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Burnt Mound 170m S of Jubilee Cottages is a prehistoric burnt mound situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference PE476. Burnt mounds are Bronze Age structures created through the repeated heating and cooling of stones, typically associated with industrial or domestic thermal processes such as cooking, bathing, or brewing. The mound's position above an Unnamed Neoproterozoic mafic igneous intrusion has influenced the local geology and stone availability throughout its occupation and survival.
The monument comprises accumulated layers of burnt and fractured stone, often accompanied by charcoal and heat-affected soil. These features accumulated over periods of intensive activity involving the heating of stones in fire before use in water-filled containers fashioned from hide or wood. The thermal properties of the local igneous bedrock would have provided suitable material for repeated heating cycles required by such practices.
Today, the burnt mound survives as a distinctive earthwork feature in the landscape, marking an important Bronze Age settlement or work site. Its archaeological value lies in understanding prehistoric subsistence strategies and technological practices. The site's protection under Cadw ensures its preservation for continued archaeological study and public appreciation of Wales's Bronze Age heritage.
Burnt Mound 170m S of Jubilee Cottages is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE476. View the official record →
Burnt Mound 170m S of Jubilee Cottages is a prehistoric burnt mound situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference PE476.
Burnt Mound 170m S of Jubilee Cottages dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a burnt mound. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Burnt Mound 170m S of Jubilee Cottages is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is PE476.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosure & Earthworks at Lewiston Hall (7.2 km), Eastington Manor House (8 km), Angle Dovecot (9.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Burnt Mound 170m S of Jubilee Cottages's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Burnt Mound 170m S of Jubilee Cottages stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Neoproterozoic, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.