Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
CN364
Name
Craig Cwmbychan cairn
Date of Designation
10/05/2004
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Betws Garmon
Easting
254328
Northing
355425
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 Monument.
The monument comprises the remains of a burial cairn, probably dating to the Bronze Age (c.2300 BC - 800 BC) and situated within open moorland in a prominent position on the summit of the Craig Cwmbychan ridge. The stone-built cairn is circular on plan and measures about 11m in diameter and up to 1m in height. The cairn has been disturbed in the past, leaving a large hollow in the centre which has been built up to form a drystone shelter.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric burial and ritual. 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 and structural evidence.
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 24m in diameter.