Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
CD122
Name
Bwlch-y-Crwys Round Barrow
Date of Designation
17/06/1960
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Ceredigion
Community
Pontarfynach
Easting
271026
Northing
277601
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 a earthen built round barrow, which probably date to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC). The barrow is circular in shape on plan and has a rounded profile. Bwlch-y-Crwys Round Barrow appears undisturbed, measures c.24m in diameter and c.1.6m high, and is grass covered.
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. Barrows may be part of a larger cluster of monuments and their importance can be 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.