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January 4, 2026
What would certainly appear to be the site as seen from the wondrous Pen-y-Castell (incidentally, pointed out to me by the initially VERY hostile landowner. Please ensure you ask at Pen-y-Castell farm for access in order to mitigate further issues.).
Image credit: Robert Gladstone
January 3, 2026
Given the lack of awareness, I did ponder whether this might be a glacial erratic and not a capstone... but the supports are so precise.
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Looking to The Arans....
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Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake) can be seen in the distance.
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The large ‘upper cairn’....
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The Gwynedd Archaeological Trust lists three ‘prehistoric’ cairns (at SH8468127549, SH8468927570 and SH8469927573) located upon the slopes of Moel Caws to the northeast of the cairn above the Afon Dyfrdwy. Given the elevated grouping of these monuments, it would appear they were meant to be distinct from the southern monument.
Incidentally, the images I have been able to discover online do not appear to reflect what I have posted... particularly, what I assumed to be a cairn with a classic rounded capstone, supported upon small orthostats. If I am in error, naturally I’m happy to be corrected. However, if so, I would like to know what else these features could be!!
Looking across the settlement site to the cairn at SH84552735. Oh, and the most wondrous Arans.
What I understood to be the upper enclosing wall....
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January 2, 2026
Away in the distance is the reamains of a small naval base. part of World War 2’s Murmansk operations.
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