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Burnt Mound East of Pen-y-Gaer is a prehistoric burnt mound located in Wales, protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument under reference CN336. Burnt mounds are low, irregular heaps of fire-cracked stone and charred material that accumulated from repeated heating and cooling cycles during Bronze Age and Iron Age activity. This example sits on bedrock of Ordovician extrusive rocks—felsic lava and felsic tuff—which would have provided naturally fractured stone suitable for the heating processes these sites facilitated.
The monument lies within a landscape shaped by ancient volcanic geology, where the underlying Ordovician volcanic materials offered practical resources for prehistoric communities. The fragmented stone bedrock would have fractured readily when heated and cooled, producing the characteristic rubble that forms burnt mound deposits.
The precise function of burnt mounds remains debated among archaeologists, though evidence suggests use in metalworking, food preparation, bathing, or textile processing. The mound's survival and scheduling reflect its value in understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and technology in this region of Wales.
Burnt Mound East of Pen-y-Gaer is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN336. View the official record →
Burnt Mound East of Pen-y-Gaer is a prehistoric burnt mound located in Wales, protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument under reference CN336.
Burnt Mound East of Pen-y-Gaer 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 East of Pen-y-Gaer 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 CN336.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carn Pentyrch Camp (3.9 km), St Cybi's Well (4.4 km), Cross-Incised Stone in Llangybi Churchyard (4.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Burnt Mound East of Pen-y-Gaer'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 East of Pen-y-Gaer stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Ordovician, bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is felsic lava and felsic tuff.