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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pant y Butler round barrowsCountry: Wales
NOTE: This site is 1.349 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Ceredigion Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Cardigan Nearest Village: Llangoedmor
Map Ref: SN21464672
Latitude: 52.089950N Longitude: 4.607491W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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In September 2009, trial excavations took place on the two upstanding round barrows. Very little survived of the smaller of the two barrows, although a central grave was located and excavated. This contained a cremation burial with no grave goods. It is likely that this grave had disturbed an earlier burial as burnt bone, charcoal and sherds of a presumed Bronze Age urn were scattered in and over it. What little survived of this barrow suggests that it was a cairn rather than an earthen mound. The central grave of the larger barrow was not located.
This barrow survived up to 0.5m high and 15-18m diameter and was built of earth, mainly turf, but with a little stone. A feature on the top of the surviving mound seemed to be burnt plank in a stone setting. A stone-filled pit close by is likely to be modern, and possibly represents an antiquarian excavation conducted when the barrow stood to a far greater height. Other possible round barrows located during the geophysical survey proved to be geological in origin. It is hoped to complete the excavation of the larger barrow in 2010.
Source: Dyfed Archaeological Trust.
Excavations by Dyfed Archaeological Trust in 2010, following a geophysical survey in 2008, revealed a sub circular mound (c. 0.75m high and c.45m east-west by 36m north-south) of earth construction, but containing some stone. A large grave, dug into the underlying bedrock, contained a cremation burial with a jet bead necklace.
Source: Coflein
There was a web diary produced for the excavations, and a final report. (PDF)
Note: Jet bead necklace discovered near Cardigan - found in 2010 but worth seeing - the second image on our page
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