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<< Text Pages >> Gelligaer Common Cairn - Cairn in Wales in South Glamorgan

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Gelligaer Common Cairn
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 1.798 km away from the location you searched for.

County: South Glamorgan Type: Cairn

Map Ref: ST131991
Latitude: 51.683911N  Longitude: 3.258382W
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 of uncertain date on Gelligaer Common.

RCAHMW Coflein record:

Gelligaer Common.
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
ST1398 : On Gelligaer Common by Graham Horn
by Graham Horn
©2008(licence)
ST1399 : Water erosion by Graham Horn
by Graham Horn
©2007(licence)
ST1298 : View across Gelli-gaer Common by Gareth James
by Gareth James
©2016(licence)
ST1399 : View west from the reservoir by Graham Horn
by Graham Horn
©2007(licence)
ST1399 : Manhole on the common by Graham Horn
by Graham Horn
©2007(licence)

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 1.7km SSW 192° Maen Cattwg* Rock Art (ST12709742)
 2.8km NW 313° Cefn Gelligaer Cairn Cairn (SO111010)
 2.8km NW 313° Cefn Gelligaer Cross Dyke Misc. Earthwork (SO111010)
 3.7km W 271° Coed Cae Cairns and field system Cairn (ST094992)
 3.8km NW 314° Coed Yr Hendre House Platform Ancient Village or Settlement (SO104018)
 3.9km ENE 74° St Sannan's Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SO16860011)
 3.9km N 5° New Tredegar House Platforms Ancient Village or Settlement (SO135030)
 4.0km N 356° New Tredegar Cairn Cairn (SO129031)
 4.2km N 359° New Tredeger Cairns Cairn (SO131033)
 4.6km W 267° Tir-Cook Cairn Cairn (ST085989)
 4.8km W 279° Mynydd Y Capel Cairns Cairn (ST084999)
 4.8km W 279° Mynydd Y Capel Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (ST084999)
 4.8km W 280° Mynydd Y Capel Cairnfield* Cairn (SO0835100032)
 4.9km NW 325° Blaenllwynau, Cairn I Cairn (SO10350316)
 4.9km NW 325° Blaenllwynau, Cairn II Cairn (SO10340318)
 5.0km WNW 282° Mynydd Y Capel Cairn Cemetry Cairn (SO0822200245)
 5.1km NW 325° Pen Garnbugail Cairn (SO10250328)
 5.1km NNW 326° Gelligaer Common Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SO10340340)
 5.1km NW 319° Gelligaer Common Round Barrow(s) (SO09810305)
 5.2km NW 321° Pen Garnbugail Ring Cairn (SO09870324)
 5.3km NW 321° Pen Garnbugail Round Barrow Cairn (SO09810329)
 5.4km NW 319° Cefn Gelli-Gaer Round Barrow(s) (SO09610318)
 5.4km NW 317° Coly Uchaf Cairnfield Cairn (SO09460307)
 5.4km NW 322° Pen Garnbugail Ring Cairn Ring Cairn (SO09870341)
 5.4km NW 325° Cairn North of Cairn Bugail Cairn (SO10010359)
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