<< Our Photo Pages >> Nant-y-Llys - Cairn in Wales in Conwy
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Nant-y-LlysCountry: Wales County: Conwy Type: Cairn
Map Ref: SH66725450
Latitude: 53.071058N Longitude: 3.990754W
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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Nant y llys is a long cairn with perhaps the best view in Wales, the whole of the Snowdon horseshoe. The long cairn isn't very long anymore, it looks more round but kicking the grass about will reveal more cairn material. The view is at the least pleasing to the eye.
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