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Submitted by coldrum on Tuesday, 12 October 2010 Page Views: 4870

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Craig Twrch
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 0.9 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Carmarthenshire Type: Cairn

Map Ref: SN66104910
Latitude: 52.123945N Longitude: 3.957315W
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1	Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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5	Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4	Short walk on a footpath
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2	A long walk
1	In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5	co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
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**Craig Twrch** submitted by Penbron : Many thanks for Alan Richards (Pontarddulais) for his guidance and whereabouts. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cairn in Carmarthenshire (Sir Caerfyrddin). "Burial cairn, situated within open moorland, above and to the NE of the Afon Twrch. It is circular on plan and measures about 8.5m in diameter and up to 0.4m in height. There is an exposed cist or chamber in the centre of the cairn, measuring about 1.2m from ESE to WNW by 0.9m transversely and 0.6m in depth within several large orthostats. A linear hollow extends from the open ESE end of the cist to the edge of the cairn material; this may represent antiquarian investigation or an original passage

Source: Extract from Cadw Scheduling description."

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