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Cefn Penagored Ridge

Kerbed Cairn

<b>Cefn Penagored Ridge</b>Posted by thesweetcheatImage © A. Brookes (24.3.2018)
Nearest Town:Bala (12km W)
OS Ref (GB):   SJ041335 / Sheet: 125
Latitude:52° 53' 23.96" N
Longitude:   3° 25' 31.97" W

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Seven years later and I'm back, and I've got a sweatcheat with me, a sweatcheat? there is only one, well, two, but the other is fictional.
Walking west north west from the Cwm Tywyll ritual complex (a group of cairns), towards the big hill that is Cefn Penagored, aim for the exposed rocks at its southern end. Now turn and walk straight to the very top and you'll pass this kerb cairn on the way, it'll be on your left. Coflein is very confusing about this wide ridge, there are two cairns upon it's sides, or maybe four, or even five, we only found two, about 250 meters apart, but separated by a sea of Gorse, call it a nasty name, go on, it doesn't care.

First time I saw this kerb cairn I couldn't work out which one of the two or four or five it was. This is the Cefn Penagored ridge cairns, it is supposed to have two other low cairns associated with it. Couldn't find them, or maybe we found one, with a big fallen stone in it??? See pictures.
Coflein also says the cist is intact but we could only see the two long side panels but not the end slabs, perhaps they are under the grass.
Alken rather fancied he could see a double line of kerb stones, I could too, or maybe they are just stones near a cairn, we both often see possible kerbing in most cairns, but then we wear our stoning goggles at all times.
postman Posted by postman
26th March 2018ce
Edited 26th March 2018ce

I approached Cefn Penagored ridge from Pennant cairn and walked along its western flank looking below me around me and everywhere, I could not see the circle of stones in cofleins pictures nor could I find the kerb cairn with central cist, but this little cairn (pictured) might just be one of the two satelite barrows next to that one.
Even when I came back the same way but favouring the lower slopes I still couldnt find it, but I did find the Penagored standing stone.
postman Posted by postman
22nd June 2011ce

The Coflein description sounds interesting:
"Remains of a cairn defined by a circular ring or kerb of upright edge stones and a central burial cist lined by stone slabs. The cairn is accompanied by two simple round barrows, possibly satellite cairns, both 3m in diameter and 0.3m high."

Unfortunately I couldn't identify anything amidst the mass of stones that lie around!
Idwal Posted by Idwal
2nd October 2006ce

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Some Coflein pictures for now, but will shortly be there myself so will replace pics of my own, hope I have better luck than Idwal.
http://www.coflein.gov.uk/images/l/DI2006_1940/

Post script..... I'm back but even armed with pictures I still couldnt find it.
postman Posted by postman
20th June 2011ce
Edited 22nd June 2011ce