Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
MG104
Name
Carn Gwilym Round Cairns
Date of Designation
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Cadfarch
Easting
279238
Northing
290826
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 monument.
The monument comprises the remains of two burial cairns, probably dating to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC). The monument consist of two summit cairns aligned exactly N-S and 8.50m apart. Both are of a stone construction of local material and both have been modified fundamentally by the construction of central pillars centrally presumably using the cairn stones.
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.