<< Our Photo Pages >> Great Orme Head cairn - Cairn in Wales in Conwy
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Great Orme Head cairnCountry: Wales County: Conwy Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Llandudno
Map Ref: SH75618357
Latitude: 53.334371N Longitude: 3.869479W
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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A short walk on even ground, starting from the car park on top of the Orme. Only half of the mound is free of grass, small stones surmount it. Superb views over to Angelsey, the mountains, and up the Conwy river.
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