<< Our Photo Pages >> Waun Hir - Ring Cairn in Wales in Gwynedd
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Waun HirCountry: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Ring Cairn
Nearest Town: Barmouth Nearest Village: Dyffryn Ardudwy
Map Ref: SH609240
Latitude: 52.795580N Longitude: 4.064474W
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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Drive past Bron y foel isaf burial chamber and where the lane turns too rough to drive upon park and walk. Just up the path a sign points right, follow the sign, pass the ruined house, and this is where it gets tricky. The path fades in and out but if you can follow it across two little bridges then now is the time to veer left and go up hill wading through high summer grasses and the occasional quagmire.
The ring cairn is a complete circle and I kinda liked it once I'd found it, even though it was almost hidden in the grass and bracken.I tramped around it revealing the stones as I went, some are quite big.
A winter visit would be more rewarding, but the views are rewarding no matter when you go.
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244m NW 323° Romano British Homestead with Enclosure, Dyffryn Ardudwy* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH60762420)
608m N 349° Bron y Foel Isaf* Portal Tomb (SH608246)
773m SSE 153° Cors Uchaf S* Cairn (SH61232330)
870m ESE 115° Cors Uchaf E Hut Group* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH61682361)
1.0km SSE 158° Cors-Y-Gedol E* Cairn (SH61252305)
1.0km N 10° Bron Y Foel Recumbent Stone* Portal Tomb (SH611250)
1.1km S 170° Hut Circle, N of Afon Ysgethin* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH61062293)
1.1km SSW 207° Cors-y-Gedol Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH60382304)
1.1km E 93° Hut Group and Enclosures on SW Slope of Moelfre* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH62002391)
1.2km NW 307° Caerffynnnon* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH59982473)
1.3km SSW 197° Cors Y Gedol Field System* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH605228)
1.3km SE 130° Craig-y-Dinas W* Cairn (SH61852315)
1.3km S 181° Pont Fadog N Hut Circles* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH60842272)
1.3km W 273° Byrllysg Promontory Fort* Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle (SH596241)
1.3km SSW 204° Cors y Gedol* Chambered Tomb (SH60332282)
1.4km SSW 199° Pont Fadog W Hut Circle* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH60392265)
1.5km N 358° Uwchlaw'r Coed enclosures* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH609255)
1.6km NNE 16° Ffynnon Enddwyn* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SH61372552)
1.7km SSE 164° Ponfadog Bridge* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SH61312235)
1.7km NNW 348° Uwchlaw'r Coed Hut Circles* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH606257)
1.8km ESE 105° Cairns North of Craig Y Dinas* Cairn (SH626235)
1.8km ENE 70° Moelfre (Gwynedd)* Round Cairn (SH62612458)
1.8km ESE 122° Craig-y-Dinas (Dyffryn Ardudwy)* Hillfort (SH62432300)
1.9km E 100° Pont Scethin A* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SH62732364)
1.9km E 98° Pont Scethin B* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SH62792367)
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