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<< Our Photo Pages >> Caer Garn Cairn and Round Barrow - Barrow Cemetery in Wales in Conwy

Submitted by TAlanJones on Thursday, 06 July 2023  Page Views: 192

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Caer Garn Cairn and Round Barrow Alternative Name: Afon Ceirw Cairn
Country: Wales County: Conwy Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Cerrigydrudion
Map Ref: SH8897047270
Latitude: 53.011186N  Longitude: 3.65633W
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
1 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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.
5 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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Caer Garn Cairn and Round Barrow
Caer Garn Cairn and Round Barrow submitted by TAlanJones : View to the north across the cairn site with Moel Eglwys upper centre of pic. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Barrow Cemetery in Conwy

The recording by Coflein, see NPRN 40551 refers to this site as the Afon Ceirw Cairn and describes a once visible 12m diameter cairn prior to 1951, before it was levelled. The OS maps continue to include the site further confusing the enthusiastic cairn hunter. Furthermore, the Gwynedd Archaeological Trust not only identify this cairn but also suggest the previously apparent location of a round barrow but a few metres away at SH8900047210.

This is an environment with an undulating terrain. The Afon Ceirw and Nant y Pentre rivers meander through a cwm (valley) surrounded by high hills that range between 400 and 550m in height before ascending to the higher mounts such as Carnedd y Filiast of the northern Arenig range. Perfect for cairn hunting.

Alas I can confirm that very little remains of either site. However, I did note a stone at the cairn site, and a passing cyclist waved at me 😊
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Caer Garn Cairn and Round Barrow
Caer Garn Cairn and Round Barrow submitted by TAlanJones : View to the south across the cairn site with Trum Nant Fach upper right of pic. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Caer Garn Cairn and Round Barrow
Caer Garn Cairn and Round Barrow submitted by TAlanJones : View across the field from where I parked. The cairn site is in the centre with the barrow site at the upper left corner of the flatter darker fenced field. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Caer Garn Cairn and Round Barrow
Caer Garn Cairn and Round Barrow submitted by TAlanJones : The said stone probably associated with the cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Caer Garn Cairn and Round Barrow
Caer Garn Cairn and Round Barrow submitted by TAlanJones : View across the cairn site towards an unofficial parking area. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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