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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pen Caenewydd Cairn (1 & 2)Country: Wales County: Carmarthenshire Type: Cairn
Map Ref: SN79492888
Latitude: 51.945324N Longitude: 3.754699W
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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Cairns in Carmarthenshire
Two cairns lie just below the highest Western point of Mynydd Myddfai and are circular stone scatterings at ankle height. Robbed or unfinished. They are the highest two within the local vicinity.
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