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Craig Yr Aderyn, Cairn

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NPRN407753
Map ReferenceSH60NW
Grid ReferenceSH6470006570
Unitary (Local) AuthorityGwynedd
Old CountyMerioneth
CommunityLlanfihangel-y-pennant
Type Of SiteCAIRN
PeriodPrehistoric
Description
Large stone cairn constructed of scree, with central robber pit, which lies some 300m south-east of the prominent hillfort of Craig-yr-Aderyn and stands at an altitude of 258m. The cairn sits on a rocky crag at the south-western end of possible stone defended enclosure, with substantial scree-built rampart to north-east. Not investigated on the ground. Discovered during RCAHMW aerial reconnaissance on 17th October 2005, image ref: AP_2005_2283.

T. Driver, RCAHMW, 5th June 2008.