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<< Text Pages >> Bryn Owen Farm Cairns - Cairn in Wales in West Glamorgan

Submitted by coldrum on Friday, 30 January 2009  Page Views: 5602

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Bryn Owen Farm Cairns Alternative Name: Llanfabon
Country: Wales County: West Glamorgan Type: Cairn
 Nearest Village: Llanbradach
Map Ref: ST144908
Latitude: 51.609501N  Longitude: 3.237549W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4
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Cairn in West Glamorgan

The site of a Prehistoric cairn within forested land near Llanbradach.

RCAHMW Coflein record:

Bryn Owen Farm Cairns.


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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
ST1490 : Jasmine House, Llanbradach by Jaggery
by Jaggery
©2012(licence)
ST1490 : Looking towards Fabcraft from a railway footbridge, Llanbradach by Jaggery
by Jaggery
©2012(licence)
ST1490 : Longlife Spares, Llanbradach by Jaggery
by Jaggery
©2012(licence)
ST1490 : Fabcraft, Llanbradach by Jaggery
by Jaggery
©2012(licence)
ST1490 : Former colliery winding house, Llanbradach by Jaggery
by Jaggery
©2012(licence)

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 3.0km ENE 76° Twyn Cae-Hugh* Round Barrow(s) (ST17379149)
 3.2km NE 55° Mynydd Bach Cairn 2* Round Barrow(s) (ST17019259)
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 4.0km E 92° Twyn-Yr-Oerfel A* Round Barrow(s) (ST18399058)
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 6.2km W 263° Carreg Siglio* Modern Stone Circle etc (ST082901)
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 7.6km SSW 198° Taffs Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (ST1192683638)
 8.0km E 95° Begwns Cairn (ST22379000)
 8.1km S 173° Wenallt Camp Ancient Village or Settlement (ST15208275)
 8.4km SSW 208° Garth Hill* Round Barrow(s) (ST103835)
 8.4km N 350° Gelligaer Common Cairn Cairn (ST131991)
 9.0km S 191° Lesser Garth Cave* Cave or Rock Shelter (ST125820)
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