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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Garnedd Goch Round CairnCountry: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Round Cairn
Nearest Town: Criccieth
Map Ref: SH511495
Latitude: 53.022018N Longitude: 4.2214W
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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The cairn is situated on the summit of Garnedd Goch a central summit of the ridge between Mynydd Graig Goch to the West and Craig Cwm Silyn to the east. The summit's are the western end of the Nantlle Ridge.
This is a large stone built round cairn with a 16m diameter and a height of 1.5m on the footpath side. There is an estimated height of 3m on the Northern side.
The Nantlle Ridge provides excellent panoramic views.
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