Caer Bach cairn (Cairn(s)) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Caer Bach cairn (Cairn(s)) by postman

Looking over the decidedly flat cairn to the suspiciously flat hill fort of Caer Bach.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Jun 22, 2012

Image of Caer Bach cairn (Cairn(s)) by postman

Looking over the cairn to the peak of Tal y Fan

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Jun 22, 2012

Image of Caer Bach cairn (Cairn(s)) by postman

looking over the cairns kerbing to the Conway area.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Jun 22, 2012

Image of Caer Bach cairn (Cairn(s)) by postman

looking east over the cairn to Craig Celynin

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Jun 22, 2012

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Caer Bach cairn

Cairn(s)

postman Jun 22, 2012

It can’t be much more than a hundred yards from fort to cairn, but no one seems to have noticed it before, or passed over it in favour of a more impressive site.
It is a very flat cairn, no hump or bump, no scooped interior, just some kerb stones give it away. Despite it’s seemlessly melting into the hill side, I really quite liked it. Great views, great weather, and it looks like the fort mirrors it’s meltingintothehillsideyness. (that’s my new word, watch the dictionary)

Sites within 20km of Caer Bach cairn

Caer Bach

Hillfort • 0.24km SSE

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Cairns SSW of Caer Bach

Cairn(s) • 0.54km S

2

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Maen Penddu

Standing Stone / Menhir • 0.58km WNW

21

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2
Cefn Maen Amor

Stone Circle • 0.66km W

7

3
Ffrith y Ddwyffrwd

Cairn(s) • 0.84km S

7

1
Rhiw Burial Chamber

Burial Chamber • 1.25km S

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5
Cerrig-y-Ddinas

Hillfort • 1.33km NE

24

3
Caerhun Stones

Standing Stones • 1.35km S

12

1
Maen-y-Bardd

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 1.48km S

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9

1
Ffon-y-Cawr

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.58km SSW

21

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4
Cae Coch

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.76km SSW

26

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4
Waen Gyrach

Cairn(s) • 1.79km NNW

24

2
Hafodty

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.79km N

16

2
Tyddyn-Grasod

Cist • 1.94km N

11

2
Cerrig Gwynion

Cairn(s) • 2.05km W

7

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Foel Lwyd (north)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.18km W

11
Hafodty Circle

Stone Circle • 2.18km N

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Red Farm

Stone Circle • 2.21km WNW

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Maen Crwn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.24km WNW

21

2
Fridd Wanc

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.41km WNW

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Circle 275

Stone Circle • 2.42km WNW

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Y Meini Hirion

Stone Circle • 2.52km W

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Circle 278

Ring Cairn • 2.62km W

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Monument 280

Standing Stones • 2.62km W

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Llyn y Wrach

Ring Cairn • 2.65km N

27

2
Cerrig Pryfaid

Stone Circle • 2.68km SW

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2

10
Bryniau Bugeilydd

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.69km W

5

1
Moelfre (Penmaenmawr)

Cairn(s) • 2.92km W

12

3
Foel Lwyd

Cairn(s) • 2.99km WSW

3

1
Cors y Carneddau

Stone Circle • 2.99km W

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3
Cors y Carneddau

Cairn(s) • 3.06km W

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The Giantess’ Apronful

Cairn(s) • 3.06km WSW

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Cefn Coch (Penmaenmawr)

Cairn(s) • 3.1km W

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1
Bwlch-y-Ddeufaen

Standing Stones • 3.15km WSW

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Graig Lwyd

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 3.18km W

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Nant-y-Cytiau Arrow Stone

Carving • 3.39km WSW

2

2
Gwern Engan

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.77km N

1
Llanerch Fedw

Cairn(s) • 3.82km WSW

4

1
Pen-y-Gaer (Caerhun)

Hillfort • 3.89km SSE

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4
Maes-y-Bryn

Round Barrow(s) • 3.95km W

5
Dinas Allt Wen

Hillfort • 4.16km N

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Dinas (Llanfairfechan)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.39km W

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2
Carnedd y Ddelw

Cairn(s) • 4.44km SW

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Braich y Dinas

Hillfort • 4.48km W

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Arrow Stone SW of Cammarnaint

Carving • 4.84km WSW

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2
Castell Caer Seion

Hillfort • 4.93km NNE

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2
Garreg Fawr

Cup Marked Stone • 4.95km WSW

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Carnedd Pen y Borth Goch

Round Cairn • 4.98km SW

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Arrow Stone II near Ffridd Newydd

Carving • 5.04km WSW

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Yr Orsedd cup marked stone

Cup Marked Stone • 5.13km WSW

3

1
Ffrith-Y-Bont

Stone Row / Alignment • 5.14km SSW

5

1
Hendre Waelod

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 5.16km ENE

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2
Arrow Stone I near Ffridd Newydd

Carving • 5.21km WSW

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3

1
Yr Orsedd standing stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.23km WSW

10

2
Garreg Fawr

Round Cairn • 5.25km WSW

4

1
Cairn NNE of Foel Ganol

Cairn(s) • 5.35km WSW

5

1
Afon Anafon Arrow Stone

Carving • 5.61km WSW

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1
Hafodygors Wen Cairn II

Cairn(s) • 5.63km S

5

1
Waen Bryn-Gwenith (stone II)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.73km SSE

14

1
Waen Bryn-Gwenith (stone I)

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 5.75km SSE

11

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Hafodygors Wen

Cairn circle • 5.8km S

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Cairn, NNW of Foel Ganol

Cairn(s) • 5.82km WSW

9

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Foel Dduarth Arrow Stone

Carving • 5.87km WSW

4

3
Hafodygors wen hut circle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.95km S

4

1
Porth Llwyd

Burial Chamber • 5.98km SE

2

1
Afon Garreg Wen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.29km SSW

11

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Bedd Carrog

Round Barrow(s) • 6.46km E

1
Foel Dduarth

Enclosure • 6.49km WSW

20

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Clogwyn-yr-Eryr (possible) stone row

Stone Row / Alignment • 6.53km SSW

10

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Carnedd y Saeson

Cairn(s) • 6.69km WSW

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Hafod Gelyn (north)

Cairn(s) • 6.78km WSW

3

1
Foel Dduarth (west)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.8km WSW

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Clogwyn-yr-Eryr

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.86km SSW

7

2
Cae Du

Cairn(s) • 7.02km SSE

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2
Anafon Valley cairns

Cairn(s) • 7.1km WSW

17

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Pant-y-Griafolen

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.57km SSW

17

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Meuryn Isaf

Kerbed Cairn • 7.57km WSW

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Cadair Ifan Goch

Natural Rock Feature • 7.68km ESE

3

1
Moel Eilio, Y Carneddau

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.71km S

14

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Coed Aber round house

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.01km WSW

16

2
Maes y Gaer

Hillfort • 8.03km WSW

20

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Pen-y-Castell, Maenan

Hillfort • 8.24km ESE

10
Garnedd Uchaf

Round Cairn • 8.41km SW

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2
Foel Grach

Round Cairn • 9.07km SW

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Cairn above Ffridd Ddu

Round Cairn • 9.15km WSW

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Cras

Cairn(s) • 9.22km WSW

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Drosgl (Northern slopes)

Cairn(s) • 9.26km WSW

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Cairn N of Moel Wnion

Cairn(s) • 9.45km WSW

2

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Cwm Cowlyd

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.53km S

3

1
Drosgl Cairns

Cairn(s) • 9.53km WSW

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Coed Gaer

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.6km NE

7

1
Moel Wnion

Cairn(s) • 9.97km WSW

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Llety’r Filiast

Burial Chamber • 10.18km NNE

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Kendrick’s Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 10.27km NNE

11

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Lledwigan Cairn, Cefn Cyfarwydd, Y Carneddau

Round Cairn • 10.36km SSE

10

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Cryd Tudno

Rocking Stone • 10.37km NNE

9

4
Great Orme Mine

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 10.41km N

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3
Pen y Dinas (Llandudno)

Hillfort • 10.47km NNE

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Tristan’s Cairn

Cairn(s) • 10.47km SSW

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2
Great Orme’s Head

Cairn(s) • 10.49km N

17

2
Cwm Caseg, Carneddau

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.55km SW

7

1
Afon Eigiau

Burial Chamber • 10.57km SSW

9

2
Carnedd Llewelyn

Cairn(s) • 10.61km SW

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Ogof Pant-y-Wennol

Cave / Rock Shelter • 10.62km NE

1
Free Trade Loaf

Natural Rock Feature • 10.97km N

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1
Twll Pant-hiriol

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.02km WSW

12

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1
Ffridd Fedw

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.07km WSW

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2
Cwm Ffrydlas, Carneddau

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.09km WSW

13

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1
Bryn Euryn

Hillfort • 11.12km NE

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1
Pen Llithrig y Wrach

Round Cairn • 11.15km S

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1
Hwylfa’r Ceirw

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.27km N

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6
Bwlch ym Mhwll-le (Llefn)

Cairn(s) • 11.61km WSW

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2
Ogof Rhiwledyn

Cave / Rock Shelter • 11.83km NE

2
Moel Faban Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.85km WSW

13

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4
Moel Faban, Carneddau

Megalithic Cemetery • 11.95km WSW

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Moel Faban Arrow Stone

Carving • 12.06km WSW

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Cairn cemetry, W. shoulder of Moel Faban

Cairn(s) • 12.34km WSW

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Mynydd Du Settlement, Carnedd Dafydd

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.52km SW

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Bwlch Cowlyd

Cairn(s) • 12.59km S

2

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Fortified hut settlement above Rachub

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.63km WSW

3
Cairn, between Afon Bedal and Bwlch Cowlyd

Cist • 12.78km S

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2
Afon Bedal Cist

Cist • 12.88km SSW

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2
Tal-y-Braich Circle

Stone Circle • 12.91km SSW

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2
Pen-y-Gaer (Bethesda)

Hillfort • 12.92km WSW

6

1
Carnedd Dafydd

Cairn(s) • 12.94km SW

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2
Tal-y-Braich Cairn

Cairn(s) • 13.01km SSW

3

2
Cairn SW of Carnedd Dafydd

Cairn(s) • 13.08km SW

9
Rhiw Goch Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 13.2km WSW

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Nant Y Benglog

Cairn(s) • 13.52km SSW

3

1
Garnedd Fach, Y Carneddau

Round Cairn • 13.55km SW

13

2
Pen Dinas camp

Hillfort • 14.27km WSW

4

1
Llangernyw Yew and Standing Stones

Christianised Site • 14.29km E

11

2

2
Gwern Gof Isaf

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.73km SSW

19

1
Parc Gelli

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.98km WSW

1
Llandegai Cursus

Cursus • 15.06km WSW

3

2
Coety Bach

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.12km SW
Sling

Burial Chamber • 15.15km WSW

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Llyn Ogwen

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.21km SW

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2
Plas Curig

Cairn(s) • 15.36km S

11

2
Carnedd Howell

Cairn(s) • 15.56km WSW

1
Bwlch Goleuni

Long Barrow • 15.75km SSW

15

2
Adam and Eve

Natural Rock Feature • 15.85km SSW

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2
Caer Pencraig (Ty’n y Caeau)

Hillfort • 16.1km WSW

5

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1
Camp Hill (Bangor)

Hillfort • 16.22km WSW

1
Carnedd Moel y Ci

Cairn(s) • 16.82km WSW

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1
Cefn Glas 1

Cairn(s) • 17.11km SSE

2
Dyffryn Mymbyr cist II

Cist • 17.18km SSW

1
Dyffryn Mymbyr

Cairn(s) • 17.3km SSW

14

5
Pen-y-Corddyn-Mawr

Hillfort • 17.39km ENE

6

1
Castell y Gwynt, Y Glyderau

Natural Rock Feature • 17.39km SSW

18

1

2
Cwm Gafr

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.57km SW

2

1
Tan-yr-ogof

Cave / Rock Shelter • 17.63km ENE

1
The Four Stones of Gwytherin

Standing Stones • 17.66km ESE

10

4

1
Cremlyn (North and South)

Standing Stones • 17.71km W

11

1
Bwrdd Arthur (Llanddona)

Hillfort • 17.83km W

20

2
Pen y Maen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.91km W
Cefn Glas

Cairn(s) • 18.04km S

17

3

1
Ty’n-llywyn Pentir

Standing Stones • 18.6km WSW

9

1
Bwlch Farm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.81km W

5

1
Carnedd Moel Siabod

Round Cairn • 18.82km S

63

2

2
Nant Cornwall

Round Barrow(s) • 18.96km E

2

1
Plas Cadnant

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.01km W

14

4
Dyffryn Mymbyr

Stone Circle • 19.06km SSW

46

3
Maen Pebyll

Long Barrow • 19.31km ESE

7

3
Pen-y-Gwryd (Cairn SE of)

Round Cairn • 19.41km SSW

7

2
Castell Cawr

Hillfort • 19.5km ENE

4

2
Hendrefor

Burial Chamber • 19.65km W

9

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