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Burnt Mound on Rhossili Down is a prehistoric burnt mound located on the Gower Peninsula in Swansea, Wales. This Bronze Age monument comprises a mound of heat-fractured stone and charcoal-rich soil, formed through the repeated heating and cooling of rocks in water, a process associated with domestic and subsistence activities such as cooking and possibly textile processing. The site dates to the Bronze Age and represents evidence of prehistoric settlement and daily life on the Gower. The monument is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw register (SAM GM476).
Burnt Mound on Rhossili Down is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM476. View the official record →
Burnt Mound on Rhossili Down is a prehistoric burnt mound located on the Gower Peninsula in Swansea, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM476.
Burnt Mound on Rhossili Down 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 Rhossili Down 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 GM476.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Old Castle Camp (2.7 km), Lewes Castle Promontory Fort (3.2 km), Thurba Camp (3.5 km).
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