Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
DE297
Name
Cadair Berwyn, round cairn on N ridge of
Date of Designation
23/11/2006
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Wrexham
Community
Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant
Easting
307947
Northing
333642
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 burial cairn, probably dating to the Bronze Age (c.2300 BC - 800 BC) and situated in moorland on the ridge extending to the E of Cadair Berwyn. The grass and bracken covered cairn is roughly oval on plan and measures about 16.5m from ENE to WSW by about 13.5m transversely. The cairn stands up to 1.8m in height.
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 and environmental and structural evidence.
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 24m in diameter.