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Burnt Mound 230m NE of Ffos is a prehistoric burnt mound located in Wales, protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw. The site sits on bedrock comprising Llandovery rocks of undifferentiated type, a geological formation of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone that dates to the Llandovery period.
Burnt mounds are commonly found across Britain and Ireland and typically date to the Bronze Age, though some may be later. They comprise heaps of fire-cracked stone, charcoal and ash that accumulated through repeated heating and quenching of rocks. Such monuments suggest economic activity centred on heat-intensive processes, most likely the heating of water in wooden troughs for purposes including food preparation, textile working or metal processing.
The underlying geology at this location would have influenced both construction and use of the mound. The local mudstone, siltstone and sandstone bedrock would have provided stone suitable for heating, though the friable nature of these rocks means they crack readily when subjected to fire and water, the characteristic process that created burnt mounds across the Welsh landscape and beyond.
Burnt Mound 230m NE of Ffos is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD160. View the official record →
Burnt Mound 230m NE of Ffos is a prehistoric burnt mound located in Wales, protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD160.
Burnt Mound 230m NE of Ffos 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 230m NE of Ffos 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 CD160.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castell Flemish (5.3 km), Bryngwyn Bach Round Cairn Cemetery (5.8 km), Bryn-y-Crofftau Ring Cairn (6.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Burnt Mound 230m NE of Ffos'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 230m NE of Ffos stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.