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<< Text Pages >> Carn Ysgubor - Cairn in Wales in Pembrokeshire

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Carn Ysgubor
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 108.3 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Pembrokeshire Type: Cairn

Map Ref: SM69992460
Latitude: 51.872419N  Longitude: 5.342715W
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.
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.
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
4

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Cairn in Pembrokeshire

Originally a round barrow (DAT record), now restructured using the stone from the cairn to form two concentric walls forming a double feature, possibly used as a beacon or possibly a lighthouse (DAT record).
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SM6924 : Subsidiary peak and cairn on Carnysgubor by Bill Boaden
by Bill Boaden
©2015(licence)
SM6924 : Carnysgubor and The Bungalow, Ramsey Island by Michael Steele
by Michael Steele
©2014(licence)
SM6924 : Aber Mawr Cliffs & Carnysgubor, Ramsey Island by Michael Steele
by Michael Steele
©2014(licence)
SM6924 : Carnysgubor by Rude Health
by Rude Health
©2015(licence)
SM6924 : The summit of Carnysgubor by Bill Boaden
by Bill Boaden
©2015(licence)

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