<< Text Pages >> Sant-Y-Nyll - Round Barrow(s) in Wales in South Glamorgan
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Sant-Y-NyllCountry: Wales
NOTE: This site is 0.98 km away from the location you searched for.
County: South Glamorgan Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Cardiff
Map Ref: ST10077829
Latitude: 51.496372N Longitude: 3.296859W
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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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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 |
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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 |
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Ploughed-down Bronze Age Round Barrow that was excavated in 1940 and 1958 and was found to be a complex monument.
It was preceded by early Bronze Age occupation.
The Barrow has been associated with The Battle of St Fagan's which occurred on the 8th May 1648.
RCAHMW Coflein record:
SANT-Y-NYLL.
Battle of St Fagan's RCAHMW Coflein record:
Battle of St Fagan's.
The Battle of St Fagans;
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