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<< Our Photo Pages >> Twyn Bryn Glas Cairn - Cairn in Wales in Powys

Submitted by sem on Monday, 18 April 2011  Page Views: 5020

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Twyn Bryn Glas Cairn
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 1.0 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Powys Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Hirwaun  Nearest Village: Penderyn
Map Ref: SN9850011660
Latitude: 51.794350N  Longitude: 3.473165W
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.
2 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
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Twyn Bryn Glas Cairn submitted by sem : Beware the ponies here, they are not skittish around humans. One even tried to rifle through DocP's rucksack and steal his sandwiches! (Vote or comment on this photo)
This cairn was excavated in the 1950's revealing an original boat-shaped enclosure with a primary burial. It was later enlarged to form a circular cairn with a cist containing a cremation burial and a pygmy cup.

Coflein NPRN 84641
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Re: Twyn Bryn Glas Cairn by sem on Monday, 18 April 2011
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Sorry, should have added Coflein NPRN 84641
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