BR294

Ffynnon Las Round Cairn I  

16/07/2002  

Designated  

Powys  

Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine  

315609  

223509  

Religious, Ritual and Funerary  

Round Cairn  

Prehistoric  

The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument. The monument comprises the remains a burial cairn, probably dating to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC) and is located within 1km of the Ffynnon Las Ritual Complex. The cairn is a turf-covered mound of stones and measures 8m in diameter and 0.5m high. There is a slight disturbance at the centre measuring 2m square and 0.3m deep. The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric burial and ritual practices. The monument is an important relic of a prehistoric funerary and ritual landscape and retains significant archaeological potential, with a strong probability of the presence of both intact burial or ritual deposits, together with environmental and structural evidence. Cairns may be part of a larger cluster of monuments and their importance can further enhanced by their group value. The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive. It is circular and measures 10m in diameter, centred on the cairn.