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Nant Melyn, Cairn 1

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NPRN84503
Map ReferenceSN90NE
Grid ReferenceSN9790008530
Unitary (Local) AuthorityRhondda Cynon Taff
Old CountyBrecknockshire
CommunityHirwaun
Type Of SiteROUND CAIRN
PeriodBronze Age
Description
A cairn is located on an outcrop scarp of a low rise above the west side of a tributary stream of Nant Melyn.
It measures 8.5m in diameter and 1m high. The mound is composed of loose limestone blocks and has a pronounced hollow at its centre which measures 2.5m across and 0.75m deep. On the immediate south a length of right-angled walling has been built, perhaps from cairn stones. It measures 5m (NE-SW) by 7m (from the south end), 0.5m wide and 0.2m high. The longer side is largely overgrown with heather and grasses.

David Leighton, RCAHMW, 15 March 2001