Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
GM232
Name
Mynydd Caerau Round Cairns
Date of Designation
05/07/1955
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Bridgend
Community
Maesteg
Easting
289044
Northing
194342
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 of a number of burial cairns, probably dating to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC). The Mynydd Caerau Round Cairns are a cemetery of up to nine Bronze Age cairns, measuring in diameter between 20 to 30 metres.
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.