CD078

Round Cairn 460m S of Ty'n-y-Rhos  

14/09/1949  

Designated  

Ceredigion  

Nantcwnlle  

256474  

258713  

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 burial cairn, probably dating to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC). The cairn, also known as Fan Barrow, was formerly c.20m in diameter and c.1.7m high, with an irregular and sunken top which may reflect old excavation. The site was ploughed out during improvements in the late 1990s, but subsequent geophysical survey and excavation on its site revealed a complex of features which may well represent several phases of activity. 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 be 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.