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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Mynydd Y Capel Cairns
Country: Wales County: Mid Glamorgan Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Merthyr Vale
Map Ref: ST084999
Latitude: 51.690354N  Longitude: 3.326558W
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
3
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 nankm 0° Mynydd Y Capel Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (ST084999)
 141m NNW 339° Mynydd Y Capel Cairnfield* Cairn (SO0835100032)
 388m NNW 332° Mynydd Y Capel Cairn Cemetry Cairn (SO0822200245)
 1.0km S 173° Tir-Cook Cairn Cairn (ST085989)
 1.2km SE 124° Coed Cae Cairns and field system Cairn (ST094992)
 2.8km NE 45° Coed Yr Hendre House Platform Ancient Village or Settlement (SO104018)
 2.9km ENE 67° Cefn Gelligaer Cairn Cairn (SO111010)
 2.9km ENE 67° Cefn Gelligaer Cross Dyke Misc. Earthwork (SO111010)
 3.3km NNE 17° Coly Uchaf Cairnfield Cairn (SO09460307)
 3.4km NNE 23° Gelligaer Common Round Barrow(s) (SO09810305)
 3.5km NNE 19° Cefn Gelli-Gaer Round Barrow(s) (SO09610318)
 3.5km NNE 17° Coly Uchaf Cairn (SO09470326)
 3.6km NNE 23° Pen Garnbugail Ring Cairn (SO09870324)
 3.7km NNE 21° Pen Garnbugail Round Barrow Cairn (SO09810329)
 3.8km NNE 30° Blaenllwynau, Cairn I Cairn (SO10350316)
 3.8km NNE 22° Pen Garnbugail Ring Cairn Ring Cairn (SO09870341)
 3.8km NNE 29° Blaenllwynau, Cairn II Cairn (SO10340318)
 3.8km NNE 28° Pen Garnbugail Cairn (SO10250328)
 4.0km NNE 28° Gelligaer Common Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SO10340340)
 4.0km NNE 22° Cairn North of Cairn Bugail Cairn (SO10010359)
 4.0km NNE 22° Carn Y Bugail* Round Cairn (SO100036)
 4.8km E 99° Gelligaer Common Cairn Cairn (ST131991)
 4.8km NNE 20° Pentwyn Cairns Cairn (SO101044)
 5.0km ESE 119° Maen Cattwg* Rock Art (ST12709742)
 5.2km NNE 16° Mynydd Fochriw Cairn Cairn (SO099049)
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