Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
PE515
Name
Parc Castell Round Barrow
Date of Designation
26/01/2006
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Pembrokeshire
Community
Puncheston
Easting
202062
Northing
227235
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.
Parc Castell comprises the remains of a large prehistoric round barrow, probably dating to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 BC - 800 BC). The grass-covered barrow is situated in improved pasture on a gentle SW facing slope. It is circular on plan, measuring about 18m in diameter and up to 0.75m in height.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric burial rites, social organisation and the environment. The monument retains significant archaeological potential, with a strong probability of both structural evidence and the presence of intact burial or ritual deposits within, and prehistoric ground surfaces preserved below, the barrow.
The area to be scheduled comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive. It is circular on plan and measures 30m in diameter.