Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
PE341
Name
Marsh Round Barrow
Date of Designation
18/03/1960
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Pembrokeshire
Community
Puncheston
Easting
200611
Northing
230902
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 round barrow, a burial mound probably dating to the Bronze Age (c.2300 BC - 800 BC) and situated in the corner of a small pasture field close to the road. The grass-covered barrow is a well-defined circular grass covered mound circa 15m diameter and about 0.75m high.
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. 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.