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<< Text Pages >> Waun Deiliaid - Ring Cairn in Wales in West Glamorgan

Submitted by coldrum on Friday, 30 January 2009  Page Views: 3437

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Waun Deiliaid
Country: Wales County: West Glamorgan Type: Ring Cairn
Nearest Town: Caerphilly
Map Ref: ST12939162
Latitude: 51.616646N  Longitude: 3.258976W
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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Ring Cairn in West Glamorgan

Possible Ring cairn. The site is a low stony ring bank averaging 1.8m wide and 0.2m high with a diameter of 8.6m.
On the S side there is a narrow gap in the bank.
In the RCAHMW the site is reported as being overgrown with grass and heather.

RCAHMW Coflein record:


Waun Deiliaid.
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