Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
MM196
Name
Cairn Cemetery on Mynydd Bach, Bedwas
Date of Designation
19/01/1976
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Caerphilly
Community
Maesycwmmer
Easting
316846
Northing
191991
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 a burial cairn cemetary, probably dating to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC). The cemetary consists of seven or eight small cairns, each about 3m in diameter and 0.4m high. The Pen y Rhiw round barrow (MM149) lies immediately W of the cairn cemetery.
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.