Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
BR261
Name
Round Cairn SE of Maen Llia
Date of Designation
19/04/1999
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Maescar
Easting
292647
Northing
218965
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 cairn, which probably dates to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC) and is set on a prominent local rise in the ground overlooking the Afon Llia. The cairn has an outer ring of stones, now mostly grassed over.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric burial and ritual practices. The features are an important relic of a prehistoric funerary and ritual landscape and retain significant archaeological potential. There is a strong probability of the presence of both intact ritual and burial 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 a circle of 20m diameter centered on the cairn.