<< Text Pages >> Mynydd Bach Cairn. - Cairn in Wales in South Glamorgan
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Mynydd Bach Cairn.Country: Wales County: South Glamorgan Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Ynysddu
Map Ref: ST16799197
Latitude: 51.620377N Longitude: 3.203322W
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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A turf-covered stony mound measuring about 15m in diameter and 0.8m high. A cist has been exposed at its centre.
The capstone is a few meters away.
RCAHMW Coflein record:
Mynydd Bach Cairn.
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