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Submitted by TimPrevett on Monday, 13 September 2004 Page Views: 6774

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Fridd Wanc
Country: Wales County: Conwy Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Penmaenmawr
Map Ref: SH726748
Latitude: 53.254867N Longitude: 3.911133W
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3	Reasonable but with some damage
2	Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1	Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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-1	Completely destroyed

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2 Access:

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
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5	co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
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TheCaptain visited on 13th Sep 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 2 Moving on and the next site just to the north of the trackway is the Fridd Wanc mound, with a telegraph pole standing from its centre. Just to the southeast are several boulders, three obvious large stones, with a couple more not so obvious. Is it the remains of an ancient burial chamber? Or on later thinking, another little circle?

Klingon visited on 25th Oct 2022 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 2

Marko visited on 23rd Apr 2021 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 2

trystan_hughes visited on 17th Feb 2016 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 2 Access: 3

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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.25 Ambience: 3.25 Access: 2.25

**Fridd Wanc** submitted by TimPrevett : Remains of a round barrow not far from Circle 275; see main entry for details. (Vote or comment on this photo)

A round barrow on the east side of the path across from Circle 275. A substantial mound is still visible, with some possibly associated boulders on the south east arc.

Unfortunately, a telegraph pole is planted firmly within the top of the barrow, which rather detracts from the otherwise beautiful and megalithicially rich surroundings.

Link to Coflein coflein.gov.uk/en/site/303049/ which suggests that "Immediately E of the mound are 5 small earthfast stones which may be the remains of a circle about 20ft diameter."
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