Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
CM269
Name
Cairn 150m ESE of Garnbig
Date of Designation
08/12/1994
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Carmarthenshire
Community
Llanfihangel Aberbythych
Easting
258316
Northing
215822
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 a cairn, which probably dates to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC) and was the centre of a line of three in dominating positions on the open moorland of Carmel Mountain. The cairn measures c. 15m in diameter and stands up to 1.8m high. It consists of gritstone blocks and boulders and the cairn now has a flattened top c. 7m in diameter. There is visible evidence on the south side for a kerb or low wall revetting this central platform.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric burial and ritual practices. The features are an important relic of a prehistoric funerary and ritual landscape and retain significant archaeological potential. There is a strong probability of the presence of both intact ritual and burial 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.