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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Hafod Y Garreg Earthworks and CairnsCountry: Wales County: Conwy Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Village: Pentrefoelas
Map Ref: SH8773053360
Latitude: 53.065647N Longitude: 3.676927W
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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Recorded by Coflein as NPRN 268926 the site is considered to consist of narrow linear banks running east to west at the NW corner of a marshy field. The banks have been truncated by modern trackways to the north and west.The ground between the banks is lower than the surrounding ground and it is very wet underfoot. The banks measure approximately 30m in length and 7m wide. The site was noted by the Oxford Archaeology North during their Mynydd Hiraethog Survey in 2002. Coflein have included the possibility of there being 4 cairns within the site. However, they state that it's the site's proximity to known prehistoric monuments, and not obvious evidence of prehistoric activity that prompted the site's inclusion.
During my visit I could identify the possible cairns due to the mass of vegetation covering them. Although quite muddy I could detect the presence of stones underfoot. However, given the proximity of more obvious archaeology I can see why no one has bothered to investigate the site beyond the 2002 field study that noted them.
The site can be reached by following the Hiraethog Trail that leads from Pentrefoelas and passes to the west of the field as it meanders north.
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