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Cwm Nant

Cairn(s)

CARL Nov 1, 2010

Visited 23.10.10
Really easy to access this one.
I parked in the large free car park in the village of Ystradfellte and walked north along the road through the village for a couple of hundred yards. After passing a couple of houses on your left you come to the cairn which is right next to the road (also on the left). The cairn is about 1 metre high and 10 metres in diameter. The central section has been dug into and the remaining bank has a ring of trees growing on it.
I visited several cairns in the area today and this was easily the best preserved, despite the damage done by the digging. You could easily have a look by just pulling up along side the cairn; it is so close to the road. There is a fence between the road and the cairn.
Well worth a look when in the area.

Sites within 20km of Cwm Nant

Ysgubor-Wen

Cairn(s) • 0.86km W

7

1

1

1
Carnau Gwynion

Cairn(s) • 1.01km W

5

1

1

1
Gelli-Nedd

Hillfort • 1.36km W

10

1

2
Carn-Yr-Arian

Round Barrow(s) • 1.59km SE

7

6
Plas-y-gors

Round Cairn • 1.71km W

5

1
Maen Madoc

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.22km WNW

14

7
Blaen-Nedd Isaf

Cairn(s) • 2.52km W
Blaen-Hepste hengiform earthwork

Henge • 3.35km E
Fan Llia

Round Cairn • 4.28km N

34

3
Cefn Esgair Carnau

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.4km E

21

2
Maen Gweddiau

Natural Rock Feature • 4.64km WSW

1
Cadair Fawr

Cairn(s) • 4.91km E

12

3

1
Rhyd Uchaf

Cairn(s) • 5.02km NNW

13

3
Llech Lia

Enclosure • 5.06km NNW

12

1
Cadair Fawr (South)

Cairn(s) • 5.08km E

8

1
Fan Nedd (north east)

Round Cairn • 5.13km NW

11

2
Nant Maden

Kerbed Cairn • 5.17km ESE

6

2
Maen Llia

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.24km NNW

96

7

22

1
Fan Nedd (Northern summit)

Round Cairn • 5.26km NW

34

2
Twyn Bryn Glas

Cairn(s) • 5.83km E

7

2
Twyn-y-glog

Cairn(s) • 5.92km ESE

3
Cefn Sychbant

Ring Cairn • 6.02km E

28

3
Craig-y-Ddinas (Pontneddfechan)

Promontory Fort • 6.06km S

5

4
Twyn Garreg-Wen

Cairn(s) • 6.06km ENE

11

1
Cefn-yr-Henriw recumbent stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.15km NE

7

2
Cefn Sychbant

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.18km E

50

4
Nant Mawr, Fforest Fawr

Cairn(s) • 6.21km NNE

32

1
Pwll Byfre

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.44km W

11
Mynydd-y-glog

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.53km ESE

29

2
Nant Melyn

Cairn(s) • 7.19km ESE

2
Fan Gyhirych

Round Cairn • 7.27km WNW

33

2
Cefn Crew and Cwm Crew

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.56km ENE

9

1
Pant Sychbant

Round Cairn • 7.61km E

7
Craig y Rhiwarth

Hillfort • 8.67km W

1
Fedw

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.8km E

7

1
Pen y Waun Dwr Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.96km NW

5

1
Craig Cerrig-gleisiad

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.09km NNE

9

1
Pen y Waun Dwr

Round Cairn • 9.14km NW

4
Blaen Glyn

Cairn(s) • 9.31km NNE

23

1
Coedcae’r Gwarthog Summit cairns

Cairn(s) • 9.41km E

17

2
Finger Post

Cairn(s) • 9.45km ESE

1
Bone Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 9.54km W

1
Waun Leuci summit

Round Barrow(s) • 9.65km WNW

18

2
Garn Ddu

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.66km E

18

1
Cefn Cil-Sanws

Ring Cairn • 9.79km E

16

2
Fan Frynych

Round Cairn • 9.8km NNE

31

2
Saith Maen

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.88km W

26

1

5
Cribarth

Cairn(s) • 9.98km W

33

3
Cilsanws Mountain

Cairn(s) • 9.98km E

16

2
Pwll-yr-Wydden Fach

Round Cairn • 10.21km W

10

1
Nant-y-Llyn, Y Mynydd Du

Round Cairn • 10.27km WNW

20

1
Cerrig Duon and The Maen Mawr

Stone Circle • 10.33km WNW

49

11
Hirwaun Common

Cairn(s) • 10.45km SSE

17

2
Carn-Ddu

Cairn(s) • 10.52km E

16

1

2
Llyn Fawr

10.58km S

11

3

3
Corn Du

Cairn(s) • 10.64km NE

34

5
Cwm Moel

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.73km E

13

1
Waun Leuci cairn

Round Cairn • 10.75km WNW

2

3
Lower Neuadd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.76km ENE

8

4
Waun Leuci

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.79km WNW

24

6
Mynydd Cefngyngon

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.81km SE

9
Afon Tawe

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.98km WNW

3

1
Waun Leuci stone setting

Stone Setting • 10.98km WNW

12

4
Tawe valley Triangle

Stone Setting • 10.99km WNW

12
Craig y Llyn (Neath)

Cairn(s) • 11km S

15

2
Waunewydd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.01km WNW

1
Upper Neuadd cairns

Cairn(s) • 11.02km ENE

21

1
Pen y Fan

Cairn(s) • 11.15km NE

51

9

1
Cefn y Llethr Hir

Round Cairn • 11.61km SE

9
Rhondda Fach

Cairn(s) • 11.68km SSE

6
Cribyn

Cairn(s) • 11.78km NE

15

1
Garn Goch

Cairn(s) • 11.8km WSW

1

3
Morlais Castle Hillfort

Hillfort • 11.9km E

4

2
Tyle Bychan

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.01km N

4

2
Daudreath Illtyd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.02km N

4

4
Moel Feity

Round Cairn • 12.03km WNW

12
Garreg Lwyd

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.04km S

12

2
Tor Glas

Round Cairn • 12.11km ENE

5

1
Pontsticill ring cairn

Ring Cairn • 12.31km E

9

1
Llwyncelyn-Fawr

Hillfort • 12.37km NNE

1

1
Y Gaer (Defynnog)

Enclosure • 12.42km NNW

1

1
Mynydd Aberdare

Cairn(s) • 12.49km ESE

13

3
Fan y Big

12.5km ENE

11

2

1
Llwyn Bedw Settlement, Pen Milan

Hillfort • 12.52km NE

1

1
Pont Lluest-wen

Round Cairn • 12.81km SE

6
Bedd Gwyl Illtyd

Ring Cairn • 13.2km NNE

6

3
Twyn Blaenant

Ring Cairn • 13.38km ESE

6

2
Twr y Fan Foel

Round Cairn • 13.4km WNW

41

3
Mynydd Illtyd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.46km NNE

3

4
Abercriban

Cairn(s) • 13.57km E

12

2
Mynydd Tynewydd

Cairn(s) • 13.64km SSE

8

1
Carn Cornel

Cairn(s) • 13.66km SW

10

1
Gwersyll

Hillfort • 13.74km ESE

7

1
Fan Foel

Cairn(s) • 13.82km WNW

34

5
Garn Las (Troed y Rhiw)

Round Cairn • 14km ESE

8

1
Defynnog Church

Christianised Site • 14.03km NNW

1
Rhyd-wen Fach stone setting

Stone Circle • 14.22km WNW

3

2
Cwm Fforch-wen

Cairn(s) • 14.25km WSW

8

1
Picws Du, Y Mynydd Du

Round Cairn • 14.3km W

29

1

3
Bryn Llydan

Cairn(s) • 14.31km SSW

1
Gelli-benuchel

Cairn(s) • 14.32km SW

8

1
Rhos Gwawr

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.33km SE

13
Graig y Gilfach

Enclosure • 14.42km ESE

1

1
Llorfa menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.43km WSW

6

1
Llorfa

Stone Circle • 14.51km W

18

1

1
Llorfa

Cairn(s) • 14.58km W

18

1
Twynau Gwynion

Cairn(s) • 14.62km E

12

1
Plas-y-Gaer, Allt Ddu

Hillfort • 14.76km NE

2

1
Garn Las (Llywel)

Cairn(s) • 14.95km WNW

12

3
Carn Castellymeibion

Ring Cairn • 14.97km ESE
Carn Pica

Cairn(s) • 15.08km ENE

13

2

2
Blaenau Uchaf

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.12km WNW

9

3
Carn-y-Wiwer (Glyncorrwg)

Round Cairn • 15.14km S

5
Twyn-y-Gaer (Mynydd Illtyd)

Hillfort • 15.36km NNE

10

2
Cefn yr Ystrad

Cairn(s) • 15.65km ENE

24

5
Garn Felen

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.74km ENE

4

2
Dorwen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.75km WSW

3

2
Foel Darw, Y Mynydd Du

Round Cairn • 15.87km WNW

6

1
Odyn-fach

Stone Circle • 15.94km E
Bannau Sir Gaer

Stone Circle • 16.13km WNW

22

1

3
Penybegwyn

Round Cairn • 16.16km SW

4

1
Mynydd Blaengwynfi

Cairn(s) • 16.26km S

8

1
Nant Tarw

Stone Circle • 16.31km WNW

58

4

5
Ffos-y-frân

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.47km E

1

1
Carn Fadog and Nant-y-Llyn

Cairn(s) • 16.52km W

1

1
Tyle Mawr

Cairn(s) • 16.62km NW

9

2
Carnau’r Garreg Las

Cairn(s) • 16.62km W

36

3
Carn Caca defended settlement

Enclosure • 16.64km SW

1
Pebyll

Ring Cairn • 16.77km S

6

1
Twyn Ceiliog

Cairn(s) • 16.77km E

10

1

2
Nant Tarthwynni

Hillfort • 16.91km ENE

12

2
Carn Caca

Cairn(s) • 17.09km SW

12

1
Twyn-y-Gaer (Trallong)

Enclosure • 17.14km N

2
Carn-y-Gigfran

Round Cairn • 17.2km W

12

2
Gwern Wyddog

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.41km WNW

6

1

2
Tarren Maerdy

Cairn(s) • 17.48km SE

14

2
Varlen Cairn, Traianmawr

Cairn(s) • 17.55km NW

1
Merthyr Common

Cairn(s) • 17.58km E

10

2
Waen Glyn-nyd

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.6km SW

1
Coed Fenni-fach

Hillfort • 17.6km NNE

1

2
Mynydd Cilfach-yr-Encil

Cairn(s) • 18.1km ESE

10

1
Pant Madog

Round Cairn • 18.19km NW

8

3
Battle

Standing Stones • 18.28km NNE

4

2
Mynydd yr Eglwys

Cairn(s) • 18.3km SE

3

1
Pen Craig Abercwmboi

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.32km ESE

10

1
Carn-y-Pigwn

Round Cairn • 18.34km SE

5

1
Cwm Henwen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.4km WNW

7

3
Cwm Henwen Cairn

Cairn(s) • 18.42km WNW

10

2
Crug yr Afan

Cairn(s) • 18.47km S

23

2
Maindy Camp

Hillfort • 18.56km SSE

19

3
Maindy Cairn

Cairn(s) • 18.58km SSE

3

3
Penrhiw Fer

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.62km ESE

4
Cefn-y-Rhondda

Cairn(s) • 18.64km SE

11

1
Pant-y-Turnor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.64km W

7

2
Cylchau

Cairn(s) • 18.68km W

10

1
Fennifach

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.85km NNE

3
Nant-y-Wern

Stone Row / Alignment • 18.91km ENE

1
Mynydd Allt-y-grug

Round Cairn • 18.96km WSW

2
Fochriw

Cairn(s) • 19km E

10

1

3
Pen-y-Dderi

Round Cairn • 19.04km WSW

1
Pen y Crug

Hillfort • 19.07km NNE

26

4
Slwch Tump

Hillfort • 19.11km NE

12

3
Blaen Clydach Fach

Cairn(s) • 19.12km NW

1
Pant Meddygon

Standing Stones • 19.18km WNW

8

3
Cwm Ian

Cairn(s) • 19.18km SSE

11

3
Garn Fawr (Llangynidr)

Cairn(s) • 19.2km ENE

16

2
Penrhiw Cradoc

Round Cairn • 19.39km ESE

5
Garreg Lwyd

Round Cairn • 19.41km W

28

1

2
Tump Wood Camp

Hillfort • 19.66km ENE

14

1
Y Pigwn

Stone Circle • 19.68km NW

28

6

1
Brynmelyn Quarry

Round Cairn • 19.69km WSW

4

1
Gelligaer Common Cairns

19.72km E

5

1
Gelligaer Common Ring Cairn 2

19.76km E

1
Capel-y-Gwrhyd

Ring Cairn • 19.76km WSW

3
The Werfa

Round Barrow(s) • 19.76km S

10

2
Carn y Bugail

Cairn(s) • 19.77km E

11

2
Y Pigwn Cairns

Cairn(s) • 19.86km NW

11

3
Twyn Bryn Bychan

Cairn(s) • 19.94km ESE

7

1
Llyndwr Fawr

Cairn(s) • 19.97km S

13

1

Cwm Nant

Articles

Cwm Nant

Sites within 20km of Cwm Nant

Ysgubor-Wen

Carnau Gwynion

Gelli-Nedd

Carn-Yr-Arian

Plas-y-gors

Maen Madoc

Blaen-Nedd Isaf

Blaen-Hepste hengiform earthwork

Fan Llia

Cefn Esgair Carnau

Maen Gweddiau

Cadair Fawr

Rhyd Uchaf

Llech Lia

Cadair Fawr (South)

Fan Nedd (north east)

Nant Maden

Maen Llia

Fan Nedd (Northern summit)

Twyn Bryn Glas

Twyn-y-glog

Cefn Sychbant

Craig-y-Ddinas (Pontneddfechan)

Twyn Garreg-Wen

Cefn-yr-Henriw recumbent stone

Cefn Sychbant

Nant Mawr, Fforest Fawr

Pwll Byfre

Mynydd-y-glog

Nant Melyn

Fan Gyhirych

Cefn Crew and Cwm Crew

Pant Sychbant

Craig y Rhiwarth

Fedw

Pen y Waun Dwr Stone

Craig Cerrig-gleisiad

Pen y Waun Dwr

Blaen Glyn

Coedcae’r Gwarthog Summit cairns

Finger Post

Bone Cave

Waun Leuci summit

Garn Ddu

Cefn Cil-Sanws

Fan Frynych

Saith Maen

Cribarth

Cilsanws Mountain

Pwll-yr-Wydden Fach

Nant-y-Llyn, Y Mynydd Du

Cerrig Duon and The Maen Mawr

Hirwaun Common

Carn-Ddu

Llyn Fawr

Corn Du

Cwm Moel

Waun Leuci cairn

Lower Neuadd

Waun Leuci

Mynydd Cefngyngon

Afon Tawe

Waun Leuci stone setting

Tawe valley Triangle

Craig y Llyn (Neath)

Waunewydd

Upper Neuadd cairns

Pen y Fan

Cefn y Llethr Hir

Rhondda Fach

Cribyn

Garn Goch

Morlais Castle Hillfort

Tyle Bychan

Daudreath Illtyd

Moel Feity