<< Our Photo Pages >> Gwern Einion - Portal Tomb in Wales in Gwynedd
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Gwern EinionCountry: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Portal Tomb
Nearest Town: Harlech Nearest Village: Llanfair
Map Ref: SH58732861 Landranger Map Number: 124
Latitude: 52.836429N Longitude: 4.09863W
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 capstone rests on two portal stones which are approximately 6 ft high, sloping backwards to a 3ft back stone. Only the side stone to the south remains in place.
The tomb has been badly damaged – the burial chamber was turned into a shed by the farmer and the cairn has been robbed to build the nearby dry-stone walls.
References
Megalithic Enquiries in the West of Britain, T.G.E.Powell et Al (Liverpool 1969).
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