Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Carnedd y Saeson & Neighbouring Cairns NW of Foel Dduarth
Aber, Gwynedd, Wales
A scheduled monument in Aber, Gwynedd, recorded as Cairnfield (Prehistoric).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Cairnfield
- Period
- Prehistoric
- Community
- Aber
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 53.22647, -3.98113
- SAM number
- CN138
- Cadw record number
- 3619
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1883 map "Watershed map England, Wales 3." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 106 Bangor (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 106 Bangor (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (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.
A group of 7 round cairns on fairly level ground NW of Foel Dduarth, forming a cemetery probably dating to the Bronze Age.
The largest, known as Carnedd-y-Saeson, is 13.7m in diameter. There is a central cist with displaced capstone; two concentric circles of stone slabs, one with stones set on edge, are visible. The remaining 6 cairns are composed of smaller stones and lie NE of the above. All but one seem to have stone kerbs. Diameters range from 4.5m to 9.1m.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric funerary practises. It retains significant archaeological potential, with a strong probability of the presence of associated archaeological features and deposits.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.
Nearby in the register
- Foel Dduarth EnclosureEnclosureunder 1 mi
- Hut Group W of Foel DduarthEnclosed hut circleunder 1 mi
- Hut Circle and Rectangular Hut North of Wern Y PandyUnenclosed hut circleunder 1 mi
- Hut Group 180m NW of Hafod-y-GelynEnclosed hut circleunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.