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<< Our Photo Pages >> Mynydd Carnguwch - Cairn in Wales in Gwynedd

Submitted by TimPrevett on Friday, 02 May 2008  Page Views: 10436

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Mynydd Carnguwch
Country: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Cairn
 Nearest Village: Llanaelhaearn
Map Ref: SH37454292
Latitude: 52.958949N  Longitude: 4.421408W
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
 4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 5 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.
 no data 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
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Mynydd Carnguwch submitted by TimPrevett : The massive cairn clearly visible on the ascent to Tre'r Ceiri. Reminded me of one or two things ;o) (Vote or comment on this photo)
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An enormous bronze age cairn on Mynydd Carnguwch
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Mynydd Carnguwch submitted by Postman : Me for scale. There are no chambers in this stony mound, and I half think it's set upon a natural rocky upwards spur, so it's not all cairn, if it's a cairn at all. (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Mynydd Carnguwch submitted by Bladup : Mynydd Carnguwch. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Mynydd Carnguwch submitted by Bladup : Mynydd Carnguwch, Garn Boduan is the hill on the Right. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Mynydd Carnguwch submitted by pab : As noted by Shropshire Traveller, this cairn has a certain 'photographic' attraction - due no doubt to its symmetry? Taken in October 2007 with my trusty little compact zoom camera, this picture fromt he same spot as ST's shows an enticing entrance at the left of the cairn. It must surely be worth a climb in its own right if anyone is in the area... (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Mynydd Carnguwch submitted by Postman : From the walls of Tre'r Ceiri (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Mynydd Carnguwch submitted by Postman : Super zoom

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Mynydd Carnguwch submitted by Bladup : The large Mynydd Carnguwch.

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Mynydd Carnguwch submitted by Bladup : Mynydd Carnguwch.

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Mynydd Carnguwch submitted by Bladup : Mynydd Carnguwch from the slope of Yr Eifl.

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Mynydd Carnguwch submitted by Bladup : Mynydd Carnguwch. Looking north towards Tre'r Ceiri.

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Mynydd Carnguwch submitted by Bladup : Mynydd Carnguwch. The nipple cairn.

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Mynydd Carnguwch submitted by Bladup : Mynydd Carnguwch looking south west. Notice part of the outcrop this cairn is built upon.

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Mynydd Carnguwch submitted by Bladup : The top of Mynydd Carnguwch with Yr Eifl (left) and Tre'r Ceiri (right) in the background.

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Mynydd Carnguwch submitted by Bladup : Mynydd Carnguwch with Yr Eifl in the background.

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Mynydd Carnguwch submitted by Postman : Mynydd Carnuwch is the shapely sympathetically topped hill on the left, Tre'r Ceiri on the right, Lleyn peninsula beyond. (2 comments)

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Mynydd Carnguwch submitted by postman : From up Tre'r Ceiri

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Mynydd Carnguwch submitted by postman : From the path up to Tre'r Ceiri

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Mynydd Carnguwch submitted by Postman : Looking over the scooped interior of the cairn towards a mist capped Tre'r Cieri. (1 comment)

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Re: Mynydd Carnguwch by GeoffL on Wednesday, 21 October 2009
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Mynydd Carnguwch is know locally as the Maiden's Breast for obvious resons. It is 20+ft high and 150 around and was investigated by the Gwynedd Archaeolgical Trust in the seventies. They decsided no todisturb the cist in aside the cairn. There is a standing stone at the foot of the Mynydd. Carnguwch is on the opposite side of the pass to Tre'r Ceiri the most impressive ancient settlement in Wales.
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