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Cooking Mound East of Taff Terrace is a prehistoric burnt mound located in Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference GM427. Burnt mounds of this type typically date to the Bronze Age and represent the remains of domestic activities, particularly those involving the heating of stones for cooking or water heating purposes. The site consists of a mound formed from accumulated fire-cracked stones and charcoal-rich soil, evidence of repeated episodes of stone-heating technology. Such monuments are common features of the Welsh Bronze Age landscape and provide valuable archaeological insight into prehistoric domestic practices and settlement patterns.
Cooking Mound East of Taff Terrace is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM427. View the official record →
Cooking Mound East of Taff Terrace is a prehistoric burnt mound located in Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference GM427. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM427.
Cooking Mound East of Taff Terrace dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a burnt mound. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Cooking Mound East of Taff Terrace 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 GM427.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Greave Round Barrow (6.8 km), Pillar-Cross in Llandough Churchyard (7.6 km), Cwm George Camp (7.9 km).
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