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<< Our Photo Pages >> Y Foel Cairns - Cairn in Wales in Gwynedd

Submitted by Postman on Sunday, 16 October 2016  Page Views: 2111

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Y Foel Cairns Alternative Name: Y Gors
Country: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Betws y Coed  Nearest Village: Penmachno
Map Ref: SH80125056
Latitude: 53.038835N  Longitude: 3.789394W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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.
3 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
5

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Y Foel Cairns
Y Foel Cairns submitted by Postman : Cist. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cairns in Gwynedd. About a mile east of Penmachno amid a profusion of footpaths and low walls is a duo of cairns, both grassed over, one with a cist. One cairn is now all but invisible and undetectable, but the other is a small collection of lumps and bumps, with a cist in it. A good view north west towards Carnedd Moel Siabod.
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Y Foel Cairns
Y Foel Cairns submitted by Postman : Moel Siabod in the distance also has a cairn on it, possibly with a cist. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Y Foel Cairns
Y Foel Cairns submitted by Postman : Some of the lumpy grassed over cairn still surrounds the cist. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Y Foel Cairns
Y Foel Cairns submitted by Postman : The cairn is grassed over but the cist is still visible. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Y Foel Cairns
Y Foel Cairns submitted by Postman : The grassed over cairn centre barely raises itself above ground level (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SH7950 : View from the sports field at Penmachno by Richard Hoare
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SH8050 : Gate near Parc farm by Terry Hughes
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SH7950 : Sheep in the snow by Dr Zoë Hoare
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SH8049 : Gate near Blaen-y-buarth above Penmachno by Terry Hughes
by Terry Hughes
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SH7950 : View above Penmachno by Richard Hoare
by Richard Hoare
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