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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Coed-Pen-Maen CommonCountry: Wales
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County: South Glamorgan Type: Ring Cairn
Nearest Town: Pontypridd
Map Ref: ST07989031
Latitude: 51.604083N Longitude: 3.330106W
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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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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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A ruinous ring 5.8 metres internal diameter of 12 stones with a central cist of which only one visible stone remains. The cairn was excavated in 1830 when a small triangular cist was reportedly found containing fine dust, burnt bones and what were probably rivets of a dagger handle.
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