GM373

Ring Cairn 350m W of Penrhiw Caradoc, Llanwonno  

21/08/1975  

Designated  

Rhondda Cynon Taff  

Mountain Ash  

304231  

197971  

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 top of a south-westward spur on open moorland. The cairn is turf covered and measures c. 10m in diameter and is surrounded by a low bank c. 3m wide by 0.5m high. 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.