<< Our Photo Pages >> Maen Cairns 1,2,3 - Cairn in Wales in Gwynedd
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Maen Cairns 1,2,3Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 0.9 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Gwynedd Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Tywyn Nearest Village: Abergynolwyn
Map Ref: SH6488206297
Latitude: 52.637547N Longitude: 3.998171W
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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Both Maen Cairns 1 & 2 are on a level area of a small rise to the south of Bryncrug Cairn, cairn 2 on a slightly higher (approximately1m) area than cairn 1.
Maen Cairn 3 (grid ref SH 64874 06354) is approximately 15m to 20m to the north east of Maen Cairn 2. Maen Cairn 3 has the appearance of a robbed out burial cairn. It's height now being approximately 1.5m (the cairn is on a steepish slope) with a base of approximately 3m to 3.5m diameter.
There are spectacular views from these cairns west toward the coast and Tywyn, and east/north east toward Cadair Idris across the Dyffryn Dysynni (valley). Also a good view toward Bryncrug cairn to the north.
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