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<< Text Pages >> Begwns - Cairn in Wales in South Glamorgan

Submitted by coldrum on Friday, 30 January 2009  Page Views: 5745

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Begwns Alternative Name: Twyn-Y-Certhi Mynydd Machen
Country: Wales County: South Glamorgan Type: Cairn

Map Ref: ST22379000
Latitude: 51.603466N  Longitude: 3.122302W
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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Cairn in South Glamorgan

Round cairn, 26m in diameter and 1.5-2.0m high, disturbed and has a OS triangulation pillar on top.

RCAHMW Coflein record:

Begwns.
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
ST2290 : Mynydd Machen trig point by John Light
by John Light
©2012(licence)
ST2290 : Summit of Mynydd Machen by M J Roscoe
by M J Roscoe
©2020(licence)
ST2290 : Trig Point on Mynydd Machen by Gareth James
by Gareth James
©2014(licence)
ST2290 : Trig point on Mynydd Machen (362m) by Alan Hughes
by Alan Hughes
©2023(licence)
ST2290 : Trig Point on Mynydd Machen - view towards Pen-rhiw Warren by Colin Park
by Colin Park
©2024(licence)

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 5.9km WNW 295° Mynydd Bach Cairn 2* Round Barrow(s) (ST17019259)
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