CD036

North Cairn on Pen Plynlimon-Fawr  

 

Designated  

Ceredigion  

Blaenrheidol  

278997  

287047  

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 small burial cairn, probably dating to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC). It is c. 6m in diameter, c.23m in circumference and c.0.6m high. It is the most northerly of three cairns situated on a fairly level summit ridge at c.750m above OD. It is composed of loose boulders and has been much disturbed by the construction of shelters. 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 be 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.