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Cefn y Gader Cairn(s) Image © Chris Bickerton Nearest Town: Llangollen (8km S) OS Ref (GB):     SJ23774971 / Sheet: 117 Latitude: 53° 2' 19.82" N Longitude:     3° 8' 13.35" W Added by postman Images (4) Fieldnotes (1) Miscellaneous (2) 0 discussions Start a topic Show  |  Hide Web searches for Cefn y Gader Flickr Google Google Images The Megalithic Portal Bing Stone Pages Streetmap.co.uk Wikipedia

- Sites within 20 km - - Aber Sychnant (0.33km WSW) (9 posts) Cefn y Gader cairn 1 (0.61km ESE) (7 posts) Cefn y cist (1.11km SSE) (5 posts) Nant y Mawr (1.58km ENE) (4 posts) Sypian Cerrig-y-Cawr (1.82km E) (2 posts) Maes Maelor (2.88km NNW) (9 posts) Cyrn-y-Brain (3.06km WSW) (13 posts) Pant (3.57km WNW) (3 posts) Eglwyseg mountain cairns I, II, III (3.79km S) (6 posts) Creigiau Eglwyseg (4.56km S) (6 posts) Eglwyseg (4.57km S) (13 posts) Eglwyseg (4.67km S) (9 posts) Eglwyseg kerb cairns A&B (4.74km S) (10 posts) Eglwyseg stone (4.87km S) (3 posts) Creigiau Eglwyseg (5km SSW) (10 posts) Eliseg's Pillar mound (6.25km SW) (13 posts) Finnis (6.47km ESE) (6 posts) Bryn-y-Ffynnon (6.67km NE) (10 posts) Castell Dinas Bran (6.88km S) (40 posts) Moel y Gamelin (6.93km WSW) (10 posts) Pen-y-Gaer (Llangollen) (7.15km SSE) (0 posts) Rhoslydan (7.64km WSW) (5 posts) Moel y Waun (7.68km W) (1 post) Ty Mawr Rhos Ganol (7.79km WSW) (1 post) Moel y Gaer (7.87km WSW) (14 posts) Pant y Maen (8.17km WSW) (6 posts) Carreg-y-Llech (8.45km N) (15 posts) Nercwys Mountain (8.54km NNW) (5 posts) Moel y Plas (8.83km WNW) (1 post) Fairy Oak Round Barrow (9.3km ENE) (2 posts) Hillbury Round Barrow (9.61km E) (1 post) Moel Gyw (10.24km WNW) (10 posts) Hafod (10.76km NNE) (1 post) Caer Estyn (10.88km NE) (2 posts) Llwynmawr (11.6km S) (6 posts) Craig Adwy Wynt (12.48km W) (16 posts) Graig Wea (12.6km SSE) (8 posts) Foel Fenlli cairn (12.66km WNW) (6 posts) Llong (12.67km N) (1 post) Foel Fenlli (12.71km WNW) (21 posts) Llong Station (12.77km N) (0 posts) Owain Glyndwr's Mount (12.82km WSW) (14 posts) Pentrehobyn (12.92km N) (5 posts) Tomen y Meirw (13.84km SW) (5 posts) Pen-y-Gaer (Efenechtyd) (14.11km W) (11 posts) Bryn-yr-Ellyllon (14.18km N) (10 posts) Maen Huail (14.22km WNW) (6 posts) Moel y Gaer (Llanbedr Dyffryn-Clwyd) (15.09km WNW) (22 posts) Tomen y Gwyddel (15.51km SSW) (7 posts) Moel Fferna (15.6km SW) (15 posts) Selattyn Hill (15.64km SSE) (12 posts) Orsedd Wen (15.72km SSE) (9 posts) Carnedd Rhys Goch (15.74km SSW) (4 posts) Caer Drewyn (15.93km WSW) (24 posts) Carreg y Big (Selattyn) (16.99km SSE) (19 posts) Carreg y Big yn y Fach Rhewllyd (17.12km WSW) (5 posts) Corwen Cross (17.15km WSW) (9 posts) Pen-Plaenau (17.5km SW) (9 posts) Nant Croes-Y-Wernen (17.51km SW) (8 posts) Cerrig Gwynion (17.84km SSW) (17 posts) Pwll-y-Clai (18.03km W) (2 posts) Caer' Bryn (18.03km W) (12 posts) Pincyn Llys (18.12km W) (2 posts) Garw Fynydd (18.41km W) (2 posts) Wepre Brook (18.67km NNE) (4 posts) Moel Arthur (18.71km NW) (35 posts) Tyn-y-Cefn Cursus (18.74km WSW) (1 post) Dinas Melin y Wig (18.81km WSW) (7 posts) Bryn Beddau (18.94km W) (18 posts) Maen Llwyd (Cloceinog) (19.18km W) (5 posts) Cynynion (19.2km SSE) (10 posts) Penbedw (19.35km NW) (24 posts) Old Oswestry (19.54km SE) (53 posts) Moel y Gaer (19.55km NNW) (18 posts) Gwernclas Mound (19.82km WSW) (1 post) Gwerclas (19.82km WSW) (3 posts) - Facilities within 20 km - - Greenbank (Bed & Breakfast: 8.2 km S) Wrexham County Borough... (Museum: 9.4 km ENE)

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There are parking places next to the footpath entrance, and the barrow can be seen from here, walk down the road to the leaning boundary stone then thirty metres through heather and past old mining ruins and thar she blows. Rising above the surrounding featureless moors like a whale breaching the surface, instead of blowing spray it gives forth stone. The three metre high barrow has what coflein describes as a boundary stone on it and indeed the map shows the boundary mark as going straight over the barrow. Without direct sunlight these moors can be very dark and moody and just a little bit unerving. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by postman 12th May 2010ce

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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. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by thesweetcheat 16th January 2011ce

A round cairn, 30m in diameter and 3.0m high, set on the Llandegla-Penycae boundary. Coflein helps me out for yet another big bump survey. Coming soon Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by postman 3rd January 2010ce