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<< Our Photo Pages >> Blaen Cadlan Uchaf - Cairn in Wales in Powys

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Blaen Cadlan Uchaf
Country: Wales County: Powys Type: Cairn
 Nearest Village: Penderyn
Map Ref: SN9772011990
Latitude: 51.797174N  Longitude: 3.484569W
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.
5 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.
1 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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Blaen Cadlan Uchaf
Blaen Cadlan Uchaf submitted by sem : Cairn 2 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cairn in Powys

Two cairns approximately 50m apart, described on Archwilio as:

PRN 33606
A cairn lying in open moorland at 425m above O.D. measures 7.1m (E-W) by 6.1m and 0.3m high. It is composed of loose unsorted stones and small boulders.

PRN 33634
Located in undulating grassy moorland, between two small shakeholes, lies a round cairn. It measures 7.5m in diameter and 0.3m high, and consists of loose rubble consolidated around the perimeter.

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Blaen Cadlan Uchaf
Blaen Cadlan Uchaf submitted by sem : Cairn 1 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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