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<< Our Photo Pages >> Cairn N of Moel Wnion - Cairn in Wales in Gwynedd

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Cairn N of Moel Wnion
Country: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Bethesda
Map Ref: SH65197071
Latitude: 53.216294N  Longitude: 4.0204W
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
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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.
2 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
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Cairn N of Moel Wnion
Cairn N of Moel Wnion submitted by Postman : The cairn is not only the sheep pens but widely spread all round. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cairn in Gwynedd

There are two cairns just below the summit of Moel Wnion, Cras is one and this one is the other, Coflein have named it "Cairn north of Moel Wnion". When Coflein was at school I bet it's teacher was always saying you must try harder. But they got the discription bang on. It has been badly mutilated by farmers past, who made it into sheep shelters, it is therefore a testament to its bronze age builders, because theres at least four sheep pens in the cairn. But they couldn't hide the fact that this is a large and very old pile of stones. I wonder if Like at Cras there could be another cist/chamber in the middle under all that stone?
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Cairn N of Moel Wnion
Cairn N of Moel Wnion submitted by Postman : A general picture of the mess wrought on this once majestic and large cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cairn N of Moel Wnion
Cairn N of Moel Wnion submitted by Postman : Looking over the cairn/sheep pen (Gggrrrr) ,just over the brow of the hill is the big waterfall of Aber. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SH6570 : Cairn on Cras by Chris Andrews
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SH6570 : On Top of Cras by Chris Andrews
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SH6570 : Cras by Ian Greig
by Ian Greig
©2008(licence)
SH6570 : The Eastern Cairn On Cras by Chris Andrews
by Chris Andrews
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SH6570 : A cairn cum shelter by Ian Greig
by Ian Greig
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 269m NE 46° Cras (Gwynedd)* Cairn (SH65397089)
 1.0km SSW 191° Moel Wnion (Gwynedd)* Cairn (SH64966971)
 1.6km E 100° Coed Aber Roundhouse* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH6674570381)
 1.9km E 83° Meuryn Isaf Cairn (SH671709)
 2.1km NNE 30° Maes Y Gaer* Hillfort (SH663725)
 2.2km SSW 208° Hut Circle at Twll Pant Hiriol* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH641688)
 2.4km ENE 65° Anafon Valley Cairns* Cairn (SH67397166)
 2.6km ENE 64° Wern-y-Pandy Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH676718)
 2.7km ENE 69° Foel Dduarth (West)* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH67717161)
 2.8km SSW 210° Bwlch ym Mhwll-le* Cairn (SH63746835)
 2.8km ENE 60° Bod-Silin Cairns* Barrow Cemetery (SH67647205)
 2.8km ENE 67° Carnedd y Saeson* Cairn (SH6783471738)
 2.9km SSE 156° Drosgl* Cairn (SH663680)
 3.0km ENE 68° Foel Dduarth (Centre)* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH68007174)
 3.1km SSW 212° Moel Faban* Cairn (SH63486811)
 3.1km ENE 63° Nant y Felin-fach Cairn* Cairn (SH68027203)
 3.2km ENE 67° Foel Dduarth (East)* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH68217191)
 3.3km SSW 207° Moel Faban Arrow Stone* Carving (SH63576780)
 3.5km SW 214° Cairn cemetery, W. shoulder of Moel Faban* Cairn (SH63156789)
 3.7km SW 218° Fortified hut settlement above Rachub* Hillfort (SH62826790)
 3.7km ENE 65° Foel Ganol* Cairn (SH68597221)
 3.8km WSW 247° Rhiw Goch Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH61696931)
 4.1km E 85° Afon Anafon Arrow Stone* Sculptured Stone (SH69267098)
 4.2km SW 228° Maes Bleddyn Hut Circle Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH6200768009)
 4.2km ENE 67° Carn yr Llechwedd* Cairn (SH691722)
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