudstone, siltstone and sandstone deposits laid down during the Silurian period, several hundred million years ago. This solid geological foundation provided a stable base for the barrow's construction.
Round barrows of this type were raised over burial deposits during the Bronze Age, typically between 2200 and 700 BC. They served as visible territorial markers across the landscape and functioned as focal points for community gatherings and ceremonial practices. The physical form—an earthen mound raised above the surrounding ground—would have been prominent and recognisable to Bronze Age populations travelling through the area.
The underlying geology of mudstone and siltstone is characteristic of lowland Wales and would have weathered to provide workable soil for constructing the barrow's mound. Over millennia, natural processes have shaped the monument's appearance, though its essential form as a burial marker persists. Warren Hill Round Barrow contributes to the archaeological record of Bronze Age Wales and remains an important monument in understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and burial practices in this region.
Warren Hill Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD105. View the official record →
Warren Hill Round Barrow is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference RD105.
Warren Hill 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.
Warren Hill 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 RD105.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rhos Crug Round Barrows (4.7 km), Ffoeslaprey Settlement (5.1 km), Rhos-crug hut platform (W) (5.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Warren Hill 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.
Warren Hill Round Barrow stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.