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Latitude: 52.4267 / 52°25'36"N
Longitude: -3.8989 / 3°53'56"W
OS Eastings: 270979
OS Northings: 282665
OS Grid: SN709826
Mapcode National: GBR 90.N8P0
Mapcode Global: VH4FG.C8NJ
Entry Name: Carn Dol-Gau
Scheduled Date:
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 2552
Cadw Legacy ID: CD065
Schedule Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Category: Round cairn
Period: Prehistoric
County: Ceredigion
Community: Trefeurig
Traditional County: Cardiganshire
The monument comprises the remains of a large burial cairn, probably dating to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC). It is situated at 320m above OD, on moorland above the head of a valley to the south-west but unusually overlooked by rising ground immediately to the north-west and north-east. It is c.15m in diameter and varies in height from 0.8m in the north-east to 1.3m in the south-west. It is composed of turf-covered shale stones, and small boulders. The centre has been dug away to a depth of 0.5m, over an area c.7m across.
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, together with environmental and structural evidence. Cairns may be part of a larger cluster of monuments and their importance can be further enhanced by their group value.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.
Source: Cadw
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