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<< Text Pages >> Bryn-Y-Cae - Cairn in Wales in South Glamorgan

Submitted by coldrum on Tuesday, 12 October 2010  Page Views: 3851

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Bryn-Y-Cae
Country: Wales County: South Glamorgan Type: Cairn

Map Ref: SS94689002
Latitude: 51.599143N  Longitude: 3.521994W
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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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Cairn in South Glamorgan

"A 9.0m section of curving bank is thought to represent the S side of a c.13m diameter cairn, otherwise destroyed by forestry rides."

Source: Coflein
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SS9489 : A clearing and a view at Ogmore Forest by eswales
by eswales
©2009(licence)
SS9489 : Looking towards Bryn y Cae by John Lord
by John Lord
©2008(licence)
SS9489 : Looking down into Cwm Ffasg by John Lord
by John Lord
©2008(licence)
SS9489 : Cwm Ffasg by Alan Richards
by Alan Richards
©2017(licence)
SS9490 : Bryn y Cae by Alan Richards
by Alan Richards
©2017(licence)

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 1.5km ESE 103° Mynydd Maendy Cairn (SS96168964)
 2.0km NNE 30° Garn Fach Cairn (SS957917)
 2.7km W 271° Garn Lwyd* Ring Cairn (SS9199090146)
 2.7km N 10° Garn Fawr (Ogmore Valley)* Cairn (SS95229271)
 2.9km NNW 331° Burry Holms Fort Hillfort (SS933926)
 3.0km E 87° Mynydd Maes-Teg Cairn (SS97699014)
 3.9km N 1° Craig y Geifr Cairn (SS94809395)
 4.1km SW 216° Bryn y Wrach Round Barrow(s) (SS9218086729)
 4.1km SW 216° Bryn-Y-Wrach* Round Cairn (SS92188672)
 4.2km ENE 73° Carn-Y-Celyn* Cairn (SS98779114)
 4.2km S 169° Mynnydd y Gaer* Cairn (SS95378584)
 4.3km NW 320° Carn-Y-Hyrddod* Cairn (SS91999339)
 4.5km N 351° Bwlch y Clawdd* Modern Stone Circle etc (SS94039450)
 4.8km N 0° Bwlch y Clawdd Cairn Cairn (SS948948)
 5.0km NNE 33° Mynydd Y Gelli* Stone Circle (SS975942)
 5.4km NW 320° The Werfa Round Barrow(s) (SS913942)
 5.7km SSE 151° Mynydd y Gaer* Hillfort (SS97358495)
 6.0km NNW 332° Crugyrafan* Round Barrow(s) (SS920954)
 6.2km ENE 64° Mynydd Brith-Weunydd Cairn (ST00279263)
 6.2km N 10° Treorchy Gorsedd Circle* Modern Stone Circle etc (SS9585596145)
 7.0km NE 49° St Mary's Well (West Glamorgan)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (ST00079455)
 7.3km SSW 200° Cefn Hirgoed Misc. Earthwork (SS92068324)
 7.8km SSW 193° Pant-Y-Pyllau Ancient Village or Settlement (SS92728243)
 7.9km NNE 23° Tarren Maerdy Cairn 1 Cairn (SS97959720)
 8.1km NNW 332° Pebyll Cairn* Ring Cairn (SS9108097239)
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