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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Maes Merddyn Ring Cairn 2Country: Wales County: Conwy Type: Ring Cairn
Nearest Town: Betws y Coed Nearest Village: Nebo
Map Ref: SH85925463
Latitude: 53.076674N Longitude: 3.704376W
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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Coflein records this site as NPRN 303164.
Situated on a gentle slope rising from the NE the cairn lies to the north of a narrow country lane that leads from the B5113 (Pentrefoelas to Nebo road) to Maes Merddyn farm in the Afon Cadnant valley. The cairn's location provides a panoramic view to the south and of the valley below.
The site consists of a circular ring cairn that encloses an inner cairn. The ring walls are grassed over but the underlying stones are visible in areas. The overall diameter is approximately 9+m with the walls of the ring 1.6m wide and about 0.5m high when measured from the interior. The interior of the cairn has been levelled and is slightly lower than the surrounding ground. The inner cairn may be a burial mound/cist site. It has a 3.5m diameter and is about 0.4m high. The centre has been disturbed. This is one of two ring cairns within close proximity to each other.
This is an undulating moorland environment, and the narrow lane is also a public footpath providing a comfortable hike into the Afon Cadnant valley.
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