Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
DE268
Name
Penycae Cairn
Date of Designation
21/08/2000
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Wrexham
Community
Penycae
Easting
324381
Northing
348101
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) and is located on the Penycae ridge. It is built of angular stones, which are irregular in the interior but neatly placed at the outer edge. The cairn measures 6m in diameter and 0.6m high.
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. It is a circle and measures 12m in diameter, centred on the cairn.