Llanerch Fedw (Cairn(s)) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Llanerch Fedw (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

The remodelled eastern cairn, with Llanerch Fedw behind.

Image credit: A. Brookes/Bloss (1.10.2011)

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Image of Llanerch Fedw (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

Showing the sheepfold walls built from cairn material of the eastern cairn. It appears that the sheepfold has been built out, northwards from the original circular footprint.

Image credit: A. Brookes/Bloss (1.10.2011)

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Image of Llanerch Fedw (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

The southern aspect of the eastern cairn, presenting a circular arc of stones that probably follows the shape of the original monument.

Image credit: A. Brookes/Bloss (1.10.2011)

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Image of Llanerch Fedw (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

Approaching the eastern cairn.

Image credit: A. Brookes/Bloss (1.10.2011)

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Llanerch Fedw

Cairn(s)

thesweetcheat Oct 3, 2011

Coflein description of the two cairns:

Western cairn

A heather-covered cairn 9m diameter up to 1m high. It is disturbed at the centre.

Site as described when visited during Upland Survey in 2004. 2004.

Eastern cairn

The mound is about 33 ft in diameter and 2’ 6” high. The centre has been robbed to form a hollow 2’ 6” deep in which the stones of the cairn have been rebuilt as a small sheep-shelter.

Sites within 20km of Llanerch Fedw

Nant-y-Cytiau Arrow Stone

Carving • 0.58km NE

2

2
Bwlch-y-Ddeufaen

Standing Stones • 0.82km E

38

6
Foel Lwyd

Cairn(s) • 1km NE

3

1
The Giantess’ Apronful

Cairn(s) • 1.07km E

18

5
Arrow Stone II near Ffridd Newydd

Carving • 1.35km W

15

1

5
Carnedd y Ddelw

Cairn(s) • 1.4km SSE

27

4

1
Yr Orsedd cup marked stone

Cup Marked Stone • 1.43km W

3

1
Yr Orsedd standing stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.51km W

10

2
Arrow Stone I near Ffridd Newydd

Carving • 1.52km W

8

3

1
Cairn NNE of Foel Ganol

Cairn(s) • 1.61km W

5

1
Arrow Stone SW of Cammarnaint

Carving • 1.62km WNW

2

2
Garreg Fawr

Cup Marked Stone • 1.72km WNW

20

1

2
Garreg Fawr

Round Cairn • 1.73km W

4

1
Cerrig Pryfaid

Stone Circle • 1.83km E

36

2

10
Afon Anafon Arrow Stone

Carving • 1.85km SW

2

3

1
Dinas (Llanfairfechan)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.93km NW

36

2
Cairn, NNW of Foel Ganol

Cairn(s) • 2.11km W

9

1
Foel Lwyd (north)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.12km NE

11
Maes-y-Bryn

Round Barrow(s) • 2.13km NNW

5
Foel Dduarth Arrow Stone

Carving • 2.25km W

4

3
Bryniau Bugeilydd

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.28km NNE

5

1
Carnedd Pen y Borth Goch

Round Cairn • 2.41km SSE

41

1

2

1
Moelfre (Penmaenmawr)

Cairn(s) • 2.61km NNE

12

3
Foel Dduarth

Enclosure • 2.7km WSW

20

1
Cae Coch

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.82km E

26

1

4
Cefn Coch (Penmaenmawr)

Cairn(s) • 2.85km NNE

35

3

1
Cors y Carneddau

Cairn(s) • 2.89km NNE

41

3

1
Carnedd y Saeson

Cairn(s) • 2.9km WSW

36

2
Cors y Carneddau

Stone Circle • 2.92km NNE

5

3
Cerrig Gwynion

Cairn(s) • 2.94km NE

7

1

1
Circle 278

Ring Cairn • 2.95km NNE

26

2

3
Ffon-y-Cawr

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3km E

21

1

4
Foel Dduarth (west)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3km WSW

9

1

1
Monument 280

Standing Stones • 3.02km NNE

44

5
Y Meini Hirion

Stone Circle • 3.05km NNE

103

4

15

1
Hafod Gelyn (north)

Cairn(s) • 3.05km WSW

3

1
Graig Lwyd

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 3.06km NNE

14

1

1

1
Circle 275

Stone Circle • 3.24km NE

31

1

5
Maen-y-Bardd

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 3.3km E

67

9

1
Anafon Valley cairns

Cairn(s) • 3.32km WSW

17

1
Braich y Dinas

Hillfort • 3.36km NNW

1
Fridd Wanc

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.38km NE

10

1
Cefn Maen Amor

Stone Circle • 3.43km ENE

7

3
Rhiw Burial Chamber

Burial Chamber • 3.49km E

30

1

5
Caerhun Stones

Standing Stones • 3.49km E

12

1
Maen Penddu

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.52km ENE

21

1

2
Ffrith y Ddwyffrwd

Cairn(s) • 3.63km ENE

7

1
Cairns SSW of Caer Bach

Cairn(s) • 3.64km ENE

2

1
Meuryn Isaf

Kerbed Cairn • 3.75km WSW

20

2

2
Caer Bach

Hillfort • 3.79km ENE

42

1

1

6
Caer Bach cairn

Cairn(s) • 3.82km ENE

4

1
Maen Crwn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.83km NE

21

2
Red Farm

Stone Circle • 3.95km NE

20

2

3
Coed Aber round house

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.2km WSW

16

2
Maes y Gaer

Hillfort • 4.38km W

20

1
Ffrith-Y-Bont

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.41km ESE

5

1
Afon Garreg Wen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.43km SSE

11

1
Waen Gyrach

Cairn(s) • 4.61km NE

24

2
Tyddyn-Grasod

Cist • 4.86km NE

11

2
Hafodty

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.93km NE

16

2
Pen-y-Gaer (Caerhun)

Hillfort • 5.06km E

47

4
Cerrig-y-Ddinas

Hillfort • 5.09km ENE

24

3
Hafodygors Wen Cairn II

Cairn(s) • 5.11km ESE

5

1
Hafodygors wen hut circle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.16km SE

4

1
Hafodty Circle

Stone Circle • 5.17km NE

35

1

1
Hafodygors Wen

Cairn circle • 5.29km ESE

48

6
Clogwyn-yr-Eryr

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.29km SSE

7

2
Cairn above Ffridd Ddu

Round Cairn • 5.36km WSW

2

1
Cras

Cairn(s) • 5.41km WSW

18

1
Clogwyn-yr-Eryr stone row

Stone Row / Alignment • 5.43km SE

10

4
Llyn y Wrach

Ring Cairn • 5.45km NE

27

2
Garnedd Uchaf

Round Cairn • 5.47km SSW

7

2
Pant-y-Griafolen

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.49km SSE

17

4
Drosgl (Northern slopes)

Cairn(s) • 5.56km SW

3

1
Cairn N of Moel Wnion

Cairn(s) • 5.64km WSW

2

1
Drosgl Cairns

Cairn(s) • 5.93km SW

38

5

1
Waen Bryn-Gwenith (stone I)

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 5.95km ESE

11

1
Waen Bryn-Gwenith (stone II)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.09km ESE

14

1
Moel Wnion

Cairn(s) • 6.16km WSW

29

2

1
Foel Grach

Round Cairn • 6.37km SSW

28

4

1
Dinas Allt Wen

Hillfort • 6.51km NE

25

1
Gwern Engan

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.64km NE

1
Cwm Caseg, Carneddau

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.03km SW

7

1
Twll Pant-hiriol

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.23km WSW

12

1

1
Ffridd Fedw

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.27km WSW

1

2
Moel Eilio, Y Carneddau

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.31km SE

14

1
Cwm Ffrydlas, Carneddau

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.32km WSW

13

3

1
Cae Du

Cairn(s) • 7.36km ESE

28

2
Porth Llwyd

Burial Chamber • 7.59km E

2

1
Bwlch ym Mhwll-le (Llefn)

Cairn(s) • 7.83km WSW

25

1

1

3

2
Castell Caer Seion

Hillfort • 7.84km NE

34

2
Carnedd Llewelyn

Cairn(s) • 7.96km SSW

47

6
Tristan’s Cairn

Cairn(s) • 8.01km S

15

2
Moel Faban Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.1km WSW

13

1

4
Moel Faban, Carneddau

Megalithic Cemetery • 8.17km WSW

30

1

1

4
Moel Faban Arrow Stone

Carving • 8.31km WSW

8

1

2

2
Cairn cemetry, W. shoulder of Moel Faban

Cairn(s) • 8.57km WSW

4

1
Cwm Cowlyd

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.6km SE

3

1
Fortified hut settlement above Rachub

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.86km WSW

3
Afon Eigiau

Burial Chamber • 8.89km SSE

9

2
Hendre Waelod

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 8.98km ENE

30

6

2
Mynydd Du Settlement, Carnedd Dafydd

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.17km SW

8

1
Pen-y-Gaer (Bethesda)

Hillfort • 9.17km WSW

6

1
Rhiw Goch Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 9.38km WSW

1

1
Cadair Ifan Goch

Natural Rock Feature • 9.59km E

3

1
Bedd Carrog

Round Barrow(s) • 9.7km E

1
Pen Llithrig y Wrach

Round Cairn • 9.71km SSE

47

4

1
Carnedd Dafydd

Cairn(s) • 10km SSW

30

2
Cairn SW of Carnedd Dafydd

Cairn(s) • 10.13km SSW

9
Pen-y-Castell, Maenan

Hillfort • 10.16km E

10
Lledwigan Cairn, Cefn Cyfarwydd, Y Carneddau

Round Cairn • 10.23km SE

10

1

1
Pen Dinas camp

Hillfort • 10.46km WSW

4

1
Garnedd Fach, Y Carneddau

Round Cairn • 10.58km SSW

13

2
Parc Gelli

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.16km WSW

1
Bwlch Cowlyd

Cairn(s) • 11.17km SSE

2

1
Afon Bedal Cist

Cist • 11.19km SSE

5

2
Tal-y-Braich Circle

Stone Circle • 11.19km SSE

6

2
Cairn, between Afon Bedal and Bwlch Cowlyd

Cist • 11.22km SSE

4

2
Tal-y-Braich Cairn

Cairn(s) • 11.29km SSE

3

2
Llandegai Cursus

Cursus • 11.3km WSW

3

2
Sling

Burial Chamber • 11.37km WSW

33

1

1

5

1
Coety Bach

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.74km SW
Carnedd Howell

Cairn(s) • 11.75km WSW

1
Nant Y Benglog

Cairn(s) • 11.89km SSE

3

1
Caer Pencraig (Ty’n y Caeau)

Hillfort • 12.29km WSW

5

1

1
Llyn Ogwen

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.44km SSW

15

1

2
Gwern Gof Isaf

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.51km S

19

1
Great Orme’s Head

Cairn(s) • 12.55km NNE

17

2
Camp Hill (Bangor)

Hillfort • 12.6km W

1
Llety’r Filiast

Burial Chamber • 12.72km NNE

55

1

12

1
Coed Gaer

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.87km NE

7

1
Great Orme Mine

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 12.88km NNE

62

2

12

3
Kendrick’s Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 12.95km NE

11

3

2
Cryd Tudno

Rocking Stone • 13.04km NE

9

4
Carnedd Moel y Ci

Cairn(s) • 13.04km WSW

17

1

1

1
Free Trade Loaf

Natural Rock Feature • 13.1km NNE

7

1
Pen y Dinas (Llandudno)

Hillfort • 13.13km NE

26

2

1
Adam and Eve

Natural Rock Feature • 13.29km SSW

49

1

2
Hwylfa’r Ceirw

Stone Row / Alignment • 13.53km NNE

36

6
Ogof Pant-y-Wennol

Cave / Rock Shelter • 13.91km NE

1
Bwlch Goleuni

Long Barrow • 13.96km S

15

2
Cwm Gafr

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.35km SW

2

1
Pen y Maen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.37km W
Plas Curig

Cairn(s) • 14.4km SSE

11

2
Cremlyn (North and South)

Standing Stones • 14.58km W

11

1
Castell y Gwynt, Y Glyderau

Natural Rock Feature • 14.76km SSW

18

1

2
Bryn Euryn

Hillfort • 14.78km ENE

16

1

2

1
Ty’n-llywyn Pentir

Standing Stones • 14.78km WSW

9

1
Ogof Rhiwledyn

Cave / Rock Shelter • 15.1km NE

2
Dyffryn Mymbyr cist II

Cist • 15.22km S

1
Dyffryn Mymbyr

Cairn(s) • 15.32km S

14

5
Bwrdd Arthur (Llanddona)

Hillfort • 15.36km WNW

20

2
Plas Cadnant

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.46km W

14

4
Bwlch Farm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.98km W

5

1
Cefn Glas 1

Cairn(s) • 16.31km SSE

2
Hendrefor

Burial Chamber • 16.45km W

9

5
Dyffryn Mymbyr

Stone Circle • 16.5km SSW

46

3
Ty Mawr

Burial Chamber • 16.74km WSW

14

2

1
Garth Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.75km WSW

13

4
Dinas Dinorwig

Hillfort • 17.05km WSW

6

2
Cefn Glas

Cairn(s) • 17.11km SSE

17

3

1
Pen-y-Gwryd (Cairn SE of)

Round Cairn • 17.12km S

7

2
Parc Bach

Burial Chamber • 17.27km SW

10

1
Carnedd Moel Siabod

Round Cairn • 17.29km SSE

63

2

2
Llangernyw Yew and Standing Stones

Christianised Site • 17.36km E

11

2

2
Nant-y-Llys

Long Cairn • 17.92km S

9

2
Cader Ellyll

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.93km SW

6

2
Pen-y-Bwlch

Enclosure • 18.39km SW

3
Caer Carreg-y-fran

Hillfort • 18.45km WSW

1
Dinas Ty-Du

Hillfort • 18.52km SW

21

1

3
Settlement north of Cwm Dyli power station

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.57km SSW

23

2
Yr Aelgerth

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.76km SW

4

1

1
Plas Newydd Burial Chamber

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 18.77km WSW

44

3

9
The Three Leaps

Stone Row / Alignment • 18.85km W

5

1

5
Parciau Gleison

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.92km WSW

4

2
Bryn-yr-Hen-Bobl

Chambered Cairn • 18.99km WSW

23

7
Maen Morddwyd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.21km WSW

4

4
Dinas (Y Felinheli)

Promontory Fort • 19.36km WSW

5
Maen du’r Arddu

Natural Rock Feature • 19.38km SW

1
Hafodlas Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 19.48km WSW

4

1
The Four Stones of Gwytherin

Standing Stones • 19.92km E

10

4

1