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<< Our Photo Pages >> Banc-Y-Geufron - Cairn in Wales in Ceredigion

Submitted by coldrum on Wednesday, 08 July 2009  Page Views: 5258

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Banc-Y-Geufron
Country: Wales County: Ceredigion Type: Cairn

Map Ref: SN71637033
Latitude: 52.316021N  Longitude: 3.884647W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5
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Banc-Y-Geufron submitted by postman : Remains of central cist (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cairn in Ceredigion

Kerbed Bronze Age Cairn.

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Banc-Y-Geufron
Banc-Y-Geufron submitted by postman : Looking west back the way we came (Vote or comment on this photo)

Banc-Y-Geufron
Banc-Y-Geufron submitted by postman : Looking east (Vote or comment on this photo)

Banc-Y-Geufron
Banc-Y-Geufron submitted by postman : Balancing on the fence looking south to open ground (Vote or comment on this photo)

Banc-Y-Geufron
Banc-Y-Geufron submitted by postman : Looking north to the dark and often impenetrable forest (Vote or comment on this photo)

Banc-Y-Geufron
Banc-Y-Geufron submitted by postman : Closer to the biggest stone (Vote or comment on this photo)

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