Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
DE067
Name
Moel Sych Round Barrow
Date of Designation
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant
Easting
306630
Northing
331859
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Site Type
Round barrow 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 stone-built round cairn, which probably dates to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC). The cairn is circular in shape on plan with a diameter of c.16m and height 1m. It is surmounted by a modern walkers' cairn. A kerb may be perceived beneath the turf, particularly on the south 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.