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The Archaeology of People: Dimensions of Neolithic Life, Whittle

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<< Our Photo Pages >> Pen-y-Crug Barrow - Round Barrow(s) in Wales in West Glamorgan

Submitted by theCaptain on Monday, 23 September 2002  Page Views: 4897

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pen-y-Crug Barrow
Country: Wales County: West Glamorgan Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Swansea  Nearest Village: Llanrhidian
Map Ref: SS51099137  Landranger Map Number: 159
Latitude: 51.601429N  Longitude: 4.151507W
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.
 3 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.
 4 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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Pen-y-Crug Barrow
Pen-y-Crug Barrow submitted by theCaptain : Approaching the barrow across the flat heathland (Vote or comment on this photo)
Approximately circular green mound of earth set on the flat open moorland to the north fo Cefn Bryn. It's almost 25m in diameter, with a large crater dug in the middle, but with no obvious structure to be seen.

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Pen-y-Crug Barrow
Pen-y-Crug Barrow submitted by theCaptain : Pen-y-Crug Barrow viewed looking W with the eastern end of the Cefn Bryn ridge in the background. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pen-y-Crug Barrow
Pen-y-Crug Barrow submitted by theCaptain : Pen-y-Crug Barrow viewed looking SW with the central part of the Cefn Bryn ridge in the background. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pen-y-Crug Barrow
Pen-y-Crug Barrow submitted by theCaptain : Pen-y-Crug Barrow viewed looking W with the western end of the Cefn Bryn ridge in the background. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pen-y-Crug Barrow
Pen-y-Crug Barrow submitted by theCaptain : It's almost 25m in diameter, with a large crater dug in the middle, but with no obvious structure to be seen. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SS5191 : Horses on open land west of Cefn Bryn by Philip Halling
by Philip Halling
©2014(licence)
SS5091 : Broad Pool by Alan Richards
by Alan Richards
©2014(licence)
SS5191 : Track near Little Cillibion by Philip Halling
by Philip Halling
©2014(licence)
SS5191 : Broad Pool by Jennifer Luther Thomas
by Jennifer Luther Thomas
©2006(licence)
SS5191 : Broad Pool from the roadside by David Smith
by David Smith
©2018(licence)

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 1.6km WNW 301° Llanrhidian Lower Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SS49769223)
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 2.1km WSW 251° Cefn Bryn Cairn 1* Ring Cairn (SS4906690726)
 2.2km SW 236° Cefn Bryn Cairn 2* Ring Cairn (SS49269021)
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 2.3km SSE 158° Cefn Bryn Burnt Mound 2 Misc. Earthwork (SS51888922)
 2.3km SSE 158° Cefn Bryn Burnt Mound Misc. Earthwork (SS51898922)
 2.3km SSE 157° Cefn Bryn Ring Cairn Ring Cairn (SS51918922)
 2.4km S 182° Nicholaston Hall Cairn Cairn (SS50948894)
 2.5km WNW 283° Oldwalls (E) Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SS48689200)
 2.6km S 186° Nicholaston Long Cairn* Chambered Tomb (SS50768879)
 2.7km SSE 157° Cefn Bryn Cairn 1* Cairn (SS52068889)
 2.7km WSW 247° Cefn Bryn SW Cairn* Ring Cairn (SS4854990395)
 2.7km W 281° Oldwalls (W) Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SS48429197)
 2.7km SSE 155° Cefn Bryn Beacon 1 Cairn (SS52198886)
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 2.9km ESE 119° Church Hill Earthwork* Misc. Earthwork (SS53628987)
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