Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
CM356
Name
Carn Fadog round cairn
Date of Designation
28/10/2004
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Carmarthenshire
Community
Quarter Bach
Easting
276860
Northing
217218
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 Monument.
The monument comprises the remains of a burial cairn, probably dating to the Bronze Age (c.2300 BC - 800 BC) and situated on a local summit in the heart of the Black Mountain, overlooking the upper reaches of Cwm Twrch. The stone built cairn is circular on plan and measures about 11m in diameter and up to 2m in height.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric burial and ritual practices. The well-preserved 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 and environmental and structural evidence.
The area scheduled comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive. It is circular and measures 15m in diameter.