<< Our Photo Pages >> Branas Uchaf - Chambered Cairn in Wales in Denbighshire
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Branas UchafCountry: Wales County: Denbighshire Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Corwen Nearest Village: Cynwyd
Map Ref: SJ01123752 Landranger Map Number: 125
Latitude: 52.925954N Longitude: 3.472325W
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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Marko visited on 25th Jan 2014 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 3 Awful weather.Easy to find but on a very narrow lane.
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For more information see Coflein NPRN 306563 which tells us this is: "A roughly circular, ploughed-down mound, c.22m in diameter and c.1.8m high, with the remains of a central megalithic tomb visible. Set in the Dee valley."
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