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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Esgair Y Ty Cairn
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 1.5 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Powys Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Rhayader Nearest Village: Elan Village
Map Ref: SN86546954
Latitude: 52.312208N Longitude: 3.665753W
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

2 Ambience:

5	Superb
4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

4 Access:

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.

1 Accuracy:

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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Cairn in Powys

Remains of Esgair Y Ty Cairn, 4m x 3m in Diameter.
On a open hill, terrain is very hard going and boggy in places.
A possible Cist can be seen.
Map Ref SN86548 69545
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SN8669 : Clawdd Du Bach by Ian Medcalf — by Ian Medcalf
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SN8668 : Nant Cletwr by Richard Webb — by Richard Webb
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SN8670 : Clawdd du bach by Ian Medcalf — by Ian Medcalf
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SN8769 : The ridge of Esgair Crawnllwyn by Nigel Brown — by Nigel Brown
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SN8769 : Slopes north of the Nant Cletwr by Nigel Brown — by Nigel Brown
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