Coed Croes

Also known as:
Twll y Crochan Aur
Nearest town:
Dolgellau (2km NNW)
OS reference:
SH73001621
OS sheet:
124
Latitude:
52° 43' 41.47 N
Longitude:
3° 52' 51.19 W
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Image of Coed Croes (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

Highlighting what – surely? – must be the former capstone... Foel Offrwm can be seen beyond.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
GLADMAN
GLADMAN Oct 28, 2022
Image of Coed Croes (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

Bit fiddly to find, this one – in the end I approached from Pandy Gader to the east playing close attention to the 1:25k map. [Edit – note the comment].

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
GLADMAN
GLADMAN Oct 28, 2022
Image of Coed Croes (Cairn(s)) by caealun

The town of Dolgellau can just be seen in the top left hand corner of this picture.

Image credit: Derfel
caealun
caealun Sep 1, 2008
Image of Coed Croes (Cairn(s)) by caealun

Looking roughly south west towards the Cader dris range.

Image credit: Derfel
caealun
caealun Sep 1, 2008

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Coed Croes
Cairn(s)
GLADMAN
GLADMAN Nov 23, 2022

Located between the mighty northern escarpment of Cadair Idris – self evidently one of Wales’ premier mountain ranges – and Dolgellau, this well-preserved Bronze Age funerary cairn still possesses its former capstone (albeit somewhat the worse for wear) perched upon the rim.

The Citizen Cairn approached from the hamlet of Pandy Gader to the east, a public footpath negotiating the wondrous Afon Arran and the fields/woodland beyond to arrive at the farm at Coed Croes. Although no one appeared to be at home, the monument lies just a short distance to the southeast along an uphill track. [EDIT: since my visit – see comment – the current incumbents wish to make clear the monument lies on private land, so prospective visitors should presumably enquire at the farm. Clearly, feeling runs high, since the individual has ‘joined’ TMA simply to make the point!!!].

The former local name for the site – ‘Twll y crochan aur’ (’pit of the golden cauldron’) – might well be attributed to the treasure-seeking former owner of Coed Croes farm... a certain Victorian by the name of Mr. Humphreys. [Dancer, A. M. , 1968, Journal of the Merionethshire Historical and Record Society].

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