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<< Text Pages >> Coed y Gaer Cairn - Cairn in Wales in Powys

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Coed y Gaer Cairn
Country: Wales County: Powys Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Crickhowell  Nearest Village: Cwmdu
Map Ref: SO1759324348
Latitude: 51.911544N  Longitude: 3.199417W
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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SO1724 : Hillside pasture north of Cwmdu by Keith Salvesen
by Keith Salvesen
©2007(licence)
SO1724 : Ruined building above Coed y Gaer near Cwmdu, Powys by Jeremy Bolwell
by Jeremy Bolwell
©2013(licence)
SO1724 : Pasture below woodland on Pen Tir by Jonathan Billinger
by Jonathan Billinger
©2009(licence)
SO1724 : Field and trees above the Rhiangoll valley near Cwmdu, Powys by Jaggery
by Jaggery
©2018(licence)
SO1724 : Immaculate cottage near Cwmdu, Powys by Jeremy Bolwell
by Jeremy Bolwell
©2013(licence)

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 348m S 178° Coed y Gaer Hillfort (SO176240)
 682m SE 137° Llanfihangel Cwmdu* Ancient Cross (SO18052384)
 1.1km WSW 245° Cwmdu Stone Circle (SO166239)
 1.7km W 264° Cefn Moel Stone Row / Alignment (SO15932421)
 2.0km NNW 330° Mynydd Llangorse 1 Ring Cairn (SO166261)
 2.0km NNW 330° Mynydd Llangorse 2 Ring Cairn (SO166261)
 2.1km WSW 251° Cefn Moel Round Barrow(s) (SO156237)
 2.5km S 170° Tretower* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SO180219)
 2.6km SW 236° Bwlch Ring Cairn* Ring Cairn (SO154229)
 2.7km SSW 193° Celtic Head, Middle Gaer Carving (SO16962172)
 2.8km ESE 113° Pen Gloch Y Pibwr* Cairn (SO2020123205)
 3.1km E 89° Pen Alltmawr Cairns* Cairn (SO2069024330)
 3.5km SW 226° Bwlch Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SO15052195)
 3.7km S 182° Myarth Camp Hillfort (SO174207)
 3.7km NNW 334° Cockit Hill* Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle (SO16032774)
 4.3km NNW 339° Mynydd Troed* Chambered Tomb (SO16142842)
 4.3km SE 135° Craig Llwyn* Ancient Village or Settlement (SO206212)
 4.4km SSW 205° Llwyn-Y-Fedwen* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SO15622039)
 4.5km S 170° Penmyarth* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SO18291986)
 4.6km ESE 115° Pen Cerrig-calch* Cairn (SO21702236)
 4.7km N 6° Ty-Isaf* Chambered Tomb (SO18182906)
 5.0km W 269° Allt-Yr-Yscrin* Cairn (SO12612435)
 5.1km N 7° Cwm Fforest Modern Stone Circle etc (SO1833029440)
 5.2km W 274° Allt yr Esgair* Hillfort (SO124248)
 5.2km W 274° Allt yr Esgair 2 Hillfort (SO124248)
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