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Elan Valley · Archaeological Archive

Ancient Sites Database

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293 records

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Esgair Ceiliog Round Cairn III
round barrow cairn

Esgair Ceiliog Round Cairn III

Period: Bronze Age
OS grid: SN89111 60630

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Esgair Cormwg Cairn
round barrow cairn

Esgair Cormwg Cairn

Period: bronze age
OS grid: SN85080 70299

1m in diameter

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Esgair Cormwg Marker Cairn
Marker Cairn

Esgair Cormwg Marker Cairn

Period: modern
OS grid: SN85122 70111

Marker Cairn, 1m in diameter

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Esgair Cormwg possible Hut Circle
Hut Circle

Esgair Cormwg possible Hut Circle

Period: Prehistoric
OS grid: SN85058 70242

5m in diameter

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Esgair Cormwg stone pile
stone pile

Esgair Cormwg stone pile

Period: unknown
OS grid: SN85089 70291

2m in diameter

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Esgair Cormwg Stones
Possible standing Stone

Esgair Cormwg Stones

Period: Unknown
OS grid: SN85413 70469

The large centre on is 3m long and is different stone to the other two stones. the outer stones may hay come from near by rocky out crops, they measure 2m and 2.5m long

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Esgair Crawnllyn Stone
standing stone, Recumbent

Esgair Crawnllyn Stone

Period: unknown
OS grid: SN87981 69102

a former standing stone, 2m in length and 0.5m wide, 2 stones either side

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Esgair Crawnllyn Stones
Unknown Non antiquity

Esgair Crawnllyn Stones

Period: Unknown
OS grid: SN87577 69495

2 white quartz stones, 80cm round, irregular in shape, chances are these are natural, the hill does have it's fair share of white quartz stones

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Esgair Ganol Cairn
possible Cairn

Esgair Ganol Cairn

Period: bronze age
OS grid: SN87650 60227

located on Esgair Ganol, 3m in diameter

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Esgair Gris Cairn
round burrow

Esgair Gris Cairn

Period: bronze age
OS grid: SN88168 68172

Esgair Gris Cairn on Esgair Gris, 2m in diameter

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Esgair Gris Long House
round burrow

Esgair Gris Long House

Period: unknown
OS grid: SN8870 668470

Listed as Esgair Gris Long House but may be a disturbed cairn. a few upright stones

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Esgair Gwar-y-Cae enclosure II
Settlement

Esgair Gwar-y-Cae enclosure II

Period: Unknown
OS grid: SN91780 61570

An irregular quadrilateral enclosure, c.14-15m across. On the E side is an apparent lane, with a rectangular structure, c15m long, raged on its S side. To the SW is a circular structure

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Esgair Nantybeddau Cairn (Possible Ring Cairn)
Ring Cairn

Esgair Nantybeddau Cairn (Possible Ring Cairn)

Period: Bronze Age
OS grid: SNSN8472665555

7m in diameter, may be long hut rather than a cairn

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Esgair Pen-Y-Garreg stones
Stone alignment

Esgair Pen-Y-Garreg stones

Period: Prehistoric
OS grid: SN92214 68846

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