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<< Our Photo Pages >> Llanmadoc Hill Great Cairn - Cairn in Wales in West Glamorgan

Submitted by sem on Wednesday, 25 February 2004  Page Views: 7105

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Llanmadoc Hill Great Cairn
Country: Wales County: West Glamorgan Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Swansea  Nearest Village: Llanmadoc
Map Ref: SS43999271  Landranger Map Number: 159
Latitude: 51.611544N  Longitude: 4.254537W
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.
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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Llanmadoc Hill Great Cairn submitted by sem : The climb up Llanmadoc hill is hard going, but the view from the summit of the North Gower coast is amazing. There are many other cairns up here but they are all but destroyed. (Vote or comment on this photo)
The climb up Llanmadoc hill is hard going, but the view from the summit of the North Gower coast is amazing. There are many other cairns up here but they are all but destroyed.
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SS4492 : Llanmadoc Hill by Burgess Von Thunen
by Burgess Von Thunen
©2011(licence)
SS4492 : Cairn XII on Llanmadoc Hill by Richard Law
by Richard Law
©2011(licence)
SS4392 : Path on Llanmadoc Hill by Bill Boaden
by Bill Boaden
©2016(licence)
SS4492 : One of the cairns on Llanmadoc Hill, Gower by Jeremy Bolwell
by Jeremy Bolwell
©2011(licence)
SS4492 : Ordnance Survey Rivet on Llanmadoc Hill, Outcrop by John Jenkins
by John Jenkins
©2023(licence)

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