Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
GM402
Name
Carn Pentyle-Hir & Adjacent Round Cairn
Date of Designation
13/06/1979
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Rhondda Cynon Taff
Community
Aberdare West
Easting
302069
Northing
205305
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 two burial cairns, probably dating to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC).
Cairn A - located on eastern end of ridge on open moorland. Measuring 6m in diameter by 0.6m high on east end. Old excavation hole in the centre and traces of a stone kerb.
Cairn B - located on the edge of the moorland plateau. Measuring c. 0.5m high with an underterminable diameter. It consists of a scatter of boulders with some kerb stones showing.
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.