GM427

Cooking Mound East of Taff Terrace  

01/03/1983  

Designated  

Cardiff  

Radyr and Morganstown  

313433  

180036  

Domestic  

Burnt Mound  

Prehistoric  

The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument. The monument consists of the remains of a burnt mound, probably dating to the Bronze Age (c. 2,300BC - 800BC). A burnt mound is an accumulation of burnt (fire-crazed) stones, ash and charcoal, usually sited next to a river or lake, with hearths and/or some form of trough or basin capable of holding water either within the mound or adjacent to it. It is located in an area of marshy ground at the foot of a steep eastern facing slope near the confluence of two streams. The mound is flat and oval in shape, measuring 20m in diameter and a maximum of 1.9m in height on the south side. Excavation has shown it to be comprised of burnt stones, broken pot boilers, charcoal and black earth. Finds included a flint flake and sherds of a pottery jar of the late pre-Roman Iron Age. Traces of the old excavation are still visible on the surface of the mound. The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric social practices and settlement organisation. The site is well preserved and retains significant archaeological potential. There is a strong probability of the presence of evidence relating to chronology, layout, building techniques and functional detail. Paleoenvironmental evidence may also survive. The area to be scheduled comprises the remains described and the area around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.