Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
MM033
Name
Twyn Cae-Hugh Round Barrow
Date of Designation
02/02/1966
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Caerphilly
Community
Ynysddu
Easting
317381
Northing
191509
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 a earth and stone built round barrow, which probably dates to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC). The barrow is circular in plan, 22m in diameter and 3m high. It has steep sides and a hollow top, 7m in diameter and 1m deep, that is probably the result of antiquarian investigations.
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.