Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Carn Saith-Wraig Round Cairns
Llanddewi Brefi, Ceredigion, Wales
A scheduled monument in Llanddewi Brefi, Ceredigion, recorded as Round Cairn (Prehistoric).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Round Cairn
- Period
- Prehistoric
- Date of designation
- 18 August 2008
- Community
- Llanddewi Brefi
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 52.16091, -3.79757
- SAM number
- CD255
- Cadw record number
- 1235
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 195 Lampeter (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Summary description and reason for designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Monument.
The monument comprises the remains of two upland cairns in open moorland pasture, which probably date to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC). The NW cairn (Item 'A') is located on a shelf in a secluded position to the SW of a broad ridge. It comprises a ring cairn of earth and stone. The bank measures 4m in width and 0.4m in height, with an overall diameter of c. 21.5m. Within the ring, is a tumbled mass of loose stone, which may represent the ruined remains of a round cairn. Item 'B' is located c. 120m to the SE and comprises a round cairn located upon a low ridge. The cairn measures c. 13.5m in diameter and a maximum of 1m in height.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric burial and ritual practices. The feature is an important relic of a prehistoric funerary and ritual landscape and retains significant archaeological potential. There is a strong probability of the presence of both intact ritual and burial deposits, together with environmental and structural evidence. The importance of the monument is further enhanced by the cairns' group value.
The scheduled areas comprise the remains described and areas around within which related evidence may be expected to survive. The scheduled areas are circular in shape. Area 'A' is centred on Item 'A' and measures 25m in diameter. Area 'B' is centred on Item 'B' and measures 20m in diameter.
Nearby in the register
- Blaen Nant-y-Rhiw Round CairnRound Cairnunder 1 mi
- Capel Soar and attached houseReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Outbuilding by Capel Soar and attached wall to WReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Pen y Gurnos Round BarrowRound Barrow1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.