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<< Text Pages >> Chepstow Park Wood Cairn - Cairn in Wales in Monmouthshire

Submitted by coldrum on Sunday, 27 December 2020  Page Views: 583

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Chepstow Park Wood Cairn
Country: Wales County: Monmouthshire Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Chepstow
Map Ref: ST491975
Latitude: 51.673951N  Longitude: 2.737482W
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 Monmouthshire Coflein site entry:
"Cairn measures 11m in diameter and stands 1.3m high at its centre. Although a central hollow indicates that it has suffered some past disruption, it is substantially intact.
Source: Cadw scheduling description of 02. 2000 F.Foster/RCAHMW 03. 2006"

https://coflein.gov.uk/en/site/276015/details/chepstow-park-wood-cairn
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
ST4997 : Earthwork in Chepstow Park Woods by Gill  Stott
by Gill Stott
©2006(licence)
ST4997 : Chepstow Park Wood - Panorama of the Earthwork by Roy Parkhouse
by Roy Parkhouse
©2007(licence)
ST4997 : Bench by the reservoir in Chepstow Park Wood by Roy Parkhouse
by Roy Parkhouse
©2008(licence)
ST4997 : Track junction, Chepstow Park Wood by Ruth Sharville
by Ruth Sharville
©2020(licence)
ST4997 : Track junction in Chepstow Park Wood by Ruth Sharville
by Ruth Sharville
©2020(licence)

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