<< Text Pages >> The Bryn - Cairn in Wales in South Glamorgan
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: The BrynCountry: Wales County: South Glamorgan Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Llanbradach
Map Ref: ST13689082
Latitude: 51.609571N Longitude: 3.247949W
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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Two cairns, one 24.4m diameter and 12m high. The centre is hollowed out showing a cist slab.
Second cairn is 4.5m diameter and 0.3m-0.9m in height.
RCAHMW Coflein record:
The Bryn.
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