Cairn, NNW of Foel Ganol

Nearest town:
Llanfairfechan (3km N)
OS reference:
SH68597221
OS sheet:
115
Latitude:
53° 13' 49.02 N
Longitude:
3° 58' 8.07 W
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Image of Cairn, NNW of Foel Ganol (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

Think it’s safe to say these are the first hand held ISO 1600 images I’ve taken in my life...

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
GLADMAN
GLADMAN Nov 12, 2017
Image of Cairn, NNW of Foel Ganol (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

The OS 1:25K map shows a few ‘Cairns’ upon the route of the secondary path shadowing the main track below. The poor conditions rendered positioning in the landscape difficult so not certain this is the cairn at SH68597221. Although to be fair these cairns are clearly associated and, in my opinion, should be considered a single site.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
GLADMAN
GLADMAN Nov 12, 2017
Image of Cairn, NNW of Foel Ganol (Cairn(s)) by postman

Looking over the cairn to south east Angelsey.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Nov 7, 2013

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Cairn, NNW of Foel Ganol

postman
postman Nov 7, 2013

Coflein and myself are once more friends again, to seal the friendship they divulged this little nugget of information about this prominent cairn.....Cairn NNW of Foel Ganol at 1000ft above sea level. A circular mound of stones, 45ft in diameter and 3ft high on ground sloping to the N. Irregular hollows in the mound are probably the result of casual digging.

Casual digging ? I ask you.

Not far down the track from Foel Dduarth Arrow stone, and only ten minutes from the national wonder that is Carnedd y Saeson. In fact there are cairns, Arrow stones, possible standing stones, and habitation sites from many periods. This is a place heaving with history. Also there are the views across the Straits to Angelsey, and in the opposite direction the ground goes up and up, which is always nice, and enticing, but i’m saving our upping for somewhere else.

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