Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
GM321
Name
Maes-y-Hwyaid Round Barrow
Date of Designation
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Vale of Glamorgan
Community
Welsh St. Donats
Easting
303620
Northing
175007
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 an earthen built round barrow, which probably dates to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC). It is situated on ground sloping gently to the south near the edge of a field. The barrow is a low mound measuring 23m in diameter with a maximum height of 0.7m on the east side.
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. Barrows 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.