<< Our Photo Pages >> Borthwen Beach - Chambered Tomb in Wales in Anglesey
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Borthwen BeachCountry: Wales
NOTE: This site is 0.618 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Anglesey Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Holyhead Nearest Village: Rhoscolin
Map Ref: SH2714975151 Landranger Map Number: 114
Latitude: 53.245157N Longitude: 4.591952W
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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cactus_chris visited on 22nd Sep 2019 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 1 I think this is on private land and can only be seen from the coastal path.
Twistytwirly visited - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4 Ambience: 4 Access: 3
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