Mynydd Llangatwg (Cairn(s)) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Images

Image of Mynydd Llangatwg (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

Seen in silhouette from the NE.

Image credit: A. Brookes (8.1.2010)

thesweetcheat Jan 9, 2011

Image of Mynydd Llangatwg (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

Close-up showing the displaced blocks.

Image credit: A. Brookes (8.1.2011)

thesweetcheat Jan 9, 2011

Image of Mynydd Llangatwg (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

Looking ESE. Twr Pen-cyrn cairns are on the far left of the picture.

Image credit: A. Brookes (8.1.2011)

thesweetcheat Jan 9, 2011

Image of Mynydd Llangatwg (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

Looking NW across the mutilated cairn.

Image credit: A. Brookes (8.1.2011)

thesweetcheat Jan 9, 2011

Image of Mynydd Llangatwg (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

Approaching the cairn from the east, the dark bulk of Waun Rydd on the skyline to the left. Pen y Fan and Corn Du would be visible, but choose to hide themselves in cloud.

Image credit: A. Brookes (8.1.2011)

thesweetcheat Jan 9, 2011

Articles

Mynydd Llangatwg

Cairn(s)

thesweetcheat Dec 30, 2012

The most westerly of today’s cairns, Mynydd Llangatwg is a wreck. What would have been a fine cairn, comparable with the larger monuments already visited, this has been properly buggered about with. Instead of a smoothly curving dome, the top of the cairn has been sculpted into two ridiculous horns, while sheep shelters eat into the sides below. What a shame. The location is excellent, with a great view of Waun Rydd, the Brecon Beacons, Mynydd Troed, the Black Mountains and the Sugarloaf. There is an enormous limestone scatter immediately to the west of the cairn, once again providing plentiful material. The ground drops away in every direction but east. Yeah, a great spot for a cairn, shame about the idiocy that has so distorted its shape.

Topics

Round stone - hole in the centre - any ideas? 20

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ClydachGeorge
Oct 2016

Sites within 20km of Mynydd Llangatwg

Mynydd Pen-cyrn

Cairn(s) • 0.98km E

10

5
Eglwys Faen

Cairn(s) • 1km NE

6

3
Coed Pentwyn

Hillfort • 1.57km NNE

1
Twr Pen-cyrn Circle

Ring Cairn • 1.58km E

4

2
Twr Pen-cyrn cairns

Cairn(s) • 1.62km E

23

5
Ogof Darren Cilau cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 1.85km ENE

1
Waun Cryn

Cairn(s) • 2.29km E

1
Carreg Waun Llech

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.57km WNW

11

3
Cwalca Cairnfield

Cairn(s) • 3.73km WNW

7

3
Penffawyddog

Enclosure • 3.74km N

1
Crug-y-Gaer

Hillfort • 3.78km ENE
Garn Goch (Llangatwg)

Long Barrow • 3.82km NE

13

5
The Growing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.98km ENE

16

1

7
The Fish Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.03km NNW

9

2

6
Standard Street

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.03km NE

7

2
Gwernvale

Chambered Tomb • 5.1km NNE

29

1

9

1
Twyn Bryn March

Cairn(s) • 5.56km WSW

1
Llangenny Camp

Enclosure • 5.57km NE

7

2
Mynydd Carn-y-cefn

Cairn(s) • 5.76km S

9

2
Bedd y Gwr Hir

Cairn(s) • 6.03km E

2
Carreg Maen Taro

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.05km ESE

9

5
Llangenny

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.06km ENE

4

4
Garn Caws

Round Cairn • 6.08km W

14

3
Pant Llwyd

Cairn(s) • 6.08km W

14

3
Carreg Wen Fawr Y Rugos

Stone Row / Alignment • 6.1km W

14

4
Coed Ynys Faen

Standing Stones • 6.31km NE

7

3
Garn Fawr (Llangynidr)

Cairn(s) • 6.39km W

16

2
Llangynidr Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.42km NW

7

2
Darren (Crickhowell)

Ring Cairn • 7.01km NNE

6

1
Crug Hywel Camp

Hillfort • 7.06km NE

41

3
Nant-y-Wern

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.12km W

1
The Tretower Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.15km NNW

9

2
Y Domen Fawr

Cairn(s) • 7.89km SSW

7

2
Bwlch Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.03km NW

8

2
Pen Cerrig-Calch

Cairn(s) • 8.17km NNE

34

1
Mynydd Pen-y-Fal

Cairn(s) • 8.25km ENE

37

3
Pen Gloch-y-pibwr

Cairn(s) • 8.54km N

12

1
Carn Blorenge

Round Cairn • 8.74km E

33

3
Bwlch Cairn

Cairn(s) • 8.75km NW

13

1

3
Twyn Ceiliog

Cairn(s) • 8.95km WSW

10

1

2
Ffynnon Las I

Cairn(s) • 9.25km NW

2

1
Cefn Man Moel

Dyke • 9.29km S

1
Coed y Gaer

Hillfort • 9.29km NNW

9

2

1
Pen-yr-Heol Las

Cairn(s) • 9.45km NW

12

1
Pen Tir

Round Cairn • 9.66km NNW

5

1
Carn-y-Defaid

Cairn(s) • 9.66km E

25

4
Pen Allt-Mawr

Cairn(s) • 9.71km N

29

1
Twyn Yr Hyddod

Ring Cairn • 9.71km SSW

1
Cefn Moel

Cairn(s) • 9.84km NW

3

1
Garn Felen

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.85km WSW

4

2
Cefn yr Ystrad

Cairn(s) • 9.96km WSW

24

5
Maes Clythan Wood Cairn

Round Cairn • 9.98km NW

3

1
Tump Wood Camp

Hillfort • 9.99km WNW

14

1
Odyn-fach

Stone Circle • 10.03km WSW
Blaen-y-Cwm Uchaf

Cairn(s) • 10.58km NW

3

1
Nant Tarthwynni

Hillfort • 10.69km W

12

2
Cwm Shelkin

Cairn(s) • 11.17km NW

8

1
Pen Twyn Glas, Black Mountains

11.21km N

6

2
Disgwylfa

Cairn(s) • 11.27km NE

8

2
Twynau Gwynion

Cairn(s) • 11.29km WSW

12

1
Gilestone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.32km WNW

3
Allt yr Esgair

Hillfort • 11.53km WNW

18

1
Mynydd Llangorse

Cairn(s) • 11.54km NNW

8

1
Blaneau-draw

Round Cairn • 11.6km NNW

10

1
Ffynnon Ishow

Sacred Well • 11.76km NE

1

2
Mynydd Troed cairn

Cairn(s) • 12.24km NNW

14

2
Nant yr Ychen

Round Cairn • 12.26km NNE

1

2
Abercriban

Cairn(s) • 12.38km WSW

12

2
Cefn y Brithdir

Cairn(s) • 12.66km SSW

12

1
Caeau Enclosure, Cockit Hill

Hillfort • 12.79km NNW

3

1
Twyn y Gaer (Crucorney)

Hillfort • 12.8km NE

22

3

1
Carn Pica

Cairn(s) • 12.93km W

13

2

2
Fochriw

Cairn(s) • 13.22km SW

10

1

3
Mynydd Llangorse promontory fort

Promontory Fort • 13.23km NNW

20

2
Mynydd Llysiau, Black Mountains

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.33km N

3

1
Maen Llwyd (Twyn Du)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.38km NNE

25

4
Pontsticill ring cairn

Ring Cairn • 13.75km WSW

9

1
Mynydd Troed

Chambered Cairn • 13.86km NNW

15

4
Carn y Bugail

Cairn(s) • 14.02km SW

11

2
Gelligaer Common Ring Cairn 1

14.12km SW

2
Gelligaer Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.14km SW

10

5

1
Garn Wen (Crucorney)

Cairn(s) • 14.19km NE

27

2
Ty Isaf

Chambered Cairn • 14.22km NNW

7

1

3

1
Gelligaer Common Ring Cairn 2

14.38km SW

1
Ysgyryd Fawr

Hillfort • 14.44km ENE

29

7

1
Pen Trumau, Black Mountains

Cairn(s) • 14.48km N

20
Gelligaer Common Cairns

14.52km SW

5

1
Ty Illtyd

Chambered Tomb • 14.55km WNW

9

8

1
Pen y Gadair Fawr

Round Cairn • 14.59km NNE

25

3
Ffos-y-frân

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.65km SW

1

1
Merthyr Common

Cairn(s) • 15.11km SW

10

2
Graig-ddu, Black Mountains

Round Cairn • 15.16km NE

24

1

3
Cwm Bwchel, Black Mountains

Round Cairn • 15.23km NE

22

3
Carn-Ddu

Cairn(s) • 15.26km WSW

16

1

2
Castell Dinas

Hillfort • 15.33km NNW

33

3
Morlais Castle Hillfort

Hillfort • 15.41km WSW

4

2
Cwm Moel

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.43km WSW

13

1
Llanhamlach

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.5km WNW

2

3
Hatterrall Hill

Promontory Fort • 15.5km NE

29

2
Three Springs, Hatterrall Hill

Round Cairn • 15.61km NE
Maen Llwyd (Llanddewi Skirrid)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.64km ENE

1
Pen-Twyn Camp (Crucorney)

Hillfort • 15.65km ENE

22

2
Mynydd Cilfach-yr-Encil

Cairn(s) • 15.67km SW

10

1
Bwlch Bach a’r Grib

Cairn(s) • 15.81km NNW

20

2
Lower Neuadd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.85km W

8

4
Fan y Big

16.05km W

11

2

1
Tor Glas

Round Cairn • 16.24km W

5

1
Garn Ddu

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.31km WSW

18

1
Upper Neuadd cairns

Cairn(s) • 16.44km W

21

1
Cefn Cil-Sanws

Ring Cairn • 16.73km WSW

16

2
Coedcae’r Gwarthog Summit cairns

Cairn(s) • 16.75km WSW

17

2
Cilsanws Mountain

Cairn(s) • 16.86km WSW

16

2
Penyrwrlodd

Long Cairn • 17.09km NNW

19

3

1
Rhiw Arw

Cairn(s) • 17.2km NE

13

1
Fedw

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.21km WSW

7

1
Mynydd Bychan

Platform Cairn • 17.31km N

19

3
Longtown Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 17.57km NE

1
Loxidge Tump, Black Mountains

Cairn(s) • 17.61km NE

10

2
Cribyn

Cairn(s) • 17.62km W

15

1
Ty-Canol

Artificial Mound • 17.66km E

2
Twyn-Llechfaen

Enclosure • 17.72km WNW

1

1
Wiral Cairn, Black Mountains

Round Cairn • 17.79km NE

22

1
Mynydd y Capel stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.98km SW

4

1
Y Das

Round Barrow(s) • 17.99km N

12

3
Tir Lan

Cairn(s) • 18km SSW

1
Black Darren

Round Cairn • 18.05km NE

25

2
Talgarth Camp

Hillfort • 18.07km NNW

1
Mynydd y Capel cairns

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.14km SW

10

1
Plas-y-Gaer, Allt Ddu

Hillfort • 18.26km W

2

1
Wern Frank Wood

Cairn(s) • 18.35km N

12

1
Maen Cattwg

Cup Marked Stone • 18.38km SSW

3

2
Nant Bwch

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.55km N

2

1

1
Drostre Bank

Hillfort • 18.56km NW
Pen y Fan

Cairn(s) • 18.75km W

51

9

1
Tir-Cook

Cairn(s) • 18.82km SSW

1
Slwch Tump

Hillfort • 18.88km WNW

12

3
Corn Du

Cairn(s) • 19.07km W

34

5
Carn Castellymeibion

Ring Cairn • 19.1km SW
Walterstone Camp

Hillfort • 19.13km ENE

1

2
Mynydd Aberdare

Cairn(s) • 19.14km WSW

13

3
Twyn Blaenant

Ring Cairn • 19.19km WSW

6

2
Garn Las (Troed y Rhiw)

Round Cairn • 19.2km SW

8

1
Cefn Crew and Cwm Crew

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.2km W

9

1
Gwersyll

Hillfort • 19.25km SW

7

1
Graig y Gilfach

Enclosure • 19.4km SW

1

1
Coed y Bwnydd

Hillfort • 19.42km E

2
Hillis Camp, Llanfilo

Hillfort • 19.43km NW

2
Pen-yr-Allt

Enclosure • 19.45km NW

1
Finger Post

Cairn(s) • 19.74km WSW

1
Pant Sychbant

Round Cairn • 19.74km WSW

7