<< Our Photo Pages >> Pen y Garn Goch - Chambered Tomb in Wales in Powys
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pen y Garn GochCountry: Wales
NOTE: This site is 1.1 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Powys Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Builth Wells Nearest Village: Llanwrtyd Wells
Map Ref: SN885502 Landranger Map Number: 147
Latitude: 52.138808N Longitude: 3.630633W
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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 |
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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 |
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The monument consists of the remains of three conjoined round barrows, probably dating to the Bronze Age
Pen y Garn Goch cairn I at SN88485029
Pen y Garn Goch cairn II at SN88485028
Pen y Garn Goch cairn III at SN88475027
Holes that had been illegally dug into the cairn were recorded and backfilled by Cadw staff in April 2017.
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