Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
MG293
Name
Blaen y Cwm Round Cairns
Date of Designation
27/12/2001
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Carno
Easting
292105
Northing
296036
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 two burial cairns, probably dating to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC). Cairn I measures 7m in diameter x 0.2m high and cairn II measures 4m in diameter x 0.3m 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. It is two circles, one measuring 9m in diameter and centred on cairn I, the other 6m in diameter and centred on cairn II.