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Latitude: 52.464 / 52°27'50"N
Longitude: -3.8219 / 3°49'18"W
OS Eastings: 276320
OS Northings: 286679
OS Grid: SN763866
Mapcode National: GBR 93.KX89
Mapcode Global: VH4F9.PBWF
Entry Name: Round Barrow 290m SSW of Nant-y-Moch
Scheduled Date:
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 1850
Cadw Legacy ID: CD044
Schedule Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Category: Round cairn
Period: Prehistoric
County: Ceredigion
Community: Blaenrheidol
Traditional County: Cardiganshire
The monument comprises the remains of a round barrow, which probably dates to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC). It is situated within open moorland on a gentle N-facing slope overlooking the Nant-y-Moch valley. The turf-covered mound is oval in shape on plan and measures 12.4m by 11.5m. It is flat-topped in profile and measures 1.2m in height. There are possible kerbstones on the E and SW sides of the mound and a shallow outer ditch can be traced on the E, S and W sides. The original scheduled area measured 45m in diameter and has been revised, as it was too large.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric burial and ritual practices. The feature is an important relic of a prehistoric funerary and ritual landscape and retains significant archaeological potential. There is a strong probability of the presence of both intact ritual and burial deposits, together with environmental and structural evidence, including a buried prehistoric land surface.
The area to be scheduled comprises the remains described and an area around within which related evidence may be expected to survive. It is circular and measures 20m in diameter.
Source: Cadw
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