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Image of Cairn below Pared y Cefn hir (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

The cairn sits on a slight rise (just left of centre), the wall bulges outwards to go around it.

Image credit: A. Brookes (3.3.2012)
Image of Cairn below Pared y Cefn hir (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

For anyone looking for the cairn, the big square natural block is a good landmark. The overgrown cairn is immediately behind.

Image credit: A. Brookes (3.3.2012)
Image of Cairn below Pared y Cefn hir (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

The well-disguised cairn, slightly lighter in colour that the surrounding vegetation.

Image credit: A. Brookes (3.3.2012)
Image of Cairn below Pared y Cefn hir (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

The possible hutcircle we came across when descending from Pared y Cefn hir to the cairn.

Image credit: A. Brookes (3.3.2012)

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Cairn below Pared y Cefn hir

Our descent has been guided by an obvious bulge in the drystone wall below, as the map shows a cairn right next to it. At length we reach the bulge, but at first can see nothing of the cairn. Eventually it reveals itself as a barely visible bump in the heather, slightly lighter in colour than its surroundings. A bit of poking and prodding in the vegetation reveals about three stones, enough to convince us we’ve found the cairn, but not enough to get us overly excited. Anyone planning a visit should perhaps bring a flamethrower (not really).

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