Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
DE262
Name
Craig Arthur Kerb Cairn
Date of Designation
21/08/2000
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Denbighshire
Community
Llantysilio
Easting
322325
Northing
347071
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Site Type
Kerb 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, with a kerb of edge-set stones defining the edge, which probably dates to the Bronze Age (c.2300 BC - 800 BC). The cairn is a highly visible feature of the Ruabon landscape and measures 15m in diameter and stands to a height of over 1m at its centre.
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 structural evidence and intact burial or ritual deposits. Kerb 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 circular and measures 20m in diameter, centred on the cairn.