<< Our Photo Pages >> Gray Hill summit cairn - Round Cairn in Wales in Monmouthshire
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Gray Hill summit cairnCountry: Wales
NOTE: This site is 1.155 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Monmouthshire Type: Round Cairn
Nearest Town: Chepstow Nearest Village: Llanvair Discoed
Map Ref: ST43399355
Latitude: 51.637892N Longitude: 2.819407W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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TheCaptain visited on 5th Sep 2020 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 3 Breezy but sunny afternoon walk up Gray Hill to check out the old stones, then a walk around Wentwood Forest. Beautiful views all around from the cairn at the top of the hill
SandyG visited on 12th May 2018 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 2 Car parking is available at ST 42871 93864. From here cross the road and follow the track that starts at ST 42884 93940. At ST 43270 93715 take the footpath leading up the very steep hill. You will know you have arrived when there is no more hill to climb.
Geojazz sem TheCaptain Ellpezz have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.5 Ambience: 5 Access: 2.5
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