BR142

Mynydd Bach-Trecastell Round Cairn  

 

Designated  

Powys  

Llywel  

283146  

230988  

Religious, Ritual and Funerary  

Round Cairn  

Prehistoric  

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 - 800 BC). It is circular in plan, 8m in diameter and 1.2m high and is turf-covered. There is a slight hollow in the centre of the cairn, the result of a past disturbance, possibly an early 19th century excavation. The cairn lies 120m WSW of Mynydd Bach Trecastle Stone circles (BR069). 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.