<< Our Photo Pages >> Sweyne's Howes South - Chambered Tomb in Wales in West Glamorgan
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Sweyne's Howes SouthCountry: Wales County: West Glamorgan Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Swansea Nearest Village: Llangennith
Map Ref: SS42108982 Landranger Map Number: 159
Latitude: 51.585053N Longitude: 4.280508W
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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From Coflein NPRN 93012: "An oval cairn, 20.7m by 14.9m and 0.7m high. An "inner cairn" of more massive stones may represent an original wedge-shaped structure, at its N end several large slabs may have formed a forecourt arrangement, or have been connected with the expected chamber."
The Journal of Antiquities also features a page for both burial chambers - see their entry for Sweyne’s Howes, Rhossili, Gower Peninsula, Wales, which includes a photograph, directions for finding the site, background information about Sweyne and a list of reference sources for more information.
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64m SE 140° Sweyne's Howse ring cairn* Ring Cairn (SS42148977)
100m N 4° Sweyne's Howes North* Chambered Tomb (SS42118992)
220m E 93° Rhosili Down Settlement Ancient Village or Settlement (SS42328980)
381m NW 313° Bessie's Meadow Cairn* Cairn (SS41839009)
471m SSE 157° Rhossili Down Cairn 5* Ring Cairn (SS42278938)
534m S 171° Rhossili Down ring cairn* Ring Cairn (SS42178929)
567m NNW 332° Bessie's Meadow Hut Circle Ancient Village or Settlement (SS41859033)
570m E 86° Rhossili Down Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SS4267189839)
645m S 185° Rhossili Down Cairn 1 * Cairn (SS42028918)
756m NNW 343° Rhosili Down Burnt Mound Misc. Earthwork (SS41909055)
773m NNE 27° White Moor (Hillend)* Stone Row / Alignment (SS42479050)
790m S 180° Rhossili Down Cairn 2* Ring Cairn (SS42078903)
880m S 181° Rhossili Down Cairn 3* Cairn (SS42068894)
925m S 172° Rhossili Down South 12* Ring Cairn (SS422889)
965m S 184° The Beacon (West Glamorgan)* Cairn (SS42008886)
1.1km S 181° Rhossili Down Cairn 4* Cairn (SS42048877)
1.1km NNW 336° Hillend standing stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SS417908)
1.6km NE 53° Hardings Down West* Hillfort (SS43449078)
1.7km NNE 22° St Cenydd's Stone* Early Christian Sculptured Stone (SS428914)
1.7km S 190° Rhossili millenium stone* Modern Stone Circle etc (SS41738811)
1.8km ENE 61° Hardings Down East* Hillfort (SS43719065)
1.8km NNE 23° St Cenydd's Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SS4286591463)
1.8km ENE 66° Hardings Down SE Cairn (SS43819052)
1.9km NE 55° Hardings Down North Hillfort (SS43669083)
1.9km SSW 200° Rhossili Visitor Centre* Museum (SS414881)
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