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Submitted by TimPrevett on Wednesday, 29 December 2004  Page Views: 4314

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Corndon Hill 5
Country: Wales County: Powys Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Bishops Castle  Nearest Village: White Grit
Map Ref: SO30869632
Latitude: 52.560303N  Longitude: 3.021328W
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.
5 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.
4 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
4

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w650marion visited on 7th Mar 2022 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 2 Sixth big cairn in the Corndon Hill walk. Again with several shelters dug into it. A really cold harsh wind blowing but we’re carrying on to the last cairn.

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Corndon Hill 5
Corndon Hill 5 submitted by TimPrevett : Another cairn, Corndon Hill 5, also deeply robbed out, Midwinter Solstice 2004. Corndon Hill 2 visible to the right. (Vote or comment on this photo)
One of a number of cairns on top of Corndon Hill.

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Corndon Hill 5
Corndon Hill 5 submitted by w650marion : A big 22 meter cairn with several shelters dug into it. There appears to be a stick inserted into the middle now? (Vote or comment on this photo)

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