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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Sweyne's Howes NorthCountry: Wales County: West Glamorgan Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Swansea Nearest Village: Llangennith
Map Ref: SS42118992 Landranger Map Number: 159
Latitude: 51.585954N Longitude: 4.280409W
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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For more information see Coflein NPRN 93013, which describes this cairn as: "This the north cairn measures 18.3m by 13.1m with an overall height of 0.6m At the western end is a capstone leaning against two supporters 1.4m apart. The slab recumbent between them is known to have stood cross-wise in this space but the full extent of the chamber and the position of the entrance cannot be discerned".
The Journal of Antiquities also features a page for both burial chambers and the cairn in between - see their entry for Sweyne’s Howes, Rhossili, Gower Peninsula, Wales, which includes a photograph, directions for finding the site, background information about Sweyne and a list of reference sources for more information.
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1.8km ENE 58° Hardings Down North Hillfort (SS43669083)
1.8km ENE 69° Hardings Down SE Cairn (SS43819052)
1.8km S 190° Rhossili millenium stone* Modern Stone Circle etc (SS41738811)
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