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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Nant Ddu CairnCountry: Wales
NOTE: This site is 1.4 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Gwynedd Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Blaenau Ffestiniog Nearest Village: Llan Ffestiniog
Map Ref: SH6745243810
Latitude: 52.975203N Longitude: 3.975441W
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 |
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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 |
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Cairn in Gwynedd
Situated close to an Iron Age/Romano British hut circle settlement, Coflein NPRN 275906, the cairn lies east of an enclosure wall that is contemporary with the settlement. Nant Ddu (Black Stream) babbles as it meanders to the south east towards Llyn Ystradau (Tanygrisiau Reservoir) and a grassy hillock rises gently to the south.
This is a rocky cairn with a 3m diameter and it is raised to 0.3m. The nearby enclosure wall running W to E appears to deviate to the N and away from the cairn so as to avoid it?
This is a historic landscape that is well used to human activity over the millennia. It is a scenic environment currently attracting walkers and activity enthusiasts by the score as they head towards the Moelwyn uplands, and yet it is also a surprisingly peaceful environment.
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