Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
GM235
Name
Foel Chwern Round Cairn
Date of Designation
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Neath Port Talbot
Community
Blaengwrach
Easting
289843
Northing
203874
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 a burial cairn, probably dating to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC). It is situated on a slight summit at about 550m above OD. The cairn is flat-topped cairn and measures approximately 7.1m in diameter by 0.6m high. The cairn was partially excavated in the 1960s and found to be oval in plan. There was no trace of a burial or any finds.
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.