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Wilderness Round Barrows is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference DE092. The monument stands on bedrock formed from Ludlow rocks, a geological formation comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone that shaped both the landscape and the construction materials available to its builders during prehistoric times. This solid foundation of Ludlow strata provided a stable platform for the earthwork's construction and has helped preserve it over millennia.
Round barrows of this type were typically constructed during the Bronze Age as burial monuments for individuals of social status, with earthen mounds raised over grave deposits. The Wilderness barrows exemplify this widespread burial practice across Britain and Wales, representing a significant phase of prehistoric ritual and social organisation. The form and scale of such monuments often indicated the importance of those interred within them.
Today, the barrow survives as an earthwork testament to Bronze Age burial traditions in Wales. Its protection by Cadw reflects the monument's archaeological importance as a record of prehistoric settlement, burial practice and landscape use. The site contributes to our understanding of how communities in this region honoured their dead and organised themselves socially during the prehistoric period.
Wilderness Round Barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE092. View the official record →
Wilderness Round Barrows is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference DE092.
Wilderness 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.
Wilderness 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 DE092.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tomen y Meirw (2 km), Ffynnon-Las Wood Round Barrow (2.8 km), Bryn Du cairn (4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Wilderness 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.
Wilderness Round Barrows stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.