Gop Cairn by Auto Locksmith
Gop Hill Cairn
Gop Cairn is the largest Prehistoric mound in Wales and second only to Silbury Hill, Wiltshire in Britain. An enormous limestone cairn on the summit of a prominent limestone ridge above Trelawnyd, Gop Hill summit looks out over Prestatyn, Rhyl, Llandudno, The Great Orme and the mountains of Snowdonia.
Gop Cairn is around 12m in height above the level of the ridge to the East but around 15m higher than the ground to the South and West, even more so with regard to the slopes on its northern side. The length of the cairn on the long-side is around 25 metres by 15 metres. The top of the mound is depressed towards the centre due to excavations undertaken for Boyd-Dawkins, a professor in the 1880s. Boyd-Dawkins’ excavations established that the core of the cairn was of massive limestone blocks and recovered a number of flint artefacts but no burials.
On the slopes to the South is Gop Cave from which Boyd-Dawkins excavated several presumed Neolithic burials from stone chambers with in the cave.
Created: 31 May 2021 Edited: 29 November 2023
Gop Hill Cairn
Gop Hill Cairn LiDAR Map
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Local History around Gop Hill Cairn
There are some historic monuments around including:
Two Round Barrows on Moel Maen Efa Round Barrows North West of Axton Baptist Chapel Coed Shepherd Round Barrow Pen-y-graig round barrow Round Barrow 350m SW of Glol Farm Offa's Dyke: Section E of Trelawnyd Bryn yr Odyn Round Barrow Bryn Digrif Round Barrows Trelawnyd Churchyard Cross Round Barrow at Coed Bell, Gronant Round Barrow 270m E of Axton Baptist Chapel Tynewdd round barrow Round Barrow 450m South West of Glol Farm Criccin Cross Barrows 378m E of Berthen-Gam School Hen-dy round barrow Round Barrow 800m NE of Criafol Farm Siamber-Wen Medieval House Round Barrow on Coed Yr Esgob Round Barrow 400m SE of Tai Marian Pennant Mines Winding Engine House & Chimney, RhualltTyn-y-caeau round barrow Coed Glyn-Bach Round Barrow Round Barrow 153m NW of Plas yn Rhos Moel Hiraddug Hillfort Criafol Round Barrow Offa's Dyke: Tan-y-Graig Section The Gop Caves Berthen-Gam Round Barrow Round Barrow 225m E of Village St Elmo's Summer House Round Barrows Round Barrow 270m NW of Traveller's Inn Coed-y-bryn round barrow Pant Ifan Round Barrow Prestatyn Roman SiteMaen Achwyfan Round Barrow West of Ty Draw Offa's Dyke: Section North West of Tre Abbot-Fawr Dyserth Castle Clive Engine House, Meliden Prestatyn Castle Three Round Barrows in Cwm Wood Gop Cairn Round Barrow 225m E of Minffordd Cottage Brynbella Mound, and sections of Offas Dyke adjoining it. Ffynnon Beuno CaveOffa's Dyke: Section North of Crown Inn Pont Dafydd (old) Cae Gwyn CaveBarrow on E Slope of Gop Hill Coed Bron-Fawr Round Barrow Crown Wood Round Barrow Glol Camp .
