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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Cefn Merthy Cynog Cairn (West)Country: Wales County: Powys Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Brecon Nearest Village: Merthy Cynog
Map Ref: SN97223894
Latitude: 52.039302N Longitude: 3.49987W
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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A Bronze Age Barrow about 20' across and 2' high, grass covered and in good condition. The integrity of the site may have been impaired by military road works in the area. Like its adjacent sites, it is set high on the Southern slopes of the Mynydd Epynt military training area.
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