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<< Our Photo Pages >> Drosgl - Cairn in Wales in Conwy

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Drosgl
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 1.173 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Conwy Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Bethesda  Nearest Village: Gerlan
Map Ref: SH663680
Latitude: 53.192230N  Longitude: 4.002652W
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 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.
2 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
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Drosgl submitted by postman : Drosgl super cairn looks down across Angelsey. (Vote or comment on this photo)
When coming down off the high Carneddau peaks, most with cairns upon them, the first large hill is Drosgl. A large rounded lump that stands between the mountains and the sea, it is covered in unused cairn material.

There are three cairns, the modern walkers cairn that has the best view of the mountains is right on the highest part. But the two ancient cairns are on the north west side of the summit looking down to the sea and Angelsey. The big cairn is very impressive, it has a flat top and a large foot print. Just meters away is a little kerb cairn, also reconstructed. Barely two feet tall and from most angles it melts seamlessly into the background of weather bashed rubble.

A very long way from the car, but easy to find and in the best scenery in Wales, if a little windy at times.
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Drosgl submitted by postman : Approaching Drosgl, but ponies were here first and they'll be after we've gone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Drosgl submitted by postman : Zoomed upon from Bera Bach (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Drosgl submitted by postman : Looking north west over the big cairn to Angelsey. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Drosgl submitted by postman : The big cairn looking south. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Drosgl submitted by postman : The big super cairn and the tops of inner Snowdonia. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Drosgl submitted by postman : Kerb cairn against the sky.

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Drosgl submitted by postman : Kerb cairn and a slightly tropical looking eastern Angelsey

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Drosgl submitted by postman : Kerb cairn hidden by the shadow of the bigger super cairn, both reject views of the mountains.

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Drosgl submitted by postman : Smaller kerb cairn with cairn topped Moel Wnion beyond.

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Drosgl submitted by postman : The smaller kerb cairn looks down to Maes y Gaer hill fort.

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Drosgl submitted by postman : Zoomed upon from Bera Mawr

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