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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: VianshillCountry: Wales
NOTE: This site is 1.183 km away from the location you searched for.
County: South Glamorgan Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Cardiff
Map Ref: ST10717401
Latitude: 51.458000N Longitude: 3.286559W
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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Round Barrow of possible Bronze Age date. The mound is about 18-21m in diameter and 0.3m high.
A nearby mound about 10m in diameter and 0.1m high, was excavated in 1965.
RCAHMW Coflein record:
VIANSHILL.
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