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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Gwynfan Ring Cairn Alternative Name: Gwyfaen CairnCountry: Wales
NOTE: This site is 2.1 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Powys Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Llandrindod Wells Nearest Village: Llanyre
Map Ref: SO02566344
Latitude: 52.260465N Longitude: 3.429078W
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 |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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. |
| 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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A ruined round cairn round cairn about 25' in diameter and 18" high topped by a large, modern clearance heap of miscellaneous stones. Coflein is uncertain of the date but it is reminiscent of other Bronze Age cairns in this area. It is recorded on the OS 1:25 map as a cairn.
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