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The Henge Monuments of the British Isles: Myth and Archaeology

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<< Our Photo Pages >> Carn Owen - Cairn in Wales in Ceredigion

Submitted by HarryTwenty on Saturday, 19 August 2023  Page Views: 109

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Carn Owen
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 2.2 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Ceredigion Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Ponterwyd
Map Ref: SN732882
Latitude: 52.476953N  Longitude: 3.8684W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
2 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Carn Owen
Carn Owen submitted by HarryTwenty : Looking southwards. (Vote or comment on this photo)
The monument comprises the remains a burial cairn, probably dating to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC), located on the highest point of Cerrig yr Hafan. It measures c.10m in diameter and up to 1.5m high, but has been extensively disturbed. The interior has been hollowed and shelters have been built at its western edge and to its immediate north. Cairn material has also spilt down the steep slope to its south-east. A small satellite cairn or cairns have been noted to the north-east.

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.

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Carn Owen
Carn Owen submitted by HarryTwenty : Another view SW showing the damage done building the shelter. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carn Owen
Carn Owen submitted by HarryTwenty : Southern edge of the cairn looking at Drosgol, Pumlumon Fach and Pomlumon Fawr, each with their own monuments on top. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carn Owen
Carn Owen submitted by HarryTwenty : Looking over the cairn at Drosgol (on the left). There are more cairns on the peaks in the distance, I guess they liked to be noticed in the Bronze Age. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carn Owen
Carn Owen submitted by HarryTwenty : Looking SE towards Drosgol, there are 2 more (trashed) large cairns over there. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carn Owen
Carn Owen submitted by HarryTwenty : Looking NE. Satellite cairns or just part of the damage to the main cairn? (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carn Owen
Carn Owen submitted by HarryTwenty : Looking NE towards Borth.

Carn Owen
Carn Owen submitted by HarryTwenty : Looking SW. The cairn has a great view of the valley below.

Carn Owen
Carn Owen submitted by HarryTwenty : The centre of the cairn has been trashed.

Carn Owen
Carn Owen submitted by HarryTwenty : Looking SW towards the sun.

Carn Owen
Carn Owen submitted by HarryTwenty : Looking SW towards Aberystwyth and the sea.

Carn Owen
Carn Owen submitted by HarryTwenty : Approaching the cairn from the southern side.

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