<< Our Photo Pages >> Pen y Fan Cairn - Cairn in Wales in Powys
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pen y Fan CairnCountry: Wales County: Powys Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Brecon Nearest Village: Libanus
Map Ref: SO01202159
Latitude: 51.884086N Longitude: 3.436868W
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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This is a very popular walk, it takes about an hour up a steepish path for an average person from the Storey arms on the A470 below, but there are many other routes up besides.
The cairn itself has been excavated and rebuilt, so is now looking quite tidy.
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