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Date UncertainSite Name: Moel Ymenyn Cairn
Country: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Bala  Nearest Village: Parc
Map Ref: SH840346
Latitude: 52.896289N  Longitude: 3.725831W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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.
2 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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Moel Ymenyn Cairn
Moel Ymenyn Cairn submitted by TAlanJones : View to the north across the cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)
The cairn is on the summit of Moel Ymenyn at an altitude of 550m. The cairn is recorded as a Marker Cairn recorded by the OS in the 19th Century. Visibly it is a conical tower of stones 1.1m high with a diameter of 1.5m. However, on removing some of the heather and moss that surrounds the tower it is apparent that the cairn has a 5m diameter and is much bigger than accredited.

Moel Ymenyn is not an easy ascent. It has thigh high heather and chest high ferns that mask an uneven terrain. There is no discernable footpath. However, the view from the summit was worth the effort on the day.
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Moel Ymenyn Cairn
Moel Ymenyn Cairn submitted by TAlanJones : Ascending Moel Ymenyn from the east. The conical pile just visible to the left. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Moel Ymenyn Cairn
Moel Ymenyn Cairn submitted by TAlanJones : Cleared moss/heather uncovering stone piles bout 2m east of the conical pile. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Moel Ymenyn Cairn
Moel Ymenyn Cairn submitted by TAlanJones : Stone piles uncovered after removal of overgrowth. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Moel Ymenyn Cairn
Moel Ymenyn Cairn submitted by TAlanJones : View to the east. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Moel Ymenyn Cairn
Moel Ymenyn Cairn submitted by TAlanJones : View to the south east with Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake) upper left of the cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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 7.4km NW 317° Nant yr Olchfa Hut Circle* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH79104012)
 7.5km NW 319° Nant yr Olchfa Cairn* Round Cairn (SH7919140367)
 7.8km SE 135° Boncyn Crwn* Cairn (SH894290)
 8.0km SE 134° Boncyn Pennant Groes* Artificial Mound (SH896289)
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