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Burnt Mound on Esgair Ferchon is a prehistoric burnt mound located in Wales. The monument sits upon bedrock of Llandovery Rocks, undifferentiated strata of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formed during the Llandovery period, which provides the underlying geology for this Bronze Age site. The mound is protected by Cadw under the reference number CM299.
Burnt mounds are a distinctive class of archaeological monument, typically consisting of heaps of heat-fractured stone mixed with charcoal and ash. They date primarily to the Bronze Age and represent the accumulated refuse from activities involving the heating of water and stone. The precise functions of such sites remain debated amongst archaeologists, though they may have been used for cooking, brewing, or the processing of hides and wool.
The location of this burnt mound on Esgair Ferchon reflects the Bronze Age occupation patterns across the Welsh landscape. The overlying Llandovery mudstone and siltstone bedrock would have influenced the local drainage and availability of surface stone suitable for heating, factors that may have determined the choice of this particular spot for industrial or domestic activity in prehistoric times.
Burnt Mound on Esgair Ferchon is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM299. View the official record →
Burnt Mound on Esgair Ferchon is a prehistoric burnt mound located in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM299.
Burnt Mound on Esgair Ferchon 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 on Esgair Ferchon 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 CM299.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Nantiwrch round barrow (3.9 km), Roman Road c. 250m SSW of Gilwen Farm (5.1 km), Roman Road c. 400m S of Benlan Farm (5.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Burnt Mound on Esgair Ferchon'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 on Esgair Ferchon stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.