<< Our Photo Pages >> Maen Hir Cairn Cemetery - Barrow Cemetery in Wales in Powys
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Maen Hir Cairn CemeteryCountry: Wales County: Powys Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Rhayader Nearest Village: Cwmystwyth
Map Ref: SN85757592
Latitude: 52.369377N Longitude: 3.679508W
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 group of Bronze Age funerary cairns situated on a terrace which offers clear views down the upper Ystwyth Valley. The largest cairn in the group measures over 18m in diameter and is well over 1m high. Three other cairns are seen on the same terrace, with a fourth cairn located just above and overlooking the terrace.
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219m SW 225° Maen Hir Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SN85597577)
272m E 97° Glan Fedwen Cairn 2* Cairn (SN86027588)
395m E 99° Glan Fedwen Cairn 1* Cairn (SN86147585)
1.1km NNE 34° Cistfaen Barrow 2* Round Barrow(s) (SN86407685)
1.2km NE 34° Cistfaen Barrow 1* Cist (SN86477694)
1.2km NNE 28° Cistfaen Cairn 1* Cairn (SN86367701)
1.3km NNE 27° Cistfaen Cairn 2* Cairn (SN86367704)
2.1km ESE 109° Blaen Clawdd Du Cairn* Cairn (SN87767517)
2.4km ENE 76° Carn Y Groes* Cairn (SN88077645)
4.3km SE 125° Banc Cynnydd Cairn* Cairn (SN89227338)
4.4km SE 127° Banc Cynnydd Cairn 2* Cairn (SN89177318)
4.6km SW 215° Garreg Bica Standing Stone (Menhir) (SN8303372179)
4.7km ESE 113° Carn Nant Y Ffald* Cairn (SN90057397)
5.0km ESE 113° Carn Wen (Rhiw Afon)* Cairn (SN90287384)
5.3km ESE 111° Rhiw Afon Cairn* Ring Cairn (SN90707387)
5.5km ESE 115° Cerrig Llwydion Round Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SN90677345)
6.3km SW 230° Domen Milwyn Cairn* Round Barrow(s) (SN8083271967)
6.4km S 172° Esgair Y Ty Cairn* Cairn (SN86546954)
7.0km S 172° Esgair Beddau Cairn 1* Round Barrow(s) (SN8653469009)
7.0km S 172° Esgair Beddau Cairn 2* Round Barrow(s) (SN8657068982)
7.3km SSE 168° Lluest Aber Caethon Mound* Round Barrow(s) (SN87146876)
7.3km SSE 164° Lluest Aber Caethon Ring Cairn* Ring Cairn (SN8759268841)
7.5km SE 130° Blaen Fign Cairn 2* Cairn (SN914709)
8.0km E 98° Gwastad Stone Row Stone Row / Alignment (SN9368974584)
8.1km SSE 161° Esgair Gris Cairn* Cairn (SN88166817)
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