Hardings Down cairn

Cairn(s)
SS43819052

Nearest town:

Burry Port (10km NNW)

OS reference:

SS43819052

OS sheet:

159

Latitude:

51° 35' 28.76 N

Longitude:

4° 15' 18.08 W

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Images (2)
Miscellaneous (1)

Images

Image of Hardings Down cairn (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

Looking SE. Gorse is claiming the cairn as its own.

Image credit: A. Brookes (20.3.2012)

thesweetcheat Apr 1, 2012

Image of Hardings Down cairn (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

The overgrown cairn.

Image credit: A. Brookes (20.3.2012)

thesweetcheat Apr 1, 2012

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Hardings Down cairn

Cairn(s)

thesweetcheat Mar 20, 2012

Coflein description:

A mound of earth and stones, 6.1m in diameter and 0.6m high, a central depresion indicates robbing.

Sites within 20km of Hardings Down cairn

Hardings Down East Fort

Hillfort • 0.16km WNW

7

1
Hardings Down North Enclosure

Enclosure • 0.34km NW

4

1
Hardings Down West Fort

Hillfort • 0.46km W

11

1
Rhossili Down settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.65km WSW

4

2
Sweyne Howes (north)

Chambered Tomb • 1.81km WSW

22

1

1

5

1
Sweyne Howes (south)

Chambered Tomb • 1.94km WSW

12

1
Rhossili Down

Cairn(s) • 2.01km SW

29

5
Llanmadoc Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.19km N

29

1
The Bulwark

Hillfort • 2.33km N

26

2
Burry Standing Stones

Standing Stones • 2.61km E

11

2

1
Stembridge Camp

Promontory Fort • 3.27km ENE
Knelston

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.34km E

5

1
Mew Slade fort

Promontory Fort • 3.49km SSW

1
North Hill Tor

Promontory Fort • 3.61km NNE

3
Mewslade Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 3.65km SSW

7
Thurba Camp

Cliff Fort • 3.85km SSW

32

1

1
Ty’r-coed

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.86km ENE

3

4
Old Castle (Rhossili)

Cliff Fort • 3.91km SW

16

2
Red Fescue Hole

Cave / Rock Shelter • 3.91km SSW

1

1
Red Chamber East

Cave / Rock Shelter • 3.98km SSW

7

1
Lewes Castle

Cliff Fort • 4.01km SW

18

1

1
Samson’s Jack

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.09km ENE

9

4
The Knave

Cliff Fort • 4.16km S

16

2
Burry Holms

Promontory Fort • 4.42km W

11

1
Foxhole Slade

Cave / Rock Shelter • 4.51km SSE

6

1

2
Paviland

Cliff Fort • 4.52km SSE

33

1

3

1
Horse Cliff Fort

Cliff Fort • 4.53km S

20

3

1
Paviland Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 4.62km SSE

53

1

2

11

4
Cefn Bryn (West)

Cairn(s) • 4.78km E

8

1
Oldwalls

Standing Stones • 4.9km ENE
Cefn Bryn Great Cairn

Cairn(s) • 5.07km ENE

26

4
Maen Ceti

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 5.37km ENE

37

2

20

3
Worm’s Head

Enclosure • 5.41km SW

14

4

1
Rockrose Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 5.43km SSE

1
Longhole Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 5.61km SE

10

1
Llanrhidian

Standing Stones • 6.01km ENE

9

4
Cil Ifor Top

Hillfort • 6.99km ENE

16
Nicholaston long cairn

Burial Chamber • 7.17km E

19

1
Cefn Bryn (East)

Cairn(s) • 7.28km E

21

1
Pen-y-Crug (Llanrhidian)

Round Barrow(s) • 7.3km ENE
Crawley Rocks

Promontory Fort • 8.43km E

6

1
Maiden Castle (Gower)

Promontory Fort • 8.69km E

7
Lethrid Tooth Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 9.33km ENE

1
Penmaen

Burial Chamber • 9.66km E

18

6
Parc Le Breos

Long Cairn • 9.88km E

29

1

8

3
Cat Hole Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 9.96km E

11

5
Y Gaer (Burry Port)

Hillfort • 10.96km N

1

1
Pen-y-Gaer (Llanrhidian)

Enclosure • 11km ENE

3
Spurge Hole

Cave / Rock Shelter • 11.3km E
Craig Llwyd and Court Wood

Enclosure • 11.68km NNW

2
Stradey Wood

Hillfort • 11.93km NNE

2
Minchin Hole

Cave / Rock Shelter • 12.23km E
Bacon Hole

Cave / Rock Shelter • 12.73km E

10
Cencoed

Promontory Fort • 13.03km NNE
Bishopston Valley

Promontory Fort • 13.35km E

10

2
High Pennard

Promontory Fort • 13.49km E

26

1
Caswell Cliff

Cliff Fort • 15.23km E

5

2
Meini Hirion (Kidwelly)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.95km NNW

1

2
Allt Cunedda

Round Barrow(s) • 18.7km NNW

1

1
Meinillwydion (Llandyfaelog)

Standing Stones • 19.67km NNW

8

4
Pen-yr-Heol

Round Barrow(s) • 19.97km NW

1
Bryn Maen, Llannon

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.98km NE

1