<< Our Photo Pages >> Tyrrau Mawr - Cairn in Wales in Gwynedd
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Tyrrau MawrCountry: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Dollgelau Nearest Village: Llanfihangel - pennant
Map Ref: SH68281352
Latitude: 52.703277N Longitude: 3.950878W
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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You can either come from the north, up the well used Pony path, or from the south Via Castell y Bere. The views are splendid, across the Mawddach estuary and river to the Rhinogydd mountains, and up to the awesome Cader Idris, a feast for the eyes.
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1.7km W 272° Rhos Hafotty Carneddau stone setting* Standing Stones (SH66591362)
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1.9km W 272° Rhos Hafotty Carneddau* Standing Stones (SH6642213627)
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2.2km W 268° Hafotty Fach Cockpit Cairn* Cairn (SH6612013490)
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2.2km NW 308° Hut Circle South of Pared Y Cefn hir* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH666149)
2.2km W 268° Hafotty Fach gate menhirs* Standing Stones (SH66091349)
2.2km W 262° Afon Arthog Cairns* Cairn (SH66061326)
2.3km W 279° Carreg y Pwyso* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SH66051392)
2.3km NNW 333° Ty'n Llidiart Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SH673156)
2.4km NW 310° Pared-y-Cefn-Hir* Hillfort (SH665151)
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2.5km WNW 291° Cregennen standing stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SH65941450)
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