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<< Text Pages >> Carn Caws Cairn - Cairn in Wales in Powys

Submitted by coldrum on Thursday, 12 July 2007  Page Views: 4422

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Carn Caws Cairn
Country: Wales County: Powys Type: Cairn
 Nearest Village: Wern
Map Ref: SO129167
Latitude: 51.842084N  Longitude: 3.265692W
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
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Carn Caws Cairn
Carn Caws Cairn submitted by cerrig : The much disturbed cairn, with it's hollowed centre. This view looking West, towards the central Beacons. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carn Caws Cairn
Carn Caws Cairn submitted by cerrig : Looking North. The Black mountains to the right, with Llangorse lake in the valley, partly hidden by Yr Allt hill on it's left, with it's own hillfort and cairns. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carn Caws Cairn
Carn Caws Cairn submitted by cerrig : Looking South West, with Carn Fawr on the skyline. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carn Caws Cairn
Carn Caws Cairn submitted by cerrig : This is looking East, from the hollowed out centre of the cairn. In the distance can be seen the Sugar Loaf mountain North of Abergavenny, with the Skirrid beyond. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carn Caws Cairn
Carn Caws Cairn submitted by cerrig : Looking North East, from Chartist cave hill. Carn Caws is in the centre middle distance here. Beyond is Mynydd Llangorse with Mynydd Troed behind it. Carreg wen Fawr y Rhugos stone row is a few hundred meters to the right of the cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carn Caws Cairn
Carn Caws Cairn submitted by cerrig : The foreground stone here is all that is visible of another cairn, imaginatively called " cairn East of Garn Caws". Looking West, Garn Caws to the right of centre, and Garn Fawr on the left skyline.

Carn Caws Cairn
Carn Caws Cairn submitted by cerrig : Looking West.

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 223m ENE 62° Carreg Wen Fawr Y Rugos Cairn Cairn (SO131168)
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 4.6km NNW 337° Pen-Y-Wenallt* Hillfort (SO11162095)
 4.7km WSW 250° Gwaun Nant Ddu Ancient Village or Settlement (SO0847615214)
 4.7km SW 219° Twyn Ceiliog Round Cairn Cairn (SO0990813103)
 4.7km NW 306° Nant Tarthwyni Hillfort (SO09111951)
 4.8km WSW 250° Gwaun Nant Ddu Stone Standing Stone (Menhir) (SO0834815158)
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