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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Disgwylfa, Cairn ICountry: Wales County: Powys Type: Cairn
Nearest Village: Partrishow
Map Ref: SO2597023440
Latitude: 51.904560N Longitude: 3.077463W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Source: Coflein
The cairn is located on the east facing slope, just beneath the top of Disgwylfa.
It seems that the cairn has been constructed in recent times out of an older monument, probably a barrow.
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