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<< Text Pages >> Gwenffrwd-Uchaf Cairns - Cairn in Wales in Ceredigion

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Gwenffrwd-Uchaf Cairns
Country: Wales County: Ceredigion Type: Cairn

Map Ref: SN73008395
Latitude: 52.438720N  Longitude: 3.869725W
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
5
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Cairns in Ceredigion

Cluster of 5 bronze age cairns located upon ledge above present farmstead.

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SN7283 : Gwenffrwd-uchaf by Nigel Brown
by Nigel Brown
©2017(licence)
SN7283 : Wernffrwd by John Lucas
by John Lucas
©2008(licence)
SN7383 : Disgwylfa Fach stone row by Sandy Gerrard
by Sandy Gerrard
©2018(licence)
SN7383 : Rough grazing by the Nant Glan-d&#373;r by Nigel Brown
by Nigel Brown
©2010(licence)
SN7383 : Disgwylfa Fach by Ian Medcalf
by Ian Medcalf
©2014(licence)

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