GM368

Ring Cairn South of Twyn Blaennant  

24/06/1975  

Designated  

Rhondda Cynon Taff  

Aberdare West  

302540  

204377  

Religious, Ritual and Funerary  

Round Cairn  

Prehistoric  

The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument. The monument comprises the remains of a ring cairn of earth and stone, which probably date to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC). It is situated on the tip of a slight spur on open moorland. The cairn is circular and measures 14m in diameter. It is enclosed by a very low, barely perceptible bank from which a number of revetment stones protrude. The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric burial and ritual practices. The feature is an important relic of a prehistoric funerary and ritual landscape and retains significant archaeological potential. There is a strong probability of the presence of both intact ritual and burial deposits, together with environmental and structural evidence. Ring 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.