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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Chepstow Park Wood CairnCountry: Wales County: Monmouthshire Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Chepstow
Map Ref: ST491975
Latitude: 51.673951N Longitude: 2.737482W
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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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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