Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
MM071
Name
Begwns Round Barrow, Mynydd Machen
Date of Designation
02/12/1935
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Caerphilly
Community
Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen
Easting
322376
Northing
190010
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Site Type
Round Cairn
Period
Bronze Age
Description
Summary Description and Reason for Designation
The following is a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The monument comprises the remains of an earth and stone-built round barrow, which probably dates to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC). The site is situated on the summit of Mynydd Machen and has a Trig Point on top of it. It is circular in plan, 17m in diameter and 2.5m high with a flat top.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric burial and ritual practices. The features are an important relic of a prehistoric funerary and ritual landscape and retain significant archaeological potential. There is a strong probability of the presence of both intact ritual and burial deposits, together with environmental and structural evidence. Barrows 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.