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Latitude: 52.8923 / 52°53'32"N
Longitude: -3.3697 / 3°22'10"W
OS Eastings: 307947
OS Northings: 333642
OS Grid: SJ079336
Mapcode National: GBR 6P.PXLD
Mapcode Global: WH78F.6KNJ
Entry Name: Cadair Berwyn, round cairn on N ridge of
Scheduled Date: 23 November 2006
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 4281
Cadw Legacy ID: DE297
Schedule Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Category: Round cairn
Period: Prehistoric
County: Denbighshire (Sir Ddinbych)
Community: Llandrillo
Traditional County: Denbighshire
The monument comprises the remains of a burial cairn, probably dating to the Bronze Age (c.2300 BC - 800 BC) and situated in moorland on the ridge extending to the E of Cadair Berwyn. The grass and bracken covered cairn is roughly oval on plan and measures about 16.5m from ENE to WSW by about 13.5m transversely. The cairn stands up to 1.8m in height.
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 area to be 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.
Source: Cadw
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