<< Our Photo Pages >> Craig Cwmbychan Cairn - Cairn in Wales in Gwynedd
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Craig Cwmbychan CairnCountry: Wales
NOTE: This site is 0.951 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Gwynedd Type: Cairn
Nearest Village: Betws Garmon
Map Ref: SH54335542
Latitude: 53.076085N Longitude: 4.175961W
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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Couplands visited on 1st Apr 2022 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 2
PAB have visited here
We did not have time to do a detour to investigate it properly when we noticed its contrast with the bracken, and had to make do with these photos from just over half a mile away. Hopefully some else will manage to have a closer look if they happen to be in the area and have more time?
COFLEIN (MPRN 400489) describes it in the following terms:
"Remains of a burial cairn, probably dating to the Bronze Age, situated within open moorland in a prominent position on the summit of Craig Cwmbychan ridge. Stone built and circular on plan, measuring 11m in diameter and up to 1m in height. The cairn has been disturbed in the past, leaving a large hollow in the centre which has been built up to form a drystone shelter."
Date of visit: 16 May 2010
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