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<< Our Photo Pages >> Garn Prys - Cairn in Wales in Conwy

Submitted by Postman on Sunday, 16 October 2016  Page Views: 1721

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Garn Prys
Country: Wales County: Conwy Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Betws Y Coed  Nearest Village: Rhydlydan,
Map Ref: SH89374866
Latitude: 53.023758N  Longitude: 3.650848W
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
3 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.
4 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
5

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Garn Prys
Garn Prys submitted by Postman : Looking east. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cairn in Conwy

There is no footpath to this cairn circle, sorry, you have to climb over the fence, do so in the corner, it's easier.
It's not easy to find, not at all, this was my second attempt.
It is right next to an occasional stream, it blends into the grassy surroundings almost seamlessly
I must have walked by with in feet of it half a dozen times.
A half buried doughnut, with some stones poking through on the edge, perhaps being kerb stones.
Barely a mile south the 1:25000 map states quite categorically that there is another cairn circle, it is gone, flattened in 1951, nothing remains, don't go, unless you like empty fields.
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Garn Prys
Garn Prys submitted by Postman : North (Vote or comment on this photo)

Garn Prys
Garn Prys submitted by Postman : Looking west, Tryfan just pokes over the near horizon. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Garn Prys
Garn Prys submitted by Postman : Looking south west to Garn Prys itself, ie the hill. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Garn Prys
Garn Prys submitted by Postman : Not much to it, but it's most definitely still there. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Garn Prys
Garn Prys submitted by Postman : The now destroyed cairn circle at SH89014724

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 716m ENE 68° Cefnhirfynydd Uchaf Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SH9004348910)
 796m E 84° Cefnhirfynydd Uchaf Cairnfield* Barrow Cemetery (SH9016648725)
 899m ESE 102° Cefnhirfynydd Uchaf Cairn 3* Cairn (SH9024848454)
 1.0km ENE 76° Cefnhirfynydd Uchaf Enclosure* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH9037148889)
 1.2km E 86° Cefnhirfynydd Uchaf Cairn 2* Cairn (SH9054048710)
 1.2km E 86° Cefnhirfynydd Uchaf Cairn 1* Cairn (SH9056048725)
 1.4km SSW 195° Caer Garn Cairn and Round Barrow* Barrow Cemetery (SH8897047270)
 1.5km ESE 115° Moel Eglwys Cairn* Cairn (SH9071348011)
 2.1km N 360° Carreg Nanw* Modern Stone Circle etc (SH8940550794)
 3.7km NW 323° Lon Mynydd Hiraethog* Ancient Trackway (SH8719051650)
 4.6km NNW 326° Carreg Nant Y Foel* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SH8690152540)
 5.0km NNW 341° Hafod Y Garreg Cist* Cist (SH8790053400)
 5.0km NNW 339° Hafod Y Garreg Earthworks and Cairns* Barrow Cemetery (SH8773053360)
 5.0km NNW 342° Hafod Y Carreg Cairn Field* Barrow Cemetery (SH8793053470)
 5.0km NNW 341° Hafod y Garreg Row* Stone Row / Alignment (SH87815345)
 5.0km NNW 341° Ffridd Can Awen Cists* Cist (SH8786053480)
 5.1km N 349° Hafod y Dre* Stone Row / Alignment (SH88535371)
 5.2km NNW 341° Ffridd Can Awen Cairn* Cairn (SH8774053620)
 5.4km NNW 344° Cefnen Wen Cairn Field* Barrow Cemetery (SH8796053890)
 5.4km N 9° Bwlch y Garnedd Hut Circle* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH90305401)
 5.6km NNW 347° Cefnen Wen Cairn East* Cairn (SH8824054160)
 5.6km NNW 346° Cefnen Wen Cairn and Cist* Cairn (SH8817054170)
 5.6km N 10° Bwlch y Garnedd Menhir Standing Stone (Menhir) (SH9045254194)
 5.6km N 10° Lon Bwlch y Garnedd standing stones* Standing Stones (SH9046154197)
 6.0km NNE 11° Bwlch y Garnedd Cairn 3 Cairn (SH90695450)
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