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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Cairn SE of Bryn CauCountry: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Bala Nearest Village: Llanuwchllyn
Map Ref: SH8195233050
Latitude: 52.881916N Longitude: 3.755697W
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 Gwynedd
The cairn's locality can be reached by car along the narrow gated road that runs from Bronaber, off the A470 to Llanuwchllyn. Situated on a saddle between two promontories and approximately 100m north of the road, reaching the cairn can be a bit of a trudge. However, this is an impressively scenic environment and well worth a visit.
The cairn is quite small at 4.4m in diameter. It is raised to about 0.60m but could easily be hidden by the marsh grasses in the warmer months. The cairn is circular in shape and there are no signs of disturbance so there's a possibility of an intact burial or ritual deposits NB: the cairn is situated atop a peat moor which may contain dating evidence.
There are extensive views of the valley floor and the surrounding mountains.
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