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<< Our Photo Pages >> Moel Gamelin - Cairn in Wales in Denbighshire

Submitted by TimPrevett on Sunday, 23 April 2006  Page Views: 7562

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Moel Gamelin Alternative Name: Moel y Gamelin
Country: Wales County: Denbighshire Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Llangollen
Map Ref: SJ17624651
Latitude: 53.009537N  Longitude: 3.22924W
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 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.
3 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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Moel Gamelin submitted by postman : A freezing cold pre dawn ascent of Moel y Gamelin. (Vote or comment on this photo)
A cairn, near 100 feet in diameter, and 6 feet high.
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Moel Gamelin submitted by postman : Up a sheer ice cliff, well almost. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Moel Gamelin submitted by postman : Looking this way. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Moel Gamelin submitted by postman : A winter sunrise. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SJ1746 : Two walkers on the summit of Moel y Gamelin by Jeremy Bolwell
by Jeremy Bolwell
©2024(licence)
SJ1746 : Summit cairn, Moel y Gamelin by Eirian Evans
by Eirian Evans
©2006(licence)
SJ1746 : Moel y Gamelin Summit Cairn by Brian Deegan
by Brian Deegan
©2023(licence)
SJ1746 : Walkers descending from the cairn on Moel y Gamelin by Roger Davies
by Roger Davies
©2017(licence)
SJ1746 : Eroded footpath on Moel y Gamelin by Eirian Evans
by Eirian Evans
©2009(licence)

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Re: Moel Gamelin by TimPrevett on Friday, 19 January 2007
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Take a look at the aerial photo on Flash Earth... gorgeous indeed.
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