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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Carn Briw
Country: Wales County: Pembrokeshire Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Newport
Map Ref: SN0563537067  Landranger Map Number: 145
Latitude: 51.997937N  Longitude: 4.832698W
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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Carn Briw
Carn Briw submitted by pab : Carn Briw, from the northern slopes of Mynydd Ingli, on which the wonderful Carn Ingli 'sits' - or should that be 'is enthroned'? COFLEIN refers to this as simply "A disturbed cairn, 17m in diameter and 1.8m high." The name Carn Briw in fact means just ...'shattered heap of stones'! What a sad name for such an atmospheric place. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hilltop Cairn in Pembrokeshire

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Carn Briw
Carn Briw submitted by sem : Carn Briw Coflein NPRN 304304, describes it as disturbed cairn of unclassified date. In the background is Carn Ingli, the Mount of Angels. St Brynach would go up there to commune with them. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carn Briw
Carn Briw submitted by pab : Carn Briw. Taken from Carn Ingli, we hope that this alignment of Carn Briw and the 'twin peaks' further west does not offend! Even on a slightly hazy day, the line of cairns and peaks around the horizon was very striking from Carn Briw - definitely somewhere for us to revisit on a clear day. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carn Briw
Carn Briw submitted by rogerkread : Carn Briw seems to have had its summit rearranged a little from earlier photos - and all the better for it. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carn Briw
Carn Briw submitted by rogerkread : Carn Briw with passing clouds. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carn Briw
Carn Briw submitted by rogerkread : Approaching Carn Briw from the west in strong early morning sunshine, with Carn Ingli behind. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carn Briw
Carn Briw submitted by pab : Looking south over the remains of Carn Briw towards the line of Mynydd Presili on the horizon.

Carn Briw
Carn Briw submitted by pab : Carn Briw, looking west towards Carn Inlgi.

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Re: Carn Briw by Anonymous on Thursday, 24 September 2020
Can’t tell from other people’s photos, and unfortunately I didn’t have a map or camera with me, but if this is this one I think it is there is a distinct ’pyramid’ to the E side which felt very much like it had built up by walkers, and an open ring cairn several metres across immediately adjacent to the W side, entrance to the ring cairn roughly SW. When I visited the day before September Equinox, I found that the setting sun was perfectly framed in a space created with a stone slab (again presumably created by a walker). I didn’t notice any other gaps in the stones like that- all stones within it were lichen-covered and look to have been in situ for a significant time. I love that somebody else perched there at an Equinox!
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Re: Carn Briw by coldrum on Thursday, 16 July 2009
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Coflein:

http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/304304/details/CARN+BRIW%2C+CARN+INGLI/
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Re: Carn Briw by PAB on Sunday, 21 October 2007
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Condition: currently given on Portal as 4, I would have said 3, as it has been significantly changed and seems to being added to by walkers.
Ambience: 4
Access: 3

Accuracy - GPS reading of SN 05635 37067 would give it score of 5
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Re: Carn Briw by PAB on Sunday, 21 October 2007
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Carn Briw translates to 'shattered heap of stones', but it really deserves a far better reputation! Its alignment between the fabulous Carn Ingli and significant sites across the Preselli Hills alone makes it very special, as hopefully some of the pictures from our visit in October 2007 will show.
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