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<< Our Photo Pages >> Carn-Y-Celyn - Cairn in Wales in Mid Glamorgan

Submitted by Eddiejmorse on Wednesday, 06 January 2021  Page Views: 1002

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Carn-Y-Celyn Alternative Name: Mynydd Pen-Y-Graig
Country: Wales County: Mid Glamorgan Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Tonypandy  Nearest Village: Penygraig
Map Ref: SS98779114
Latitude: 51.609961N  Longitude: 3.463288W
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
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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.
3 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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Carn-Y-Celyn
Carn-Y-Celyn submitted by Eddiejmorse : Bronze age burial cairn and cist. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cairn in Mid Glamorgan

Bronze Age burial cairn. Still has 3 of the 4 lining stones surrounding the cist. Still able to make out the remains of the 3m cairn mound. Lies on Mynydd Pen-y-graig, above the village of Penygraig.

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Carn-Y-Celyn
Carn-Y-Celyn submitted by Eddiejmorse : Bronze age burial cairn and cist. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Carn-Y-Celyn by Eddiejmorse on Sunday, 10 January 2021
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Possible round barrow.
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