Fridd Wanc (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Fridd Wanc (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by thesweetcheat

The SMR suggests that the stones visible in front of the mound might be the remains of a circle.

Image credit: A. Brookes (1.4.2018)

thesweetcheat May 8, 2018

Image of Fridd Wanc (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by thesweetcheat

With the Druid’s Circle on the skyline, right, with Circle 275 below it.

Image credit: A. Brookes (1.4.2018)

thesweetcheat May 8, 2018

Image of Fridd Wanc (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by thesweetcheat

From the south.

Image credit: A. Brookes (1.4.2018)

thesweetcheat May 8, 2018

Image of Fridd Wanc (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by postman

Fridd Wanc cairn marked by it’s uncaring telegraph pole, oh and some Maltese cart ruts, I shitte ye not.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Dec 21, 2015

Image of Fridd Wanc (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by postman

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Dec 21, 2015

Image of Fridd Wanc (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by postman

Fridd Wanc, and circle 275 on the far left horizon.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Dec 21, 2015

Image of Fridd Wanc (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by postman

Natural seating for one, the telegraph pole gives away the position of the barrow.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Apr 13, 2013

Image of Fridd Wanc (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by postman

Dang nab it, really ? right there ?

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Apr 13, 2013

Image of Fridd Wanc (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by postman

The 1:25000 map describes it only as Mound, But I reckon I know a barrow/cairn when I see one.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Apr 13, 2013

Image of Fridd Wanc (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by postman

By all means Anglicise the heck out of this site name and have fun doing so.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Apr 13, 2013

Articles

Fridd Wanc

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery

postman Apr 13, 2013

It’s now time to go and get out of this biting wind, but just before I do there’s just one more new site to see.
A mere fifty yards from Brian (Circle 275) is this massively overlooked barrow/cairn, with so many megalithic wonders here about it’s almost understandable. About a meter tall and maybe five across this heather and grass covered mound melts seamlessly into it’s surroundings, look for the telegraph pole uncaringly stuck right on top of it, blighters.
When Anglicising this site name have a giggle, a smirk, maybe even a titter, Fridd Wanc, giggle smirk titter.

Sites within 20km of Fridd Wanc

Circle 275

Stone Circle • 0.14km SW

31

1

5
Y Meini Hirion

Stone Circle • 0.36km SW

103

4

15

1
Monument 280

Standing Stones • 0.44km WSW

44

5
Circle 278

Ring Cairn • 0.49km WSW

26

2

3
Maen Crwn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 0.54km ENE

21

2
Cerrig Gwynion

Cairn(s) • 0.57km SSE

7

1

1
Red Farm

Stone Circle • 0.68km ENE

20

2

3
Cors y Carneddau

Stone Circle • 0.8km WSW

5

3
Cors y Carneddau

Cairn(s) • 0.88km WSW

41

3

1
Graig Lwyd

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 0.9km W

14

1

1

1
Cefn Coch (Penmaenmawr)

Cairn(s) • 0.94km WSW

35

3

1
Moelfre (Penmaenmawr)

Cairn(s) • 0.96km WSW

12

3
Bryniau Bugeilydd

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 1.13km SW

5

1
Foel Lwyd (north)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 1.36km SSW

11
Waen Gyrach

Cairn(s) • 1.67km ENE

24

2
Cefn Maen Amor

Stone Circle • 1.76km ESE

7

3
Maen Penddu

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.83km ESE

21

1

2
Tyddyn-Grasod

Cist • 1.89km ENE

11

2
Hafodty

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.09km ENE

16

2
Hafodty Circle

Stone Circle • 2.15km ENE

35

1

1
Maes-y-Bryn

Round Barrow(s) • 2.18km WSW

5
Braich y Dinas

Hillfort • 2.21km W

1
Llyn y Wrach

Ring Cairn • 2.27km ENE

27

2
Foel Lwyd

Cairn(s) • 2.39km SSW

3

1
Caer Bach cairn

Cairn(s) • 2.41km ESE

4

1
Caer Bach

Hillfort • 2.61km ESE

42

1

1

6
Cairns SSW of Caer Bach

Cairn(s) • 2.77km ESE

2

1
Dinas (Llanfairfechan)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.77km WSW

36

2
Nant-y-Cytiau Arrow Stone

Carving • 2.8km SW

2

2
Cerrig-y-Ddinas

Hillfort • 2.94km E

24

3
Ffrith y Ddwyffrwd

Cairn(s) • 3.03km ESE

7

1
Dinas Allt Wen

Hillfort • 3.14km NE

25

1
Bwlch-y-Ddeufaen

Standing Stones • 3.19km SSW

38

6
Ffon-y-Cawr

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.28km SE

21

1

4
Rhiw Burial Chamber

Burial Chamber • 3.31km SE

30

1

5
Cae Coch

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.32km SE

26

1

4
The Giantess’ Apronful

Cairn(s) • 3.32km SSW

18

5
Gwern Engan

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.36km NE

1
Llanerch Fedw

Cairn(s) • 3.38km SW

4

1
Caerhun Stones

Standing Stones • 3.39km SE

12

1
Maen-y-Bardd

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 3.4km SE

67

9

1
Cerrig Pryfaid

Stone Circle • 3.5km S

36

2

10
Arrow Stone SW of Cammarnaint

Carving • 3.52km WSW

2

2
Garreg Fawr

Cup Marked Stone • 3.6km WSW

20

1

2
Garreg Fawr

Round Cairn • 4.07km WSW

4

1
Arrow Stone II near Ffridd Newydd

Carving • 4.08km SW

15

1

5
Yr Orsedd cup marked stone

Cup Marked Stone • 4.16km SW

3

1
Arrow Stone I near Ffridd Newydd

Carving • 4.21km SW

8

3

1
Yr Orsedd standing stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.27km SW

10

2
Cairn NNE of Foel Ganol

Cairn(s) • 4.41km SW

5

1
Castell Caer Seion

Hillfort • 4.52km NE

34

2
Carnedd y Ddelw

Cairn(s) • 4.6km SSW

27

4

1
Foel Dduarth Arrow Stone

Carving • 4.69km WSW

4

3
Cairn, NNW of Foel Ganol

Cairn(s) • 4.76km WSW

9

1
Afon Anafon Arrow Stone

Carving • 5.16km SW

2

3

1
Carnedd Pen y Borth Goch

Round Cairn • 5.49km SSW

41

1

2

1
Foel Dduarth

Enclosure • 5.51km SW

20

1
Hafod Gelyn (north)

Cairn(s) • 5.65km WSW

3

1
Carnedd y Saeson

Cairn(s) • 5.7km WSW

36

2
Foel Dduarth (west)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.82km SW

9

1

1
Pen-y-Gaer (Caerhun)

Hillfort • 5.99km SE

47

4
Anafon Valley cairns

Cairn(s) • 6.07km WSW

17

1
Ffrith-Y-Bont

Stone Row / Alignment • 6.61km SSE

5

1
Maes y Gaer

Hillfort • 6.65km WSW

20

1
Hendre Waelod

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 6.68km ENE

30

6

2
Meuryn Isaf

Kerbed Cairn • 6.72km SW

20

2

2
Hafodygors Wen Cairn II

Cairn(s) • 7.23km SSE

5

1
Coed Aber round house

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.26km SW

16

2
Afon Garreg Wen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.29km S

11

1
Hafodygors Wen

Cairn circle • 7.41km SSE

48

6
Hafodygors wen hut circle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.45km SSE

4

1
Waen Bryn-Gwenith (stone I)

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 7.64km SE

11

1
Waen Bryn-Gwenith (stone II)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.68km SE

14

1
Clogwyn-yr-Eryr stone row

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.92km SSE

10

4
Cairn above Ffridd Ddu

Round Cairn • 8.03km WSW

2

1
Clogwyn-yr-Eryr

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.04km S

7

2
Cras

Cairn(s) • 8.18km WSW

18

1
Porth Llwyd

Burial Chamber • 8.29km ESE

2

1
Cairn N of Moel Wnion

Cairn(s) • 8.44km WSW

2

1
Pant-y-Griafolen

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.5km S

17

4
Bedd Carrog

Round Barrow(s) • 8.75km E

1
Garnedd Uchaf

Round Cairn • 8.8km SSW

7

2
Drosgl (Northern slopes)

Cairn(s) • 8.82km SW

3

1
Cae Du

Cairn(s) • 9.01km SE

28

2
Moel Wnion

Cairn(s) • 9.15km SW

29

2

1
Drosgl Cairns

Cairn(s) • 9.25km SW

38

5

1
Great Orme’s Head

Cairn(s) • 9.26km NNE

17

2
Llety’r Filiast

Burial Chamber • 9.35km NNE

55

1

12

1
Moel Eilio, Y Carneddau

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.45km SSE

14

1
Great Orme Mine

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 9.51km NNE

62

2

12

3
Kendrick’s Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 9.58km NE

11

3

2
Coed Gaer

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.59km NE

7

1
Foel Grach

Round Cairn • 9.64km SSW

28

4

1
Cryd Tudno

Rocking Stone • 9.66km NE

9

4
Pen y Dinas (Llandudno)

Hillfort • 9.75km NE

26

2

1
Free Trade Loaf

Natural Rock Feature • 9.79km NNE

7

1
Ffridd Fedw

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.91km WSW

1

2
Cadair Ifan Goch

Natural Rock Feature • 10.06km ESE

3

1
Hwylfa’r Ceirw

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.2km NNE

36

6
Twll Pant-hiriol

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.29km SW

12

1

1
Cwm Caseg, Carneddau

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.38km SW

7

1
Cwm Ffrydlas, Carneddau

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.45km SW

13

3

1
Pen-y-Castell, Maenan

Hillfort • 10.62km ESE

10
Ogof Pant-y-Wennol

Cave / Rock Shelter • 10.64km NE

1
Bwlch ym Mhwll-le (Llefn)

Cairn(s) • 10.93km SW

25

1

1

3

2
Cwm Cowlyd

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

3

1
Tristan’s Cairn

Cairn(s) • 11.23km SSW

15

2
Carnedd Llewelyn

Cairn(s) • 11.24km SSW

47

6
Moel Faban Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.24km SW

13

1

4
Moel Faban, Carneddau

Megalithic Cemetery • 11.28km SW

30

1

1

4
Moel Faban Arrow Stone

Carving • 11.45km SW

8

1

2

2
Cairn cemetry, W. shoulder of Moel Faban

Cairn(s) • 11.67km SW

4

1
Bryn Euryn

Hillfort • 11.77km ENE

16

1

2

1
Afon Eigiau

Burial Chamber • 11.79km S

9

2
Ogof Rhiwledyn

Cave / Rock Shelter • 11.8km NE

2
Fortified hut settlement above Rachub

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.94km SW

3
Rhiw Goch Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 12.19km WSW

1

1
Lledwigan Cairn, Cefn Cyfarwydd, Y Carneddau

Round Cairn • 12.26km SSE

10

1

1
Pen-y-Gaer (Bethesda)

Hillfort • 12.32km SW

6

1
Pen Llithrig y Wrach

Round Cairn • 12.5km S

47

4

1
Mynydd Du Settlement, Carnedd Dafydd

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.54km SW

8

1
Carnedd Dafydd

Cairn(s) • 13.35km SSW

30

2
Pen Dinas camp

Hillfort • 13.41km WSW

4

1
Cairn SW of Carnedd Dafydd

Cairn(s) • 13.49km SSW

9
Llandegai Cursus

Cursus • 13.69km WSW

3

2
Garnedd Fach, Y Carneddau

Round Cairn • 13.94km SSW

13

2
Bwlch Cowlyd

Cairn(s) • 13.97km S

2

1
Parc Gelli

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14km WSW

1
Cairn, between Afon Bedal and Bwlch Cowlyd

Cist • 14.09km S

4

2
Afon Bedal Cist

Cist • 14.12km S

5

2
Tal-y-Braich Circle

Stone Circle • 14.14km S

6

2
Tal-y-Braich Cairn

Cairn(s) • 14.24km S

3

2
Sling

Burial Chamber • 14.41km SW

33

1

1

5

1
Carnedd Howell

Cairn(s) • 14.46km WSW

1
Camp Hill (Bangor)

Hillfort • 14.59km WSW

1
Nant Y Benglog

Cairn(s) • 14.8km S

3

1
Coety Bach

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.1km SW
Caer Pencraig (Ty’n y Caeau)

Hillfort • 15.22km WSW

5

1

1
Bwrdd Arthur (Llanddona)

Hillfort • 15.52km W

20

2
Cremlyn (North and South)

Standing Stones • 15.66km W

11

1
Gwern Gof Isaf

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.68km SSW

19

1
Llyn Ogwen

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.77km SSW

15

1

2
Carnedd Moel y Ci

Cairn(s) • 16.08km WSW

17

1

1

1
Pen y Maen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.17km WSW
Adam and Eve

Natural Rock Feature • 16.58km SSW

48

1

2
Llangernyw Yew and Standing Stones

Christianised Site • 16.58km E

11

2

2
Bwlch Farm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.61km W

5

1
Bwlch Goleuni

Long Barrow • 16.96km S

15

2
Plas Curig

Cairn(s) • 16.99km SSE

11

2
Plas Cadnant

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.26km WSW

14

4
Ty’n-llywyn Pentir

Standing Stones • 17.54km WSW

9

1
Hendrefor

Burial Chamber • 17.63km W

9

5
Cwm Gafr

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.73km SW

2

1
Castell y Gwynt, Y Glyderau

Natural Rock Feature • 18.07km SSW

18

1

2
Dyffryn Mymbyr cist II

Cist • 18.3km S

1
Dyffryn Mymbyr

Cairn(s) • 18.41km S

14

5
Cefn Glas 1

Cairn(s) • 18.82km SSE

2
Ty Mawr

Burial Chamber • 18.83km WSW

14

2

1
Pen-y-Corddyn-Mawr

Hillfort • 18.9km ENE

6

1
Tan-yr-ogof

Cave / Rock Shelter • 18.99km ENE

1
Garth Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.35km WSW

13

4
Cefn Glas

Cairn(s) • 19.7km SSE

17

3

1
Dyffryn Mymbyr

Stone Circle • 19.8km SSW

46

3
The Three Leaps

Stone Row / Alignment • 19.95km W

5

1

5
Dinas Dinorwig

Hillfort • 19.97km WSW

6

2