Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
GM528
Name
Penmoelallt Round Barrows
Date of Designation
06/07/2000
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Rhondda Cynon Taff
Community
Hirwaun
Easting
300850
Northing
209581
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Site Type
Round Barrow
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 three earthen built round barrows which probably date to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC). The barrows are of similar appearance and size measuring c. 4m in diameter and standing up to 1.5m high. They are circular in shape on plan with a rounded profile and set in a line running northwest-southeast along a slight ridge.
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. Barrows 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.