Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
ME069
Name
Gwerclas Mound
Date of Designation
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Denbighshire
Community
Cynwyd
Easting
305395
Northing
342131
Broad Class
Monument
Site Type
Mound
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 earthen built round barrow, which probably dates to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC). The barrow is circular in shape on plan and has a rounded profile. Gwerclas Mound has a diameter of approximately 14m and stands up to 2m high. Seven large kerb stones are visible on the lower eastern slopes of the mound, the largest of which is 0.6m in height. Several ash trees are growing on the east and south-eastern sides.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric burial and ritual practices. The features are an important relic of a prehistoric funerary and ritual landscape and retain significant archaeological potential. There is a strong probability of the presence of both intact ritual and burial deposits, together with environmental and structural evidence. Barrows 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.