Coed-y-Polyn (Round Barrow(s)) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Coed-y-Polyn (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

Mature trees crown the mound.

Image credit: A. Brookes (19.5.2013)

thesweetcheat Jul 11, 2013

Image of Coed-y-Polyn (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

The western aspect of the barrow.

Image credit: A. Brookes (19.5.2013)

thesweetcheat Jul 11, 2013

Image of Coed-y-Polyn (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

The splendiferous view of the Brecon Beacons from Coed-y-Polyn round barrow. Surely the siting of the monument had this aspect in mind?

Image credit: A. Brookes (19.5.2013)

thesweetcheat Jul 11, 2013

Image of Coed-y-Polyn (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

The least “round” aspect, the southern flank from the east. Note sandstone slabs on the mound.

Image credit: A. Brookes (19.5.2013)

thesweetcheat Jul 11, 2013

Image of Coed-y-Polyn (Round Barrow(s)) by postman

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman May 24, 2013

Image of Coed-y-Polyn (Round Barrow(s)) by postman

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman May 24, 2013

Image of Coed-y-Polyn (Round Barrow(s)) by postman

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman May 24, 2013

Image of Coed-y-Polyn (Round Barrow(s)) by postman

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman May 24, 2013

Articles

Coed-y-Polyn

Round Barrow(s)

postman May 24, 2013

Across the road from Little Lodge long cairn, over a gate, and five minutes of an uphill saunter brings us to this pretty good round barrow. Only a fence or two separate us now, after deftly jumping them we can see that the barrow is really quite a long one, not very round at all.
Slumped next to the barrow is a load of loose stony rubble, and more further down on the side of the barrow.
Excepting from north to east there are very good long views. Little lodge can be seen in the valley below. Two farmery type people eyeballed us before we went up but nothing came from it. Sunny silence abounded.

Sites within 20km of Coed-y-Polyn

Little Lodge

Long Barrow • 0.39km ESE

21

4
Spread Eagle

Cursus • 1.94km WSW

1

1
Pipton

Long Cairn • 2.36km WSW

5

3
Bryn y Groes

Chambered Tomb • 2.46km SW

1

1
Bryn yr Hydd

Enclosure • 3.11km N

6
Ffostyll

Long Barrow • 3.53km S

31

1

4
Moll Walbee’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.56km NNE

4

2
Pen-y-Wyrlod

Long Cairn • 4.55km ENE

21

1

4

1
Pen-rhiw-wen

Hillfort • 5.28km WSW

9

2
Wern Frank Wood

Cairn(s) • 5.36km SE

12

1
Maesgwyn Mound

Round Barrow(s) • 5.48km NW

1
Boughrood Court

Round Barrow(s) • 5.59km W

1
Clyro Court Farm

Long Barrow • 5.7km NE

4

3
Maen Hir (Boughrood)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.8km W

10

2
Y Das

Round Barrow(s) • 5.88km SE

12

3
Pen-y-Beacon

Stone Circle • 5.89km E

29

5
Twyn-y-Beddau

Round Barrow(s) • 6.01km ENE

11

4
Neuadd Glan-Gwy

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.17km W

4

2
Talgarth Camp

Hillfort • 6.23km SSW

1
Mynydd Bychan

Platform Cairn • 6.48km SE

19

3
Pen-y-Beacon

Cist • 6.5km E

27

3

1
Penyrwrlodd

Long Cairn • 7.43km SSW

19

3

1
Bwlch Bach a’r Grib

Cairn(s) • 7.72km SSE

20

2
Llan Oleu

Round Barrow(s) • 7.78km E

3

1
Nant Bwch

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.86km ESE

2

1

1
Parc-y-Meirch

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.97km E
Castell Dinas

Hillfort • 8.21km S

33

3
Tre Durn Wood

Enclosure • 8.26km WSW

1
Crossfoot Farm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.3km NNE

4

2
Hillis Camp, Llanfilo

Hillfort • 8.64km SW

2
Lane Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 8.88km NNW

1
Pen-yr-Allt

Enclosure • 8.96km SW

1
Pen Cae Newydd

Round Barrow(s) • 9.01km WNW

1
Archenfield

Chambered Tomb • 9.02km ENE

2

2
Twyn y Garth barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 9.07km WNW

7
Twyn y Garth

Hillfort • 9.11km WNW

10
Gold Post

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.11km ENE

1
Pen Trumau, Black Mountains

Cairn(s) • 9.2km SSE

20
Rhos-Goch Chapel

Round Barrow(s) • 9.28km N

1
Ty Isaf

Chambered Cairn • 9.31km SSE

7

1

3

1
Cefn Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 9.39km ENE

1

1
Mynydd Brith

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.01km ENE

5

3
Mynydd Troed

Chambered Cairn • 10.11km S

15

4
Mynydd Llysiau, Black Mountains

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.47km SSE

3

1
Drostre Bank

Hillfort • 10.53km SW
Blaen Henllan

Cairn(s) • 10.6km WNW

1
Pen y Gadair Fawr

Round Cairn • 10.7km SE

25

3
Mynydd Llangorse promontory fort

Promontory Fort • 10.76km S

20

2
Caeau Enclosure, Cockit Hill

Hillfort • 11.05km S

3

1
Pen-twyn Camp (Brilley)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.29km NNE

1
Mynydd Troed cairn

Cairn(s) • 11.31km SSE

14

2
Maen Llwyd (Twyn Du)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.62km SE

25

4
Blaneau-draw

Round Cairn • 12.15km S

10

1
Wern Derys

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.23km E

14

4
Duke’s Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 12.23km E

1
Mynydd Llangorse

Cairn(s) • 12.28km S

8

1
Tywn-Y-Gaer (near Llaneglwys)

Enclosure • 12.96km WSW

1
Gannols Farm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.97km ENE

2

2
Cwm Shelkin

Cairn(s) • 13km S

8

1
Pen Twyn Glas, Black Mountains

13.01km SE

6

2
Cefn Wylfre

Stone Circle • 13.36km NW

2

2
Milton Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 13.41km NNE

1
Twyn-Llechfaen

Enclosure • 13.44km SW

1

1
Six Stones

Stone Circle • 13.47km NNW

1
Blaen-y-Cwm Uchaf

Cairn(s) • 13.47km S

3

1
Pen Tir

Round Cairn • 13.94km S

5

1
Maes Clythan Wood Cairn

Round Cairn • 14.02km S

3

1
Llanveynoe Crucifix Stone

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 14.02km E

1
Loxidge Tump, Black Mountains

Cairn(s) • 14.08km ESE

10

2
Pen Allt-Mawr

Cairn(s) • 14.25km SSE

29

1
Cefn Moel

Cairn(s) • 14.25km S

3

1
Black Darren

Round Cairn • 14.3km ESE

25

2
Coed y Gaer

Hillfort • 14.32km S

9

2

1
Nant yr Ychen

Round Cairn • 14.46km SE

1

2
Arthur’s Stone

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 14.48km ENE

65

4

20

3
Ty Illtyd

Chambered Tomb • 14.57km SW

9

8

1
Cwm Bwchel, Black Mountains

Round Cairn • 14.6km ESE

22

3
Llanhamlach

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.7km SW

2

3
Pen-yr-Heol Las

Cairn(s) • 14.8km S

12

1
Allt yr Esgair

Hillfort • 14.89km SSW

18

1
Cefn Clawdd

Round Cairn • 14.98km W

8

1
Ffynnon Las I

Cairn(s) • 15.01km S

2

1
Gwaun Ymryson

Cairn(s) • 15.06km W

7

1
Dorstone Hill

Promontory Fort • 15.1km ENE

2

1
Banc y Celyn

Stone Circle • 15.16km W

21

1
Wiral Cairn, Black Mountains

Round Cairn • 15.16km ESE

22

1
Twyn-y-Big

Round Cairn • 15.19km W

20

1
Pen Gloch-y-pibwr

Cairn(s) • 15.25km SSE

12

1
Mynydd Epynt (Eastern)

15.43km W
Twyn-y-Post

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.43km W

10

1
Longtown Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 15.53km ESE

1
Cross Lodge

Long Barrow • 15.54km ENE

5

2
Bwlch Cairn

Cairn(s) • 15.62km S

13

1

3
Graig-ddu, Black Mountains

Round Cairn • 15.73km ESE

24

1

3
Pentre House

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.75km ENE

9

1

1

1
Slwch Tump

Hillfort • 15.9km SW

12

3
Gilestone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.06km SSW

3
Garn Wen (Crucorney)

Cairn(s) • 16.17km ESE

27

2
Pen Cerrig-Calch

Cairn(s) • 16.31km SSE

34

1
The Tretower Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.4km SSE

9

2
Giants Grave

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.55km NW

13

1

2
Bwlch Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.69km S

8

2
Disgwylfa

Cairn(s) • 16.82km SE

8

2
Rhiw Arw

Cairn(s) • 16.88km ESE

13

1
Pen y Crug

Hillfort • 17.12km WSW

26

4
Hundred House Common

Round Barrow(s) • 17.24km NW

1
Darren (Crickhowell)

Ring Cairn • 17.26km SSE

6

1
Glascwm Mill Cottages

Round Barrow(s) • 17.58km NW

1
Garth (Duhonw)

Hillfort • 17.63km WNW

8
Poston Camp

Hillfort • 17.77km E

1
Hatterrall Hill

Promontory Fort • 17.98km ESE

29

2
Fennifach

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.01km WSW

3
Llangynidr Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.07km S

7

2
Parkwood

Burial Chamber • 18.11km E

1
Tump Wood Camp

Hillfort • 18.11km SSW

14

1
Crug Hywel Camp

Hillfort • 18.17km SE

41

3
The Fish Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.5km SSE

9

2

6
Ffynnon Ishow

Sacred Well • 18.52km ESE

1

2
Bryn y Maen

Stone Row / Alignment • 18.63km NNW

11

1
Coed Fenni-fach

Hillfort • 18.84km WSW

1

2
Bryn y Maen fallen monolith

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.01km NNW

3

1
Gwern Dyfnant

Round Barrow(s) • 19.04km NNE

1
Battle

Standing Stones • 19.05km WSW

4

2
Gwernvale

Chambered Tomb • 19.24km SSE

29

1

9

1
Carneddau Hill (Builth Wells)

Round Cairn • 19.44km WNW

9

1

1
Cwm Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.61km NW

3

1
Cwm Berwyn, Carneddau (Builth Wells)

Promontory Fort • 19.69km WNW

12

1

1
Three Springs, Hatterrall Hill

Round Cairn • 19.8km ESE
Church of St Michael

Christianised Site • 19.87km NNW

2
Twyn y Gaer (Crucorney)

Hillfort • 19.91km ESE

22

3

1
Penffawyddog

Enclosure • 19.93km SSE

1
Llanfihangel Nant Melan

Round Barrow(s) • 19.95km NNW

1
Fedw

Stone Circle • 19.98km NNW

4

1