Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
BR125
Name
Cefn Moel Round Barrows
Date of Designation
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine
Easting
315613
Northing
223708
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 two adjoining burial cairns, probably dating to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC). Both cairns are circular in plan, the larger measures 15m in diameter and 2m high, and the smaller 9m in diameter and 0.9m high. There is a slight hollow on the SW side of the larger cairn, and some stones protrude through the turf.
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.