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<< Our Photo Pages >> Cefn Bryn Great Cairn - Round Cairn in Wales in West Glamorgan

Submitted by Judy on Sunday, 15 May 2022  Page Views: 9440

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Cefn Bryn Great Cairn Alternative Name: Cefyn Bryn Great Barrow
Country: Wales County: West Glamorgan Type: Round Cairn
Nearest Town: Swansea  Nearest Village: Reynoldston
Map Ref: SS49029056  Landranger Map Number: 159
Latitude: 51.593599N  Longitude: 4.181024W
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
4 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.
3 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
5

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Cefn Bryn Great Cairn
Cefn Bryn Great Cairn submitted by hoperp : Visited today 14 May 2022. The "idiots" have been at it, many stones across the whole Cairn have been disturbed and stacked into many little piles across the site. (Vote or comment on this photo)
A large and magnificently situated round cairn, located close to the Maen Ceti burial chamber this is the largest of many cairns in the area. See the nearby sites list on our page for more. It has spectacular views out to sea. The smaller cairns can be difficult to find in long bracken.

Note: Many stones across the whole cairn have been stacked into little piles across the site. Do not under any circumstances disturb ancient cairns like this, this counts as Heritage Crime.
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Cefn Bryn Great Cairn submitted by TheCaptain : Now this is a cairn with a view! (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Cefn Bryn Great Cairn submitted by hoperp : Little stacks of Great Cairns stones, pulled up ad stacked. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Cefn Bryn Great Cairn submitted by sem : Picture showing the relationship between Arthur's Stone and Carn Fawr. (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Cefn Bryn Great Cairn submitted by coldrum : Bronze age cairn not far from Arthur's Stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Cefn Bryn Great Cairn submitted by JUDY : Cefn Bryn Great Cairn located close to the burial chamber of Maen Ceti.

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Cefn Bryn Great Cairn submitted by Antonine : 2008

Cefn Bryn Great Cairn
Cefn Bryn Great Cairn submitted by sem : Many of the stones used to build this cairn are of old red sandstone. This rock forms the backbone of the Gower peninsular.

Cefn Bryn Great Cairn
Cefn Bryn Great Cairn submitted by sem : Approx. 20m across the cairn was excavated in the early 1980's,

Cefn Bryn Great Cairn
Cefn Bryn Great Cairn submitted by TheCaptain : This is a large and magnificently situated cairn, not far from Maen Ceti

Cefn Bryn Great Cairn
Cefn Bryn Great Cairn submitted by TheCaptain : This is a large and magnificently situated cairn, not far from Maen Ceti, which if I remember right, is the large stone on the skyline in the background.

Cefn Bryn Great Cairn
Cefn Bryn Great Cairn submitted by TheCaptain : This is a large and magnificently situated cairn, not far from Maen Ceti

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Cefn Bryn Great Cairn submitted by TheCaptain : Despite being a beautiful June day, there was some very boggy areas when approaching this cairn.

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Cefn Bryn Great Cairn submitted by Postman : Cefn Bryn Great Cairn

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Cefn Bryn Great Cairn submitted by Postman

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Cefn Bryn Great Cairn submitted by Postman : The cairn's real size

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Cefn Bryn Great Cairn submitted by Postman : A great Great cairn

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Cefn Bryn Great Cairn submitted by Postman : A cairns make up

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Cefn Bryn Great Cairn submitted by Postman : End of a day

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Cefn Bryn Great Cairn submitted by Postman : Site in West Glamorgan Wales

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Cefn Bryn Great Cairn submitted by rogerkread : Splendid cairn, looks almost like a wall as you descend towards the neighbouring dolmen from the road.

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Cefn Bryn Great Cairn submitted by Bladup : Cefn Bryn Great Cairn.

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Cefn Bryn Great Cairn submitted by Bladup

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Cefn Bryn Great Cairn submitted by h_fenton : Great Carn, Cefn Bryn viewed from the south east. 13 April 2012

Cefn Bryn Great Cairn
Cefn Bryn Great Cairn submitted by DrewParsons : There are some quite large stones in this cairn. The views from the ridge towards the north are excellent.

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 100m SE 125° Maen Ceti cairn Ring Cairn (SS491905)
 120m E 93° Maen Ceti* Chambered Tomb (SS49149055)
 172m NNE 14° Cefn Bryn Cairn 1* Ring Cairn (SS4906690726)
 381m SE 131° Cefn Bryn Cairn 3* Ring Cairn (SS493903)
 424m SE 144° Cefn Bryn Cairn 2* Ring Cairn (SS49269021)
 498m WSW 249° Cefn Bryn SW Cairn* Ring Cairn (SS4854990395)
 908m SE 124° Holy Well (Cefn Bryn)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SS49769003)
 1.2km WSW 239° Reynoldston Millennium Stone* Modern Stone Circle etc (SS47958997)
 1.5km NNW 345° Oldwalls (E) Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SS48689200)
 1.5km NNW 335° Oldwalls (W) Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SS48429197)
 1.8km NNE 22° Llanrhidian Upper Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SS49769221)
 1.8km NNE 22° Llanrhidian Lower Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SS49769223)
 1.8km NW 306° Ty'r-Coed* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SS47579168)
 2.1km NW 318° Samson's Jack* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SS47669214)
 2.2km SE 126° Talbot Road Cairn 2 Ring Cairn (SS50758921)
 2.2km SE 127° Talbot Road Cairn 1* Ring Cairn (SS50758920)
 2.2km ENE 67° Pen-y-Crug Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SS51099137)
 2.3km NE 40° Cil ifor Top* Hillfort (SS506923)
 2.5km SE 134° Nicholaston Long Cairn* Chambered Tomb (SS50768879)
 2.5km SE 129° Nicholaston Hall Cairn Cairn (SS50948894)
 2.5km SW 235° Knelston standing stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SS46888918)
 2.7km WSW 258° Burry Menhir* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SS4639990086)
 2.8km WSW 258° Burry Lesser* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SS4621790076)
 3.2km ESE 113° Cefn Bryn Burnt Mound 2 Misc. Earthwork (SS51888922)
 3.2km ESE 113° Cefn Bryn Burnt Mound Misc. Earthwork (SS51898922)
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3D Model of Cefn Bryn Great Cairn by Andy B on Sunday, 21 March 2021
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They have called it Great Carn
...complete with some stones the software seems to have misinterpreted as sticking up in the air!
http://heritagetogether.org/gallery/displayimage.php?album=111&pid=11172#top_display_media
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