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<< Our Photo Pages >> Happy Valley Tumulus - Round Barrow(s) in Wales in Gwynedd

Submitted by Bladup on Thursday, 17 December 2015  Page Views: 2035

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Happy Valley Tumulus
Country: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Barmouth
Map Ref: SN62809846
Latitude: 52.566615N  Longitude: 4.025665W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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.
4 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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Orcinus visited on 28th Feb 2021 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5 Very visible on the right side of the Happy Valley road when travelling east. Just after the Chapel and phone box.

Happy Valley Tumulus
Happy Valley Tumulus submitted by Bladup : Happy valley Tumulus. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Round Barrow in Gwynedd

Happy Valley tumulus is a large slightly flattened tumulus in the wonderfully named valley.
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Happy Valley Tumulus
Happy Valley Tumulus submitted by Orcinus : Tumulus viewed from the road side fence, looking south (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SN6298 : Chapel in the valley by Nigel Brown
by Nigel Brown
©2010(licence)
SN6298 : Cwm Maethlon / Happy Valley by Ian Medcalf
by Ian Medcalf
©2014(licence)
SN6298 : Converted Chapel, Cwm Maethlon by Chris Andrews
by Chris Andrews
©2017(licence)
SN6298 : Chapel in Cwm Maethlon by John Lucas
by John Lucas
©2006(licence)
SN6298 : The steep bit of the byway by Richard Law
by Richard Law
©2013(licence)

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