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Multi-periodSite Name: Mynydd Egryn SettlementCountry: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Harlech Nearest Village: Dyffryn Ardudwy
Map Ref: SH61632030
Latitude: 52.762528N Longitude: 4.05209W
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 features were clear enough on the ground for us to note the GPS readings to help us find out more - having now had a chance to look on COFLEIN, there are clearly the remains of the 'unenclosed hut circle settlement.
The COFLEIN entry also includes an aerial picture of the excavations in 2005, as well as a general aerial photo on which the Hengwm Circle Cairn is also visible.
There certainly seems to be much in the area worth further investigation, and presumably the 2005 excavations will have been written up - so more research beckons! I have also found some items written by the Gwynedd Archaeology Society about this general area, which I will try and sift through to see if it throws any more light... There seem to have been later excavations of the circles just visible at the top right-hand corner of COFLEIN's aerial photo - there were a number of disturbed circles there, and I will post some pictures shortly.
COFLEIN entry: NPRN 55995: Mynydd Egryn Hut Circle Settlement
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