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Latitude: 51.9697 / 51°58'11"N
Longitude: -3.185 / 3°11'5"W
OS Eastings: 318691
OS Northings: 230804
OS Grid: SO186308
Mapcode National: GBR YY.L4M1
Mapcode Global: VH6BW.RR2C
Entry Name: Bwlch Bach a'r Grib round cairn
Scheduled Date: 3 February 2006
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 4193
Cadw Legacy ID: BR316
Schedule Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Category: Round cairn
Period: Prehistoric
County: Powys
Community: Talgarth
Traditional County: Brecknockshire
The monument comprises the remains of a burial cairn, probably dating to the Bronze Age (c.2300 BC - 800 BC) and situated in open moorland on the saddle known as Bwlch Bach a'r Grib. The stone-built cairn is roughly circular on plan and measures about 8.5m in diameter and up to 0.6m in height. A hollowed track passes immediately around the W arc of the cairn, accentuating its height on this side. The cairn is substantially intact, although there is a slight central hollow, presumably indicating antiquarian investigation or robbing.
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 and environmental and structural evidence.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive. It is circular and measures 16m in diameter.
Source: Cadw
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