Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
BR184
Name
Round Cairn 130m E of Cryn-Fryn
Date of Designation
21/11/1978
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Llanwrthwl
Easting
297678
Northing
262273
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 a burial cairn, probably dating to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC). The cairn is roughly oval in plan, measuring 16m N/S by 13m E/W and 0.9m high, and comprises angular stones of a variety of sizes. In the centre is an open cist measuring 1m by 1.6m, built using four large slabs set upright. The capstone is missing, although several large slabs are present on and around the cairn one of which which could have originally covered the cist. The cairn is largely turf-covered and is located in a field of pasture.
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.