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<< Text Pages >> Blaenllwynau, Cairn I - Cairn in Wales in Mid Glamorgan

Submitted by coldrum on Friday, 30 January 2009  Page Views: 3237

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Blaenllwynau, Cairn I
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 0.3 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Mid Glamorgan Type: Cairn

Map Ref: SO10350316
Latitude: 51.719973N  Longitude: 3.299195W
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
4
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Cairn in Mid Glamorgan

One of two small cairns, 3m in diameter and 0.3m high.

RCAHMW Coflein record:

Blaenllwynau.


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SO1003 : Gelligaer Common, near Carn y Bugail by Gareth James
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SO1003 : Track of Roman road, Gelligaer Common by John Lord
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SO1003 : Parking area, Gelligaer Common. by John Lord
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SO1003 : Parking area, Gelligaer common by John Lord
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