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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Moel Rhiwlug Cairn 1Country: Wales County: Conwy Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Colwyn Bay Nearest Village: Pentrefoelas
Map Ref: SH88445538
Latitude: 53.083946N Longitude: 3.667037W
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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Cairn in Conwy
Situated approximately 120m NW of the Moel Rhiwlug summit (433m) the cairn lies in dense overgrowth of heather and grasses. The cairn presents as a low ring of stones approximately 5m in diameter, but its size may be contestable given it's location on a rocky terrace and completely covered by overgrowth. However, given its location a clearance cairn is unlikely.
The cairn can be reached by following the Hiraethog Trail that leads north towards Llyn Alwen from Pentrefoelas village. The terrain is challenging and it is not an easy cairn to reach or find, but the environment along the trail has abundant evidence of prehistoric activity that may be more accessible. .
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