Carnedd Moel y Ci

Nearest town:
Bethesda (4km ENE)
OS reference:
SH59036608
OS sheets:
114, 115
Latitude:
53° 10' 21.94 N
Longitude:
4° 6' 33.61 W
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Image of Carnedd Moel y Ci (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

Worth a visit for the expansive views alone, to be fair.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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Not the best weather... but then that’s why I was there.

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Highlighting what looked like internal ‘kerbing’ structure still in situ?

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Looking across the cist to the high tops of Y Carneddau

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The monument possesses a fabulous panorama looking across The Menai Strait to Anglesey.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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Looking across what I took to be a rather obvious cist.

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One of two(?) additional cairns to the immediate approx north-east...

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The monument is far more substantial than I had anticipated.

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Moel y Ci, with the Menai Strait and Ynys Mon beyond. Seen from Elidir Fawr.

Image credit: A. Brookes (10.11.2013)
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thesweetcheat Jan 18, 2014
Image of Carnedd Moel y Ci (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

Moel y Ci is the dark hill in the centre of the picture. Seen from Bera Bach, looking over Gyrn Wigau. There is a prehistoric settlement in Cwm Caseg (left).

Image credit: A. Brookes (18.4.2013)
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thesweetcheat Apr 23, 2013
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Moel y Ci (centre) from Y Garth on the way up to Drosgl. The Sling burial chamber is situated in the lower ground to the right of the picture.

Image credit: A. Brookes (18.4.2013)
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thesweetcheat Apr 21, 2013

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Carnedd Moel y Ci
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Moel y Ci – “Dog Hill” – is a north-western outlier of Y Glyderau, rising to 1,345ft and boasting panoramic vistas across The Menai Straight to Anglesey... as well as – looking the other way – the mountainous heartland of Central Snowdonia. All in all, well worth the short, sharp ascent undertaken from Rhiwlas, set below to the west. Hey, there’s even an apparent Romano-British hut circle to be seen on the way.

However if one is of the ‘Antiquarian persuasion’..... the presence of a massive Bronze Age round cairn (Carnedd Moel y Ci) complete with cist/possible kerbing still in situ, makes a visit a real ‘no-brainer’. Not that the traveller won’t have to use his/her brain rather a lot to take in the excellent upland vibe to be enjoyed here... but you know what I mean.

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