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Latitude: 52.8371 / 52°50'13"N
Longitude: -3.4375 / 3°26'14"W
OS Eastings: 303265
OS Northings: 327588
OS Grid: SJ032275
Mapcode National: GBR 6L.TCGY
Mapcode Global: WH78L.5YCD
Entry Name: Craig Ty Glas Kerb Cairn
Scheduled Date: 27 December 2001
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 936
Cadw Legacy ID: MG299
Schedule Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Category: Kerb cairn
Period: Prehistoric
County: Powys
Community: Llangynog (LLangynog)
Traditional County: Montgomeryshire
The monument comprises the remains of a burial cairn, with a kerb of edge-set stones defining the edge, which probably dates to the Bronze Age (c.2300 BC - 800 BC) and stands on the summit of Craig Ty Glas with spectacular views over Craig Rhiwarth and Dyffryn Tanat to the south and east. It is 9m in diameter and stands 0.5m high. Along its northern and western edges, the heap of stones making up the body of the cairn is held in place by a kerb of eight upright stones which range from 0.1m to 0.5m in height. In the centre of the cairn are the remains of a stone box or cist. 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 structural evidence and intact burial or ritual deposits. Kerb 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. It is a circle and measures 15m in diameter, centred on the cairn.
Source: Cadw
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