<< Our Photo Pages >> Graig Las Cairn - Cairn in Wales in Gwynedd
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Graig Las CairnCountry: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Dolgellau Nearest Village: Arthog
Map Ref: SH6680013500
Latitude: 52.702735N Longitude: 3.97276W
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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Situated on high moorland to the east of the narrow road that leads to the Cregennen Lakes from Dolgellau the cairn lies on a slight westerly slope. Recorded by Gwynedd Archaeological Trust (GAT) and considered by them to date from the Bronze Age the cairn shares the area with several other possible prehistoric sites.
This cairn consists of a partially overgrown low scatter of stones with the larger stones quite prominent. I paced the diameter at 6m E-W by 4m but I detected overgrown stones underfoot. The site area does not attract many visitors given its location beneath the towering Tyrrau Mawr and with the more appealing Cregennen Lakes to the north.
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60m W 268° Settlement East of Tyrrau Mawr* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH6674013500)
102m NNE 15° Graig Las Cairn 2* Cairn (SH6682913598)
104m NNE 15° Graig Las Round Cairn* Round Cairn (SH6683013600)
113m SW 223° Hafotty Fach monolith quarry* Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry (SH66721342)
122m NE 53° Graig Las Hut Circle* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH6690013570)
241m WNW 298° Rhos Hafotty Carneddau stone setting* Standing Stones (SH66591362)
246m WNW 300° Hafotty Fach Monument* Cairn (SH6658913627)
398m WNW 287° Rhos Hafotty Carneddau* Standing Stones (SH6642213627)
399m W 268° Hafoty-Fach cairns* Round Cairn (SH664135)
401m WSW 242° Cairn East of Hafotty Fach* Cairn (SH66441332)
423m NW 314° Llynnau Cregennen Cairns* Cairn (SH665138)
678m W 268° Hafotty Fach Cockpit Cairn* Cairn (SH6612013490)
708m W 268° Hafotty Fach gate menhirs* Standing Stones (SH66091349)
714m WNW 297° Carreg y Big (Arthog)* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SH66171384)
776m WSW 250° Afon Arthog Cairns* Cairn (SH66061326)
857m WNW 298° Carreg y Pwyso* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SH66051392)
1000m W 278° Cairn Cemetery North of Hafotty Fach* Barrow Cemetery (SH65811366)
1.2km W 259° Cairn South of Ffordd Ddu* Round Cairn (SH656133)
1.2km WSW 251° Afon Arthog Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SH6561013120)
1.3km NW 318° Cregennen standing stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SH65941450)
1.4km N 350° Hut Circle South of Pared Y Cefn hir* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH666149)
1.5km NW 316° Llynnau Cregennau Cairn* Cairn (SH6582114574)
1.5km E 88° Tyrrau Mawr* Cairn (SH68281352)
1.6km WNW 284° Arthog Standing Stones* Stone Circle (SH65261393)
1.6km W 272° Burial Cairn South of Eglwys Foel* Cairn (SH652136)
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