Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
GM463
Name
Two Round Cairns on the Bryn
Date of Designation
26/10/1994
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Caerphilly
Community
Aber Valley
Easting
313664
Northing
190890
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 two burial cairns, probably dating to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC).
Cairn A - This cairn is 25m in diameter and 2m high. A large excavation crater 9m across is located within the centre of the cairn with a side slab of cist partially exposed in the bottom.
Cairn B - This is a ring cairn measuring 13.5m in diameter by 0.5m high.
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.