<< Our Photo Pages >> Graig Las Cairn 2 - Cairn in Wales in Gwynedd
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Graig Las Cairn 2Country: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Dolgellau Nearest Village: Arthog
Map Ref: SH6682913598
Latitude: 52.703623N Longitude: 3.972371W
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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The Gwynedd Archaeological Trust (GAT) considers the cairn to be prehistoric but are uncertain of its original purpose. Although heavily overgrown I paced the cairn as being about 5m in diameter. I noted some similarity to its neighbouring cairn in that it's 2/3 overgrown but with large stones exposed mainly on the eastern side, where there is also a 1.5m diameter depression lower than the surrounding ground. This visibly stony side is raised to about 0.5m with medium to large stones covering a slightly deeper depression that could be a cist?
An interesting cairn occupying a landscape with evidence of prehistoric activity that's rarely visited.
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