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Two Cooking Mounds 350m W of Llwynceubren, Howey is a burnt mound of prehistoric date located in Radnorshire, Wales. Burnt mounds, also known as cooking mounds, are archaeological features typically comprising heaps of fire-cracked stone and charcoal-rich soil, thought to have been used for heating water or cooking food during the Bronze Age and later prehistoric periods. This example is situated approximately 350 metres west of Llwynceubren in the parish of Howey and forms part of the wider landscape of Bronze Age domestic and subsistence activity in the region. The site is protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference RD141.
Two Cooking Mounds 350m W of Llwynceubren, Howey is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD141. View the official record →
Two Cooking Mounds 350m W of Llwynceubren, Howey is a burnt mound of prehistoric date located in Radnorshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD141.
Two Cooking Mounds 350m W of Llwynceubren, Howey dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a burnt mound. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Two Cooking Mounds 350m W of Llwynceubren, Howey 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 RD141.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castell Cae-Maerdy Castle Mound (6.6 km), Cwrt Llechryd moated site (6.9 km), Fforest Wood Mound & Bailey Castle (7.3 km).
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