<< Our Photo Pages >> Barry Island Cairns - Cairn in Wales in Mid Glamorgan
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Barry Island Cairns Alternative Name: Friar's Point cairnsCountry: Wales County: Mid Glamorgan Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Barry Nearest Village: Barrybados
Map Ref: ST11076598
Latitude: 51.385872N Longitude: 3.279361W
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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Baruc visited on 1st Sep 1976 - their rating: Cond: 1 Amb: 3 Access: 4
TheCaptain sem GenineNeale have visited here
Coflein lists these as Friar's Point cairns (NPRN refs 300876-80). All were excavated in the 19th century and little remains to be seen.
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