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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Bwlch Cowlyd CairnCountry: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Bethesda Nearest Village: Capel Curig
Map Ref: SH716608
Latitude: 53.128853N Longitude: 3.920482W
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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Cairn in Gwynedd
The cairn is situated 30m north of a water channel or sluice that carries water from Llyn Cowlyd (lake). These are the foothills of Pen Llithrig Y Wrach (the witch's slippery head) that towers to the north west of Llyn Cowlyd.
The cairn lies but a few feet from a footpath. It is overgrown with heather and moss but distinguishable due to the robbed out centre. A foot style allows access to and from the site.
The cairn has a 7m diameter. It is raised to a height of 0.4m at it's centre.
This is a beautiful environment with the Cwm Ogwen (valley) and the Carneddau and Glyder mountains beconing to the west.
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