Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
DE293
Name
Bryn Du cairn
Date of Designation
15/02/2005
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Wrexham
Community
Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog
Easting
315766
Northing
336133
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Site Type
Round Cairn
Period
Prehistoric
Description
Summary Description and Reason for Designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The monument comprises the remains of a large burial cairn, probably dating to the Bronze Age (c.2300 BC - 800 BC) and situated within enclosed moorland, in a slight hollow on the rounded summit of Bryn Du ridge. The stone-built cairn is circular on plan and measures about 13m in diameter and up to 0.5m in height. Several possible kerb stones are visible on the N side.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric burial and ritual. 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 and environmental and structural evidence, including a buried prehistoric land surface.
The area to be scheduled comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive. It is circular and measures 25m in diameter.