Blaen-y-Cwm Uchaf (Cairn(s)) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Blaen-y-Cwm Uchaf (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

The central and northern cairns, looking towards Pen y Fan.

Image credit: A. Brookes (10.4.2010)

thesweetcheat Apr 19, 2010

Image of Blaen-y-Cwm Uchaf (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

The huge (and hugely damaged) southern cairn.

Image credit: A. Brookes (10.4.2010)

thesweetcheat Apr 19, 2010

Image of Blaen-y-Cwm Uchaf (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

The cairns from the south, with the massive southern cairn in the foreground.

Image credit: A. Brookes (10.4.2010)

thesweetcheat Apr 19, 2010

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Blaen-y-Cwm Uchaf

Cairn(s)

thesweetcheat Apr 19, 2010

Description from Coflein:

“The southernmost, and largest, of three cairns located on the E side of a mountain trackway. It measures 15m (N-S) by 13m and 1.4m high. Cairn material is exposed in a central excavation hollow measuring 4.4m (E-W) by 3.7m and 0.5m deep. The mound is otherwise turf-covered and overgrown with bilberry. A stone slab embedded close to the NW of the cairn edge is possibly part of a robbed cist, but may be no more than a local outcrop exposure.
An E-W footpath passes between this cairn and its northern neighbour.”

coflein.gov.uk/en/site/404437/details/BLAEN-Y-CWM+UCHAF+CAIRN+CEMETERY%3A+CAIRN+III/

Sites within 20km of Blaen-y-Cwm Uchaf

Maes Clythan Wood Cairn

Round Cairn • 0.6km SE

3

1
Cwm Shelkin

Cairn(s) • 0.61km NW

8

1
Cefn Moel

Cairn(s) • 0.78km S

3

1
Mynydd Llangorse

Cairn(s) • 1.28km NNE

8

1
Pen-yr-Heol Las

Cairn(s) • 1.33km S

12

1
Blaneau-draw

Round Cairn • 1.48km NE

10

1
Ffynnon Las I

Cairn(s) • 1.54km S

2

1
Pen Tir

Round Cairn • 1.76km E

5

1
Coed y Gaer

Hillfort • 1.84km E

9

2

1
Bwlch Cairn

Cairn(s) • 2.15km S

13

1

3
Caeau Enclosure, Cockit Hill

Hillfort • 2.43km N

3

1
Mynydd Llangorse promontory fort

Promontory Fort • 2.74km N

20

2
Mynydd Troed cairn

Cairn(s) • 2.79km NE

14

2
Bwlch Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.24km SSW

8

2
Mynydd Troed

Chambered Cairn • 3.4km N

15

4
Allt yr Esgair

Hillfort • 3.47km WSW

18

1
The Tretower Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.71km ESE

9

2
Gilestone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.55km WSW

3
Ty Isaf

Chambered Cairn • 4.58km NNE

7

1

3

1
Pen Gloch-y-pibwr

Cairn(s) • 4.61km E

12

1
Llangynidr Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.61km S

7

2
Pen Allt-Mawr

Cairn(s) • 4.79km E

29

1
Mynydd Llysiau, Black Mountains

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.18km NE

3

1
Pen Twyn Glas, Black Mountains

5.38km ENE

6

2
Castell Dinas

Hillfort • 5.45km NNE

33

3
Pen Trumau, Black Mountains

Cairn(s) • 5.61km NE

20
The Fish Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.7km SE

9

2

6
Tump Wood Camp

Hillfort • 5.8km SW

14

1
Bwlch Bach a’r Grib

Cairn(s) • 6.15km NNE

20

2
Ty Illtyd

Chambered Tomb • 6.26km W

9

8

1
Pen Cerrig-Calch

Cairn(s) • 6.3km E

34

1
Darren (Crickhowell)

Ring Cairn • 6.42km E

6

1
Penyrwrlodd

Long Cairn • 6.55km NNW

19

3

1
Maen Llwyd (Twyn Du)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.12km ENE

25

4
Llanhamlach

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.25km W

2

3
Penffawyddog

Enclosure • 7.49km SE

1
Talgarth Camp

Hillfort • 7.6km NNW

1
Carreg Waun Llech

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.6km SSE

11

3
Cwalca Cairnfield

Cairn(s) • 7.62km SSE

7

3
Gwernvale

Chambered Tomb • 7.67km ESE

29

1

9

1
Carreg Wen Fawr Y Rugos

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.85km SSW

14

4
Crug Hywel Camp

Hillfort • 7.9km E

41

3
Pen y Gadair Fawr

Round Cairn • 7.92km ENE

25

3
Pant Llwyd

Cairn(s) • 8.02km SSW

14

3
Mynydd Bychan

Platform Cairn • 8.05km NNE

19

3
Drostre Bank

Hillfort • 8.51km WNW
Twyn-Llechfaen

Enclosure • 8.7km W

1

1
Y Das

Round Barrow(s) • 8.72km NNE

12

3
Garn Caws

Round Cairn • 8.73km SSW

14

3
Nant Tarthwynni

Hillfort • 8.74km SW

12

2
Nant yr Ychen

Round Cairn • 8.8km ENE

1

2
Wern Frank Wood

Cairn(s) • 8.84km NNE

12

1
Garn Goch (Llangatwg)

Long Barrow • 8.98km ESE

13

5
Hillis Camp, Llanfilo

Hillfort • 9.01km NW

2
Standard Street

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.02km ESE

7

2
Pen-yr-Allt

Enclosure • 9.08km WNW

1
Nant-y-Wern

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.21km SSW

1
Llangenny Camp

Enclosure • 9.37km ESE

7

2
Coed Pentwyn

Hillfort • 9.41km SE

1
Ffostyll

Long Barrow • 9.96km N

31

1

4
Coed Ynys Faen

Standing Stones • 9.97km ESE

7

3
Disgwylfa

Cairn(s) • 10.11km E

8

2
Eglwys Faen

Cairn(s) • 10.19km SE

6

3
Carn Pica

Cairn(s) • 10.26km WSW

13

2

2
Garn Fawr (Llangynidr)

Cairn(s) • 10.52km SSW

16

2
Mynydd Llangatwg

Cairn(s) • 10.58km SE

5

1

1
Ogof Darren Cilau cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 10.7km SE

1
Llangenny

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.78km ESE

4

4
Nant Bwch

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.83km NE

2

1

1
Slwch Tump

Hillfort • 10.85km W

12

3
The Growing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.99km ESE

16

1

7
Tre Durn Wood

Enclosure • 11.06km NW

1
Mynydd Pen-cyrn

Cairn(s) • 11.1km SE

10

5
Bryn y Groes

Chambered Tomb • 11.27km N

1

1
Twr Pen-cyrn Circle

Ring Cairn • 11.35km SE

4

2
Twr Pen-cyrn cairns

Cairn(s) • 11.4km SE

23

5
Mynydd Pen-y-Fal

Cairn(s) • 11.59km E

37

3
Waun Cryn

Cairn(s) • 11.62km SE

1
Crug-y-Gaer

Hillfort • 11.68km ESE
Cwm Bwchel, Black Mountains

Round Cairn • 11.81km ENE

22

3
Ffynnon Ishow

Sacred Well • 11.97km E

1

2
Garn Wen (Crucorney)

Cairn(s) • 12.06km ENE

27

2
Pipton

Long Cairn • 12.19km NNW

5

3
Graig-ddu, Black Mountains

Round Cairn • 12.55km ENE

24

1

3
Plas-y-Gaer, Allt Ddu

Hillfort • 12.62km WSW

2

1
Spread Eagle

Cursus • 12.79km N

1

1
Twyn Bryn March

Cairn(s) • 12.87km S

1
Fan y Big

12.97km WSW

11

2

1
Garn Felen

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.15km SSW

4

2
Little Lodge

Long Barrow • 13.2km N

21

4
Pen-rhiw-wen

Hillfort • 13.26km NW

9

2
Twyn Ceiliog

Cairn(s) • 13.32km SSW

10

1

2
Tor Glas

Round Cairn • 13.34km WSW

5

1
Cefn yr Ystrad

Cairn(s) • 13.41km SSW

24

5
Coed-y-Polyn

Round Barrow(s) • 13.47km N

8

1
Loxidge Tump, Black Mountains

Cairn(s) • 13.55km ENE

10

2
Twyn y Gaer (Crucorney)

Hillfort • 13.76km E

22

3

1
Pen y Crug

Hillfort • 14.04km W

26

4
Black Darren

Round Cairn • 14.05km ENE

25

2
Cribyn

Cairn(s) • 14.09km WSW

15

1
Upper Neuadd cairns

Cairn(s) • 14.33km WSW

21

1
Hatterrall Hill

Promontory Fort • 14.34km ENE

29

2
Wiral Cairn, Black Mountains

Round Cairn • 14.34km ENE

22

1
Longtown Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 14.39km ENE

1
Pen-y-Beacon

Cist • 14.45km NE

27

3

1
Bedd y Gwr Hir

Cairn(s) • 14.53km ESE

2
Odyn-fach

Stone Circle • 14.54km SSW
Lower Neuadd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.62km WSW

8

4
Pen-y-Beacon

Stone Circle • 14.62km NE

29

5
Tywn-Y-Gaer (near Llaneglwys)

Enclosure • 14.65km WNW

1
Boughrood Court

Round Barrow(s) • 14.89km NNW

1
Rhiw Arw

Cairn(s) • 14.92km ENE

13

1
Maen Hir (Boughrood)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.01km NW

10

2
Pen y Fan

Cairn(s) • 15.08km WSW

51

9

1
Twynau Gwynion

Cairn(s) • 15.15km SW

12

1
Coed Fenni-fach

Hillfort • 15.16km W

1

2
Llan Oleu

Round Barrow(s) • 15.22km NE

3

1
Fennifach

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.29km W

3
Corn Du

Cairn(s) • 15.58km WSW

34

5
Three Springs, Hatterrall Hill

Round Cairn • 15.6km E
Llanveynoe Crucifix Stone

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 15.66km ENE

1
Llwyn Bedw Settlement, Pen Milan

Hillfort • 15.71km WSW

1

1
Carreg Maen Taro

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.72km SE

9

5
Twyn-y-Beddau

Round Barrow(s) • 15.83km NNE

11

4
Abercriban

Cairn(s) • 15.9km SW

12

2
Parc-y-Meirch

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.08km NE
Pen-y-Wyrlod

Long Cairn • 16.12km NNE

21

1

4

1
Mynydd Carn-y-cefn

Cairn(s) • 16.15km SSE

9

2
Pen-Twyn Camp (Crucorney)

Hillfort • 16.22km E

22

2
Battle

Standing Stones • 16.28km W

4

2
Neuadd Glan-Gwy

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.52km NNW

4

2
Bryn yr Hydd

Enclosure • 16.59km N

6
Llwyncelyn-Fawr

Hillfort • 16.59km WSW

1

1
Pontsticill ring cairn

Ring Cairn • 16.97km SW

9

1
Moll Walbee’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17km N

4

2
Carn Blorenge

Round Cairn • 17.14km ESE

33

3
Twyn-y-Gaer (Mynydd Illtyd)

Hillfort • 17.17km W

10

2
Duke’s Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 17.28km NE

1
Carn-Ddu

Cairn(s) • 17.48km SW

16

1

2
Cefn Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 17.66km NE

1

1
Cefn Crew and Cwm Crew

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.79km WSW

9

1
Gold Post

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.79km NE

1
Y Domen Fawr

Cairn(s) • 17.83km SSE

7

2
Cwm Moel

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.26km SW

13

1
Mynydd Illtyd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.35km W

3

4
Ysgyryd Fawr

Hillfort • 18.36km E

29

7

1
Maesgwyn Mound

Round Barrow(s) • 18.53km N

1
Bedd Gwyl Illtyd

Ring Cairn • 18.53km W

6

3
Garn Ddu

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.59km SW

18

1
Blaen Glyn

Cairn(s) • 18.63km WSW

23

1
Carn-y-Defaid

Cairn(s) • 18.74km ESE

25

4
Wern Derys

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.8km NE

14

4
Clyro Court Farm

Long Barrow • 18.82km NNE

4

3
Walterstone Camp

Hillfort • 18.89km ENE

1

2
Twyn Yr Hyddod

Ring Cairn • 19.02km S

1
Mynydd Brith

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.13km NE

5

3
Coedcae’r Gwarthog Summit cairns

Cairn(s) • 19.17km SW

17

2
Twyn Garreg-Wen

Cairn(s) • 19.27km WSW

11

1
Fedw

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.3km SW

7

1
Cefn Man Moel

Dyke • 19.37km SSE

1
Twyn y Garth

Hillfort • 19.4km NW

10
Morlais Castle Hillfort

Hillfort • 19.41km SW

4

2
Twyn y Garth barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 19.48km NW

7
Craig Cerrig-gleisiad

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.53km WSW

9

1
Cefn Cil-Sanws

Ring Cairn • 19.56km SW

16

2
Daudreath Illtyd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.58km W

4

4
Fan Frynych

Round Cairn • 19.68km WSW

31

2
Twyn-y-Gaer (Trallong)

Enclosure • 19.7km W

2
Cefn-yr-Henriw recumbent stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.77km WSW

7

2
Cilsanws Mountain

Cairn(s) • 19.95km SW

16

2