Sarn-y-bryn caled
Coordinates: 52 ° 38 ′ 10 " N , 3 ° 9 ′ 20" W.
Sarn-y-bryn caled is a Neolithic reference in Powys ( Wales ). It is located in the Severn Valley not far from Welshpool and was excavated from 1990–1992 during road works. The system consists of circular trenches, a wooden post circle ( English Timber-circle ) of about 17.0 m in diameter and was dated to 3700-3660 BC cal . This includes interrupted circular ditches ( English penannular ditches ) and a cursus . The circular trenches date to the bell-cup period .
The site yielded numerous fragments of Peterborough Ware .
The Collfryn kiln is nearby .
literature
- Rick Peterson, Neolithic pottery from Wales, traditions of construction . BAR Brit. 344. Oxford, Archaeopress 2003. ISBN 1841714801
- Alex Gibson, Excavations the Sarn-y-bryn caled cursus complex, Welshpool, Powys, and the timber circles of Great Britain and Ireland. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society 60, 1994, 143-223.