Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
GM291
Name
Llandarcy Round Cairn
Date of Designation
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Neath Port Talbot
Community
Coedffranc
Easting
271843
Northing
195395
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 a burial cairn, probably dating to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC). It occupies a hill-slope position with wide views except to the south. The cairn is round on plan and measures 7.6m in diameter by 0.9m high. A stone slab measuring 0.40m high by 1.8m long by 0.9m thick is set upright and sticks out of the side of the cairn. This is possibly the remains of a stone cist.
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.