Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
DE272
Name
Two Cairns North of Plasnewydd
Date of Designation
12/09/2000
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Denbighshire
Community
Corwen
Easting
313143
Northing
341235
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 two burial cairns, probably dating to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC). The cairns are visible as low mounds of stones and earth and stand to a height of no more than 0.4m and 12m and 14m in diameter.
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 two circles, measuring 22m and 35m, centred on the two cairns.