Cefn y Gader Cairn(s) View all content for Cefn y Gader

Coflein lists two cairns here (in amongst the Aber Sychant barrows): CEFN Y GADER CAIRN B Grid Reference SJ23774971 A peat covered cairn dug into on SE side - a narrow trench has been made from the circumference to the centre. On the summit is planted a oan (sic) site visit 111002 from the roadside boundary stone the cairn can clearly be seen to be rising from the surrounding landscape in the centre there is what appears to be a supplanted boundary stone. the centre are the depression appears to be a removed cist the narrow trench noted previously can be seen. to the south there are three mine shafts the closest of which cuts into the base of the cairn. the west has two large stagnant pond and a possible third which is overgrown. to the north west is a level area. the mound itself is entirely earthfast and overgrown with bracken yet still distinct in form. Based on CPAT SMR account. No further comments as result of OAN fieldwork, 2002. CEFN-Y-GADER, CAIRN I Grid Reference SJ24014923 A mutilated round cairn, 18m in diameter and 1.0m high, with central cist elements exposed.

Posted by thesweetcheat 16th January 2011ce

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