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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Castell Llygoden Platform CairnCountry: Wales
NOTE: This site is 0.899 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Powys Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Llanwrtyd Wells Nearest Village: Abergwesyn
Map Ref: SN81205689
Latitude: 52.197403N Longitude: 3.739592W
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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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 |
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A Bronze Age funerary platform cairn about 30' wide by about 18" high, with a modern marker cairn on top. High on the Cambrian Mountains and now surrounded by modern commercial forestry. It would have been prominent and commanded far-reaching views.
This cairn is important in that it offers insight into burial practices at that time.
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