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September 2024.

Moel Lefn offers a wonderful high-level panoramic view of Yr Wyddfa, looking over Beddgelert Forest.

Moel yr Ogof, centre, with Moel Hebog behind. Seen from the northwest on the slopes of Moel Lefn. The coastline of Bae Ceredigion stretches away on the right.

Moel Hebog rises centre skyline, crowned with a cairn cemetery. Seen from the rocky summit of Moel Lefn to the northwest.

The cairn in the foreground with extended walking pole laid across it to show how small it is. I couldn’t see anything that might be described as a ‘capstone’ as mentioned in the Coflein record, but a cairn of only 1.2m diameter isn’t really big enough for a cist, surely, unless the cist is somewhere nearby? Looking towards the steep slopes of Moel Hebog, with Cnicht and Y Moelwynion beyond to the left.

The cairn might be tiny, but the views are epic. Towards Yr Wyddfa.

The extremely diminutive cairn in the foreground, with a diameter of just over a metre. It took a bit of wandering about the flat area to the east of the summit (rising behind) to find it!

Moel yr Ogof rising over Bwlch Mellionen, from the southeast.

Zoom on Moel yr Ogof from the upper slopes of Moel Hebog. The path to the cairn and summit is through a dramatic gap in the sheer cliffs separating the southeastern slopes of the mountain from Bwlch Mellionen.

The previous time I came up here with postie, the visibility was reduced to a few yards. This time I was treated to wonderful views in all directions. Looking south-ish, with Aranau on the left skyline and Cader Idris rising beyond Y Rhinogydd just the right of centre. The wall shows where most of the cairn material ended up.

On the summit cairn’s western side, the base blends into the natural outcrops. Looking towards Llŷn and Yr Eifl.

Moel Hebog summit cairn, September 2024.

The remains of the big summit cairn. Sadly it’s been very badly treated, robbed to build a wall and with an OS trig pillar plonked on top, which as Gladman says is distinctly moth-eaten now. Amazing views towards the Llŷn peninsula.

Marker cairn nearest to the summit cairn. This one doesn’t have a particularly obvious footprint to suggest an earlier origin. Terrific view of Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) on the left.

The concentric rings near the big summit cairn. Looking towards Yr Eifl (to the right of the trig pillar).

Another enigmatic ring, this one closer to the big summit cairn, which can be seen behind on the right. Looking out over the curve of Bae Tremadoc.

A modern marker cairn surmounts what appears to be a much older base. Looking towards Nantlle Ridge and Moel Eilio, with Ynys Mon hazily visible beyond.

The stone ring towards the north-eastern end of the summit ridge. Looking towards the Y Moelwynion.

This stone ring is the first non-marker feature I came across. Coflein shows a cairn here, but it’s not clear what this is. It may be a modern setting of robbed stone.

North East Circle – Stanton Drew

The southern end of this impressive long barrow.
Visited June 2026

From the south-western corner.
Visited June 2026

From the south-eastern corner.
Visited June 2026