Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
BR389
Name
Twyn Ceilog Round Cairn
Date of Designation
26/11/2008
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Llangynidr
Easting
309911
Northing
213105
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 open moorland on the summit of the E-facing crags of Twyn Ceilog in the Eastern Brecon Beacons. The stone-built cairn is circular on plan and measures about 8m in diameter and 1.5m in height. The cairn appears undisturbed, although a drystone wall extends to the N to form a shelter. It is situated on the crest of a limestone ridge and is intervisible with many similar cairns in the surrounding landscape. Distinct stretches of kerb are visible, particularly on the SW side.
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 structural evidence and intact burial or ritual deposits.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive. It is circular and measures 20m in diameter.