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Image of Garn Ddu (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by thesweetcheat

Garn Ddu cairn, looking east towards the Cefn Yr Ystrad ridge, where there are very substantial cairns (including Garn Felen and Carn y Bugail).

Image credit: A. Brookes (22.9.2012)
Image of Garn Ddu (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by thesweetcheat

On the way to the cairn-field from the west, I crossed a ford marked by this boulder. At first I took the circular depression at the bottom for a possible cupmark, but then realised it’s actually a mouth!

Image credit: A. Brookes (22.9.2012)

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Garn Ddu
Barrow / Cairn Cemetery

Coflein lists an impressive array of approx 40 cairns on the western and southern slopes of Garn-Ddu, although interestingly nothing on the summit ridge, despite the extensive views of the Brecon Beacons ranges.

The largest scale Ordnance Survey map (1/2500) survey shows only 9, which are probably the principal burial cairns in the groups. Many of the smaller cairns listed on Coflein are likely to be clearance cairns, although also of a probable prehistoric date.

The principal cairns (i.e. the ones shown on the OS 1/2500 map) are:

Garn Ddu Cairn XXV (SO01931195)

Round cairn approx. 3m in diameter X 0.20m in height. Possible burial cairn.

Not shown on 1/25000 (Explorer)

Garn Ddu Cairn I (SO01921189)

Round cairn approx. 3m in diameter X 0.15m in height. Slight depression in centre. Possible burial cairn.

Not shown on 1/25000 (Explorer)

Garn Ddu Cairn III (SO02601187)

Raised spread of turf covered stones. Oval in shape c. 6m X 3m. Maximum height c. 0.70m. Possible burial cairn.

Garn Ddu Cairn (SO02581190)

Remains of round cairn c. 8m in diameter X c. 1m in height. Partially turf covered around edge.

Garn Ddu Cairn XXVIII (SO02591196)

Remains of round cairn c. 5m in diameter X 0.40m in height. Slight depression in cemtre indcating disturbance. Likely burial cairn.

Garn Ddu Cairn XXVII (SO02651200)

Remains of round cairn c. 5m in diameter X 0.20m in height. Slight depression in cemtre indcating disturbance. Likely burial cairn.

Garn Ddu Cairn XXVI (SO02751203)

Remains of turf covered round cairn, c. 5m in diameter X 0.20m in height. Likely round cairn.

Garn Ddu Cairn X (SO02731199)

Not shown on the OS map 1/2500 or 1/25000.

Remains of round cairn, c. 7m in diameter X 0.70m in height. Slight depression in centre indicating former disturbance. Likely burial cairn.

These two lie further away to the SE of the summit:

Garn Ddu Round Cairn (SO03121211)

A possible robbed-out cairn, overall diameter 6.5m and a maximum height of 0.4m, comprises a roughly circular bank of consolidated mixed grade stones in the centre of which is a pile of loose rubble 2m in diameter and 0.2m high. A scatter of loose material lies to the S.

Cwm Moel, Cairn (SO03241199)

Remains of former round cairn , approx. 6m in diameter X 0.30m in height. Stone scatter surrounding feature.

There is also a possible ring cairn, not shown on any OS maps:

Garn Ddu Cairn V (SO02571184)

Remains of likely former ring cairn c. 12m in diameter. Height c. 0.25m. Central area has depression indicative of disturbance. Adjacent stone pile may be source of depression. Channel running E-W through centre, may be robbing or else former excavation.

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