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Nant Tawe Fechan Burnt Mound

A Scheduled Monument in Llywel, Powys

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8583 / 51°51'29"N

Longitude: -3.6862 / 3°41'10"W

OS Eastings: 283970

OS Northings: 219090

OS Grid: SN839190

Mapcode National: GBR Y9.T09D

Mapcode Global: VH5FR.2K28

Entry Name: Nant Tawe Fechan Burnt Mound

Scheduled Date: 29 March 2010

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 1319

Cadw Legacy ID: BR406

Schedule Class: Agriculture and Subsistence

Category: Burnt Mound

Period: Prehistoric

County: Powys

Community: Llywel

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

Description

The monument comprises the remains of a burnt mound, which probably dates to the Bronze Age period (c. 2300 BC - 800 BC). Burnt mounds were created from debris produced at cooking sites, where fire heated stones were used to heat water. The site is located on a moderate S-facing slope to the E of the S end of the Fan Hir escarpment. It is situated to the SW of an unnamed stream, a tributary of the Nant Tawe Fechan. The low mound is turf-consolidated, but areas of blackened earth, charcoal and heat-broken stones are visible. The mound is horseshoe shaped on plan and measures a maximum of 1.5m in height on the SSE side, 12m in length (NE-SW) and 11.5m in width. There is a shallow indentation on the stream-facing (NE) side.

The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric social practices and settlement organisation. The site is well preserved and retains significant archaeological potential. There is a strong probability of the presence of evidence relating to chronology, layout, building techniques and functional detail.

The scheduled area comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive. It is circular in shape and measures 22m in diameter. It is centred on NGR SN 83971 19089.

Source: Cadw

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