Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
GM521
Name
Round Cairn North of Mynydd-y-Glog
Date of Designation
28/07/1999
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Rhondda Cynon Taff
Community
Hirwaun
Easting
296896
Northing
209359
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 a burial cairn, probably dating to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC). It measures 7.8m diameter and 0.75m high. The cairn was constructed from limestone and sandstone blocks. Two sandstone slabs within the interior may be the remains of a cist. The cairn is surrounded by a kerb of small boulders, some of which measure over 1m in length. It is part of a large cemetery of Bronze Age cairns extending over the summit of Mynydd-y-Glog.
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.