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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Graig Lwyd CairnsCountry: Wales County: Conwy (Bwrdeistref Sirol) Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Conwy Nearest Village: Penmaenmawr
Map Ref: SH717747 Landranger Map Number: 115
Latitude: 53.253752N Longitude: 3.924575W
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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Couplands visited on 30th May 2025 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 2
Mayor visited on 1st Jan 2024 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 2 Found this place yesterday by chance and It inspired me to do some research.
Really atmospheric
TheCaptain visited on 13th Sep 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 2 Last on my itinerary for today are the Graig Lwyd Cairns. There is the one large cairn within the open access land which looks like a cartoon volcano, conical, steep sides and a crater in the top. Viewed with Moelfre and the other mountains behind it, it reminds me very much of the chains of volcanoes in the Auvergne. The other cairns are in the walled and fenced off fields to the north, and I have no way through to have a close look. However from a low point in the wall, I can make out a couple of places where there are stones standing proud of the ground, possibly a bit like Circle 275. Time to get back down to Penmaenmawr, I have been up here much longer than I initially intended, but then again it has been glorious up here and I am in no real rush other than to get a pint before the pubs shut. The path down is a killer on the knees, so steep and long, I can hardly walk by the time I get back to the car. In need of a pint, time to check what might be open using the useful WhatPub link on the Portal's sitepages. Disappointingly, if its correct, the Fairy Glen will be closed, but the Gladstone in nearby Dwygyfylchi is open, where I have a nice sit outside in the sunshine with a pleasant pint of Facer's, a new brewery to me.
Marko visited on 23rd Apr 2021 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 2
markj99 visited on 20th Apr 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 2 The S cairn with the hollowed out summit, resembling the cone of a volcano, is the highlight of this cluster of sites. There are fine views of Moelfre and beyond from this location.
TheWhiteRider TimPrevett have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.2 Ambience: 4.2 Access: 2
One kerb cairn with a diameter of three metres, just below a telegraph pole on the south side of Graig Lwyd. SH 71693 74766
A very wide ring cairn with large stones defining parts of the perimeter, and loose stones piled up in the centre. SH 71727 74721
A large volcanic looking cairn lies near the path over the wall. SH 71662 74693
Another currently unidentified cairn lies within the field.
Coflein link to the large "volcano" cairn coflein.gov.uk/en/site/56439/
Coflein link to the three cairns in the northern field coflein.gov.uk/en/site/303030/
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