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Submitted by Taranis on Friday, 27 November 2020 Page Views: 7977

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Afon y Dolau Gwynion
Country: Wales County: Powys Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Welshpool
Map Ref: SJ01952301
Latitude: 52.795713N Longitude: 3.455612W
Condition:

5	Perfect
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
0	No data.
-1	Completely destroyed

2 Ambience:

5	Superb
4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

5 Access:

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
0	No data.

3 Accuracy:

5	co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4	co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3	co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2	co-ordinates of the nearest village
1	co-ordinates of the nearest town
0	no data

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Taranis visited on 26th Nov 2020 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 2 leave yourself time. you will get covered in "cow slurry" and have to cross a ford. so dress accordingly. but a lovely peaceful spot.

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**Afon y Dolau Gwynion** submitted by Taranis : Site is roughly 20ft across (Vote or comment on this photo)

Chambered Tomb in Powys. The site is condition 2 only but very peaceful. Nothing much above knee height, but there is enough to interpret its purpose. Access by foot or bicycle from Lake Vrnwy.. The route is steep ,passes through a Lot of "cow slurry" and a ford. Then there is a steep climb on grass.

The portal GPX/GPS file got me there (thank you) but following it step by step meant climbing fences. On the way back I avoided the barbed wire by using two gates. one has a big stone next to it. the first would be high up on the left as you approach the end of the vehicle width track. possibly an easier option for the less athletic like me.
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