Ysgubor-Wen

Also known as:
Ysgubor-wen
Nearest town:
Aberdare (13km ESE)
OS reference:
SN92241399
OS sheet:
160
Latitude:
51° 48' 49.2 N
Longitude:
3° 33' 48.25 W
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Image of Ysgubor-Wen (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

With (at least) several more cairns plus an excellent hillfort in the locale, I did wonder why I hadn’t been here sooner? But there you are.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Mar 6, 2022
Image of Ysgubor-Wen (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

Great place to hang out for a while, this. I popped in again on the way back to use up the remaining daylight. As you do.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Mar 6, 2022
Image of Ysgubor-Wen (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

By far the most substantial of (according to Coflein) a trio of cairns to be found here – like carl before me, I noted two.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Mar 6, 2022

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Main cairn of the (apparent) trio near Ysgubor-wen, north-west of Ystradfellte.

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Ysgubor-Wen

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CARL Nov 1, 2010

Visited 23.10.10
I parked in the large free car park in the village of Ystradfellte and headed up the road/track which runs directly from the car park, uphill towards Tyle farm. You will shortly come to a turning right towards the farm, but keeping walking straight up the hill. The track now becomes rougher and you go through two metal gates. After the second gate you come out onto open moor land. You pass the cairns when walking to Gelli-Nedd Hillfort.
As you approach the brow of the hill look over to your right and you will see the remains of two cairns. One is round in shape – about 0.5 metres high and 5 metres round. The other is oval in shape – about 0.5 metres high x 5 metres x 10 metres.
Well worth looking out for are the strange rocky outcrops you pass on the way to the cairns. Very odd looking – like the remains of stone walls (which they are not). I have never seen these types of formations before. In truth, more interesting than the cairns themselves!
It takes 15 minutes to walk from the car park to the cairns.

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