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<< Our Photo Pages >> Moel Maen Efa - Barrow Cemetery in Wales in Denbighshire

Submitted by TimPrevett on Saturday, 09 October 2004  Page Views: 7231

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Moel Maen Efa
Country: Wales County: Denbighshire Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: St Asaph  Nearest Village: Rhuallt
Map Ref: SJ087743
Latitude: 53.257820N  Longitude: 3.370068W
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
1 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.
4 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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Moel Maen Efa
Moel Maen Efa submitted by TimPrevett : The two barrows of Moel Maen Efa - one is topped by the trig point, the other is the highest point on the right hand of the picture. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Barrow Cemetery in Denbighshire (Sir Ddinbych)

Two heavily ploughed out barrows on the summit of Moel Maen Efa, one topped by the trig point.

The highest barrow shows signs of having been dug in places, with large square sods & turf loose around the already considerably denuded summit. Metal detectors used irresponsibly?

Access from nearby footpaths, with spectacular views over the Vale of Clwyd, the Wirral, and even Liverpool City Centre.

A large cross to the west is made of two railway sleepers oozing tar, leaning to the east. Nothing of antiquity is obvious about the feature.
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SJ0874 : Moel Maenefa (Eve's Tomb Hill) by Joseph Jones
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SJ0874 : Gorse on the flank of Moel Maenefa by Tim Heaton
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SJ0874 : Stile on Moel Maenefa by Chris Heaton
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Re: Moel Maen Efa by coldrum on Wednesday, 06 January 2010
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Re: Moel Maen Efa by coldrum on Wednesday, 06 January 2010
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Coflein site entry.

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Re: Moel Maen Efa by Anonymous on Friday, 15 February 2008
The trig point has been removed and the summit reseeded with grass. The large cross made of railway sleepers has also been removed. (It was placed there by the BBC in the 1970's when making a programme on the poet Gerard Manley Hopkins who lived in St Beuno's College just below the hill) Access as is said is from nearby footpaths - therefore not accessible by cars, wheelchairs etc. So access number is at best number 3. On the other hand, with improvements to the barrow and a large ancient earth ditch running round it (its 100 metres from the Offa's Dyke Path), as well as the spectacular views I think the ambience should be up to at least 3!
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