<< Our Photo Pages >> Yr Eifl cairns - Cairn in Wales in Gwynedd
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Yr Eifl cairnsCountry: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Pwllheli Nearest Village: Llithfaen
Map Ref: SH36494474
Latitude: 52.975003N Longitude: 4.436605W
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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Cairn 1. c.25m diameter and upto 4.5metres high, the top of the cairn has been levelled to create a platform for an OS trig point, the cairn has been dug into and stones rearranged to create a small summit shelter.
Cairn 2. is 12metres southwest of the edge of cairn 1. , this cairn is smaller around 13metres across and 2.5metres high, it has also been partially levelled as a small modern cairn has been created on top of it.
see:
Cairn 1. https://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/302325
Cairn 2. https://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/308092
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