Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Burnt Mound South of Fan Hir
Llywel, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Burnt Mound
- Period
- Prehistoric
- Date of designation
- 8 April 1999
- Community
- Llywel
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 51.84858, -3.68528
- SAM number
- BR257
- Cadw record number
- 1576
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Summary description and reason for designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The monument consists of the remains of a crescent shaped mound, probably dating to the Bronze Age (c. 2,300BC - 800BC). A burnt mound is an accumulation of burnt (fire-crazed) stones, ash and charcoal, usually sited next to a river or lake, with hearths and/or some form of trough or basin capable of holding water either within the mound or adjacent to it. The mound measures 7.5m (N-S) by 6m and stands to a height of 1.5m. It is located in an area of marginal upland close to the side of a small stream.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric ritual and funerary practices. It retains significant archaeological potential, with a strong probability of the presence of associated archaeological features and deposits. The structure itself may be expected to contain archaeological information concerning chronology and environmental evidence. A burnt mound 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.
Nearby in the register
- Allt Fach Deserted Rural SettlementDeserted Rural Settlementunder 1 mi
- Nant Tawe Fechan Burnt MoundBurnt Moundunder 1 mi
- Cefn Cul ring cairnRing Cairn1 mi
- Deserted Settlements 800m N of Blaenau FarmDeserted Rural Settlement1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.