Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Ffridd Cwm y Ffynnon round barrow
Llanbrynmair, Powys, Wales
A scheduled monument in Llanbrynmair, Powys, recorded as Round Barrow (Prehistoric).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Round Barrow
- Period
- Prehistoric
- Date of designation
- 24 March 2005
- Community
- Llanbrynmair
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 52.63173, -3.59975
- SAM number
- MG314
- Cadw record number
- 4219
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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)
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 150 Dinas-Mawddwy (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 Ancient Monument.
The monument comprises the remains of a round barrow, a burial mound probably dating to the Bronze Age (c.2300 BC - 800 BC) and situated in improved pasture on the rounded summit of Fridd Cwm y Ffynnon overlooking the valley containing the Afon Rhiwsaeson. The grass-covered barrow is circular on plan and measures about 14m in diameter and up to about 1.5m in height. Although there is a large central hollow (probably resulting from unrecorded investigation in the early 20th century), the majority of the barrow appears undisturbed. Several possible kerb stones are visible.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric burial and ritual practices. The well-preserved 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 and environmental and structural evidence.
The area scheduled comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive. It is circular and measures 24m in diameter.
Nearby in the register
- Cwm gwynDomesticunder 1 mi
- Plas rhiw-saesonDomestic1 mi
- Cwm Pen LlydanDomestic1 mi
- Cwm-carnedd-uchafDomestic1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.