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<< Text Pages >> Twyn-Yr-Oerfel 1 - Round Barrow(s) in Wales in Mid Glamorgan

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Twyn-Yr-Oerfel 1
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 2.348 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Mid Glamorgan Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Caerphilly  Nearest Village: Mynddislwyn
Map Ref: ST195998  Landranger Map Number: 171
Latitude: 51.691159N  Longitude: 3.165991W
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
3
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