Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
RD253
Name
Shepherd's Tump round barrow
Date of Designation
21/10/2005
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Llanfihangel Rhydithon
Easting
315508
Northing
265398
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 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 enclosed pasture on a prominent knoll on the northernmost summit of the ridge on the NW side of Radnor Forest. The grass-covered round barrow is circular on plan and measures about 19m in diameter and up to 1.5m in height. The barrow appears to be largely undisturbed and has a well-defined rounded profile. It boasts spectacular views in all directions.
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 28m in diameter.