Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
BR315
Name
Mynydd Troed, round cairn on S end of
Date of Designation
04/02/2005
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
The Vale of Grwyney
Easting
317962
Northing
227020
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 of a burial cairn, probably dating to the Bronze Age (c.2300 BC - 800 BC) and situated in open moorland on the S end of the Mynydd Troed ridge. The stone-built cairn is roughly circular on plan and measures about 9.5m in diameter and up to 0.6m in height. The cairn is substantially intact and commands fine views of the valley floor to the S.
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 and environmental 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.