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<< Our Photo Pages >> Creigiau Eglwyseg 1 - Round Barrow(s) in Wales in Denbighshire

Submitted by TimPrevett on Thursday, 02 February 2006  Page Views: 4823

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Creigiau Eglwyseg 1
Country: Wales County: Denbighshire Type: Round Barrow(s)

Map Ref: SJ22214495
Latitude: 52.996204N  Longitude: 3.16047W
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.
 4 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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Creigiau Eglwyseg 1
Creigiau Eglwyseg 1 submitted by TimPrevett : A large barrow, prominent, on top of the Eglwysegs. Should be panoramic views! See main entry for details. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Round Barrow(s) in Denbighshire (Sir Ddinbych)

A barrow on a summit, prominent. 60 feet diameter, distrubed in 1879 producing an urn and a cremation.
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Creigiau Eglwyseg 1
Creigiau Eglwyseg 1 submitted by TimPrevett : The large summit barrow, as Helen Burnham labels it, looking south. There should be an amazing, panoramic delight... I think a return trip in summer is called for. I'd been itching to get up here for years... (3 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Creigiau Eglwyseg 1
Creigiau Eglwyseg 1 submitted by Bladup : Creigiau Eglwyseg 1. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Creigiau Eglwyseg 1
Creigiau Eglwyseg 1 submitted by Bladup (Vote or comment on this photo)

Creigiau Eglwyseg 1
Creigiau Eglwyseg 1 submitted by Bladup : Creigiau Eglwyseg 1. This is the barrow/ring cairn shown on the map and found just to the east of the main hilltop barrow (in the background). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Creigiau Eglwyseg 1
Creigiau Eglwyseg 1 submitted by Bladup : Creigiau Eglwyseg 1. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Creigiau Eglwyseg 1
Creigiau Eglwyseg 1 submitted by postman : Looking south ish.

Creigiau Eglwyseg 1
Creigiau Eglwyseg 1 submitted by postman : Looking northish

Creigiau Eglwyseg 1
Creigiau Eglwyseg 1 submitted by postman : On zoom from the kerb cairns further east.

Creigiau Eglwyseg 1
Creigiau Eglwyseg 1 submitted by postman : About five or six years ago

Creigiau Eglwyseg 1
Creigiau Eglwyseg 1 submitted by TimPrevett : The barrow's prominent position along the ridge can be seen here, to the rear, along one of the Eglwyseg ridges.

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 397m ESE 114° Eglwyseg Stone* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SJ22574478)
 508m ENE 73° Eglwyseg Kerb Cairn A* Cairn (SJ22704509)
 511m ENE 72° Eglwyseg Kerb Cairn B* Cairn (SJ227451)
 512m SSE 162° Eglwyseg Plantation Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SJ22364446)
 558m E 90° Eglwyseg stone (2)* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SJ22774494)
 634m ENE 73° Eglwyseg Cairn Circle* Cairn (SJ22824513)
 776m ENE 69° Creigiau Eglwyseg Boundary* Cairn (SJ22944522)
 814m ENE 72° Eglwyseg Mountain* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SJ22994519)
 1.3km SE 136° Eglwyseg Plantation Cairn 1* Cairn (SJ23074403)
 1.4km NE 42° Eglwyseg mountain cairns (1,2 and 3)* Cairn (SJ23154597)
 1.4km SE 125° Eglwyseg Plantation Cairn 2 Cairn (SJ23344414)
 1.7km SE 136° Bryngolen Cairn 1* Cairn (SJ23374372)
 1.9km SE 129° Brygolen Cairn 2 Cairn (SJ23664376)
 1.9km S 178° Dinas Bran* Hillfort (SJ2224043060)
 2.0km SE 126° Brygolen Cairn 3* Cairn (SJ23794378)
 2.0km WSW 257° Pillar of Eliseg* Early Christian Sculptured Stone (SJ20264452)
 2.9km SSW 194° Llangollen Museum Museum (SJ2145642103)
 3.3km S 186° Plas Newydd Gorsedd Stone circle* Modern Stone Circle etc (SJ2181041661)
 4.1km NW 318° St Collen's Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SJ195480)
 4.2km NNW 340° Cryn-y-Brain* Cairn (SJ20814888)
 4.6km NNE 23° Cefn-y-Gader cairn 1* Cairn (SJ241492)
 4.8km SSW 213° Ffynnon Las Round Barrow(s) (SJ19574099)
 4.8km WNW 288° Moel Gamelin* Cairn (SJ17624651)
 4.8km NNE 14° Aber Sychnant* Cairn (SJ23454963)
 5.0km NNE 17° Cefn-y-Gader cairn (2)* Cairn (SJ23774971)
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