Umeyama Tumulus is designated as the burial mound of Emperor Kinmei by the Imperial Household Agency, but there are also many theories that connect the burial mound of Emperor Kinmei to Mise Maruyama Tumulus which lies about 800 meters to the northwest of Umeyama Tumulus and is the largest tumulus in Nara Prefecture.
宮内庁によって欽明天皇陵とされているが、梅山古墳から北西に約800m行った所にある奈良県下最大の古墳の見瀬丸山古墳を欽明天皇陵とする学説も多い。