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<< Text Pages >> Gaerwen - Ancient Village or Settlement in Wales in Gwynedd

Submitted by vicky on Tuesday, 24 September 2002  Page Views: 6801

Multi-periodSite Name: Gaerwen
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 0.751 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Gwynedd Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
 Nearest Village: Llanwnda
Map Ref: SH501583  Landranger Map Number: 115
Latitude: 53.100783N  Longitude: 4.240396W
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
2 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
3

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Ancient Village in Gwynedd

A number of Iron Age hut circles and field settlements survive here. Other groups can be found at SH504579 and SH 505580.

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SH5058 : No publicity please! by Christine Johnstone
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SH5058 : Kissing gate, on the footpath / track, near Hafodty Wernlas. by Christine Johnstone
by Christine Johnstone
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SH4958 : Old outbuilding, Hafodty Wernlas by Christine Johnstone
by Christine Johnstone
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SH4958 : Farm north east of Rhostryfan by Eirian Evans
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SH4958 : Bench along the Bryngwyn Branch slate trail by Christine Johnstone
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