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Chepstow Park Wood Cairn

A Scheduled Monument in Devauden, Monmouthshire (Sir Fynwy)

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6744 / 51°40'27"N

Longitude: -2.7376 / 2°44'15"W

OS Eastings: 349091

OS Northings: 197549

OS Grid: ST490975

Mapcode National: GBR JJ.5Q2Z

Mapcode Global: VH87L.H5LR

Entry Name: Chepstow Park Wood Cairn

Scheduled Date: 29 February 2000

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 1630

Cadw Legacy ID: MM286

Schedule Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

Category: Round cairn

Period: Prehistoric

County: Monmouthshire (Sir Fynwy)

Community: Devauden

Traditional County: Monmouthshire

Description

The monument comprises the remains of a burial cairn, probably dating to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC). The cairn measures 11m in diameter and stands 1.3m high at its centre. A central hollow is evidence of disturbance or investigation in the past.

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 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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