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