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:
Pant Ifan Round Barrow Round Barrow 225m E of Minffordd Cottage Hen-dy round barrow Prestatyn Castle Round Barrow 800m NE of Criafol Farm Tynewdd round barrow Barrow on E Slope of Gop Hill Crown Wood Round Barrow Prestatyn Roman SiteBryn yr Odyn Round Barrow Coed Glyn-Bach Round Barrow Round Barrow at Coed Bell, Gronant Criccin Cross Offa's Dyke: Tan-y-Graig Section Cae Gwyn CaveGop Cairn Criafol Round Barrow Round Barrow 225m E of Village Round Barrow 350m SW of Glol Farm Round Barrow 153m NW of Plas yn Rhos Coed-y-bryn round barrow Coed Bron-Fawr Round Barrow Coed Shepherd Round Barrow Barrows 378m E of Berthen-Gam School Round Barrow 270m NW of Traveller's Inn Three Round Barrows in Cwm Wood Maen Achwyfan Round Barrow 270m E of Axton Baptist Chapel Berthen-Gam Round Barrow Pont Dafydd (old) Round Barrow on Coed Yr Esgob Round Barrow 450m South West of Glol Farm The Gop Caves Offa's Dyke: Section North West of Tre Abbot-Fawr Siamber-Wen Medieval House Two Round Barrows on Moel Maen Efa Ffynnon Beuno CaveDyserth Castle Brynbella Mound, and sections of Offas Dyke adjoining it. Glol Camp Pen-y-graig round barrow Round Barrow West of Ty Draw Clive Engine House, Meliden Round Barrows North West of Axton Baptist Chapel Tyn-y-caeau round barrow Pennant Mines Winding Engine House & Chimney, RhualltTrelawnyd Churchyard Cross Bryn Digrif Round Barrows Offa's Dyke: Section E of Trelawnyd Round Barrow 400m SE of Tai Marian Moel Hiraddug Hillfort St Elmo's Summer House Round Barrows Offa's Dyke: Section North of Crown Inn .
