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<< Text Pages >> Careg Bica Cairn - Cairn in Wales in Mid Glamorgan

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Careg Bica Cairn
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 1.871 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Mid Glamorgan Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Neath
Map Ref: SS72519948
Latitude: 51.679570N  Longitude: 3.845368W
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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
4
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Cairn in Mid Glamorgan

A pear-shaped stony mound, 21m by 14.3m and 0.6m high.

RCAHMW Coflein record:

Careg Bica.


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Careg Bica Cairn
Careg Bica Cairn submitted by Bladup : Careg Bica Cairn. A pear-shaped cairn, 21m by 14.3m and 0.6m high. It's found just to the north east of the standing stone at SS72519948. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Careg Bica Cairn
Careg Bica Cairn submitted by Bladup : This (chalk?) mound is found just to the south of the standing stone (in the background). It isn't on Coflein or OS map. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Careg Bica Cairn
Careg Bica Cairn submitted by Bladup : Careg Bica Cairn. A pear-shaped cairn, 21m by 14.3m and 0.6m high. It's found just to the north east of the standing stone at SS72519948. It's quite a large stone on top. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Careg Bica Cairn
Careg Bica Cairn submitted by Bladup : Careg Bica Cairn. A pear-shaped cairn, 21m by 14.3m and 0.6m high. It's found just to the north east of the standing stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SS7299 : Carreg Bica standing stone by Nigel Davies
by Nigel Davies
©2007(licence)
SS7299 : Carreg Bica by Dai Bevan
by Dai Bevan
©2007(licence)
SS7299 : Ordnance Survey Cut Mark by Adrian Dust
by Adrian Dust
©2014(licence)
SS7299 : Carreg Bica by Alan Hughes
by Alan Hughes
©2021(licence)
SS7299 : Carreg Bica Standing Stone by Rude Health
by Rude Health
©2013(licence)

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