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<< Our Photo Pages >> Trannon Moor - Cairn in Wales in Powys

Submitted by postman on Monday, 29 October 2012  Page Views: 2836

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Trannon Moor
Country: Wales County: Powys Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Llanidloes  Nearest Village: Carno
Map Ref: SN92049609
Latitude: 52.551912N  Longitude: 3.593696W
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
3 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.
4 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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Trannon Moor
Trannon Moor submitted by postman : The best angle to see cairn material and some kerbing. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Despite its obvious damages and the ever present wind turbines this kerb cairn is worth hunting down as it's part of a small complex and with the other sites, why not?

It can be easily found despite the tall reedy grass because of the five wooden posts marking it out.
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Trannon Moor
Trannon Moor submitted by postman : Wind turbines and wooden posts, one gets on your nerves and the other lets you find the kerb cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Trannon Moor
Trannon Moor submitted by postman : The kerb cairn, from some angles you can't see any stones at all. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Trannon Moor
Trannon Moor submitted by postman : The last and least of all the cairns up here. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SN9296 : The Carno wind farm by Dave Croker
by Dave Croker
©2012(licence)
SN9196 : Carno Wind Farm at Twr Gwyn by Oliver Dixon
by Oliver Dixon
©2010(licence)
SN9196 : Carno Wind Farm by Oliver Dixon
by Oliver Dixon
©2008(licence)
SN9196 : Carno Wind Farm at Twr Gwyn by Oliver Dixon
by Oliver Dixon
©2010(licence)
SN9195 : Carreg Llwyd prehistoric stone row by Sandy Gerrard
by Sandy Gerrard
©2020(licence)

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 272m SW 234° Twr-Gwyn Mawr* Cairn (SN9181695935)
 353m SSW 204° Trannon circles* Ring Cairn (SN91899577)
 412m SSW 193° Careg Lwyd* Stone Row / Alignment (SN91949569)
 1.4km SE 135° Esgair Draenllwyn Stone Row / Alignment (SN93039505)
 1.7km ESE 117° Bryn yr Aran Stone Circle (SN935953)
 3.0km N 356° Ffridd yr Ystrad Standing Stone Standing Stone (Menhir) (SN9188699066)
 4.3km NNW 347° Newydd Fynyddog Cairn (SH912003)
 4.3km SE 129° Esgair y Groes* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SN9532793293)
 4.6km NNW 337° Newydd Fynyddog Enclosure Misc. Earthwork (SH903004)
 4.7km NNW 337° Cerrig Gaerau* Stone Circle (SH903005)
 4.7km NNW 339° Lled-Croen-Yr-Ych* Stone Circle (SH90400055)
 4.8km NNW 332° Yr Allor Cairn Cairn (SH89840040)
 5.7km SW 223° Staylittle* Barrow Cemetery (SN880920)
 7.8km ENE 74° Craig y Llyn Mawr stone circle.* Stone Circle (SN996981)
 8.2km E 81° Llyn Mawr South* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SO00249714)
 8.3km ENE 73° Lluest Uchaf* Stone Row / Alignment (SO00049832)
 8.4km SSE 161° Pen-Y-Castell (Llanidloes Without)* Hillfort (SN94548809)
 8.8km ENE 62° Y Capel* Stone Circle (SH99950005)
 9.1km SW 218° Cwmbiga* Cairn (SN86338902)
 9.1km SE 134° Gaer Bella Hillfort (SN98508969)
 9.3km S 186° Pen y Gaer Llanidloes* Hillfort (SN90828688)
 9.3km E 83° Llyn Mawr East* Ring Cairn (SO01369700)
 9.4km E 84° Clogau Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SO0142096856)
 9.5km SE 127° Pont Ar Daf Cairn Cairn (SN995902)
 10.1km WNW 295° Carreg Noddfa Standing Stone (Menhir) (SH829005)
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