Tor Glas (Round Cairn) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Tor Glas (Round Cairn) by thesweetcheat

Image credit: A. Brookes (14.12.2013)

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Image of Tor Glas (Round Cairn) by thesweetcheat

Looking towards Upper Neuadd reservoir and cairns.

Image credit: A. Brookes (14.12.2013)

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Image of Tor Glas (Round Cairn) by thesweetcheat

Details of the cairn material. Apologies for the blurriness, it was difficult to stand up in the wind!

Image credit: A. Brookes (14.12.2013)

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Image of Tor Glas (Round Cairn) by thesweetcheat

Looking west across the cairn, towards the source of the Taf Fechan.

Image credit: A. Brookes (14.12.2013)

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Image of Tor Glas (Round Cairn) by thesweetcheat

Tor Glas cairn with Cribyn beyond.

Image credit: A. Brookes (14.12.2013)

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Articles

Tor Glas

Round Cairn

thesweetcheat Feb 18, 2014

This cairn is not marked on O/S 1:25000 mapping which seems odd as it’s on a path close to the Beacons Way path. It is however in an area rich with Bronze Age monuments, several of which (Upper Neuadd cairns, Cribyn) are intervisible with the cairn.

Coflein description:

A stone cairn on the steep west-facing slope of Tor Glas. It is roughly 6m in diameter and 0.50m high situated on a slight terrace. On the northwest side the cairn had a possible edge or kerb to it but grass covering the edges obscured the detail.

Sites within 20km of Tor Glas

Fan y Big

0.39km NE

11

2

1
Upper Neuadd cairns

Cairn(s) • 1.31km SSW

21

1
Cribyn

Cairn(s) • 1.48km WNW

15

1
Lower Neuadd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.46km S

8

4
Pen y Fan

Cairn(s) • 2.54km W

51

9

1
Corn Du

Cairn(s) • 2.84km W

34

5
Carn Pica

Cairn(s) • 3.48km E

13

2

2
Plas-y-Gaer, Allt Ddu

Hillfort • 4.29km NNW

2

1
Cefn Crew and Cwm Crew

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.57km SW

9

1
Llwyn Bedw Settlement, Pen Milan

Hillfort • 5.05km WNW

1

1
Nant Tarthwynni

Hillfort • 5.74km E

12

2
Llwyncelyn-Fawr

Hillfort • 5.94km WNW

1

1
Twyn Garreg-Wen

Cairn(s) • 6.07km SW

11

1
Blaen Glyn

Cairn(s) • 6.19km W

23

1
Cefn-yr-Henriw recumbent stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.44km WSW

7

2
Craig Cerrig-gleisiad

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.14km W

9

1
Fan Frynych

Round Cairn • 7.66km W

31

2
Carn-Ddu

Cairn(s) • 7.73km SSE

16

1

2
Tump Wood Camp

Hillfort • 7.95km ENE

14

1
Nant Mawr, Fforest Fawr

Cairn(s) • 8.07km WSW

32

1
Garn Ddu

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.35km S

18

1
Slwch Tump

Hillfort • 8.36km N

12

3
Garn Felen

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.44km ESE

4

2
Llanhamlach

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.47km NE

2

3
Bedd Gwyl Illtyd

Ring Cairn • 8.53km WNW

6

3
Mynydd Illtyd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.54km WNW

3

4
Fedw

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.58km S

7

1
Cefn yr Ystrad

Cairn(s) • 8.58km ESE

24

5
Ty Illtyd

Chambered Tomb • 8.73km NE

9

8

1
Pontsticill ring cairn

Ring Cairn • 8.74km SSE

9

1
Daudreath Illtyd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.77km WNW

4

4
Gilestone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.79km ENE

3
Abercriban

Cairn(s) • 8.81km SE

12

2
Cwm Moel

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.82km SSE

13

1
Coedcae’r Gwarthog Summit cairns

Cairn(s) • 8.85km S

17

2
Twyn-y-Gaer (Mynydd Illtyd)

Hillfort • 8.93km NW

10

2
Cefn Esgair Carnau

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.01km SW

21

2
Twynau Gwynion

Cairn(s) • 9.1km SE

12

1
Nant-y-Wern

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.15km E

1
Coed Fenni-fach

Hillfort • 9.34km NNW

1

2
Cefn Cil-Sanws

Ring Cairn • 9.56km S

16

2
Twyn Ceiliog

Cairn(s) • 9.69km ESE

10

1

2
Odyn-fach

Stone Circle • 9.84km ESE
Cadair Fawr

Cairn(s) • 9.89km SW

12

3

1
Twyn Bryn Glas

Cairn(s) • 9.94km SSW

7

2
Allt yr Esgair

Hillfort • 9.97km ENE

18

1
Pen y Crug

Hillfort • 9.98km NNW

26

4
Twyn-Llechfaen

Enclosure • 10.02km NNE

1

1
Fan Llia

Round Cairn • 10.08km WSW

34

3
Cilsanws Mountain

Cairn(s) • 10.09km S

16

2
Cadair Fawr (South)

Cairn(s) • 10.1km SW

8

1
Garn Caws

Round Cairn • 10.16km E

14

3
Blaen-Hepste hengiform earthwork

Henge • 10.19km SW
Pant Llwyd

Cairn(s) • 10.21km E

14

3
Carreg Wen Fawr Y Rugos

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.22km E

14

4
Garn Fawr (Llangynidr)

Cairn(s) • 10.3km E

16

2
Fennifach

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.51km NNW

3
Cefn Sychbant

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.54km SSW

50

4
Battle

Standing Stones • 10.64km NW

4

2
Cefn Sychbant

Ring Cairn • 10.72km SSW

28

3
Morlais Castle Hillfort

Hillfort • 10.84km SSE

4

2
Rhyd Uchaf

Cairn(s) • 10.87km WSW

13

3
Tyle Bychan

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.99km W

4

2
Maen Llia

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.04km WSW

96

7

22

1
Llech Lia

Enclosure • 11.16km WSW

12

1
Pant Sychbant

Round Cairn • 11.17km SSW

7
Nant Maden

Kerbed Cairn • 11.59km SW

6

2
Fan Nedd (north east)

Round Cairn • 11.64km WSW

11

2
Bwlch Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.66km ENE

8

2
Fan Nedd (Northern summit)

Round Cairn • 12.08km WSW

34

2
Twyn-y-Gaer (Trallong)

Enclosure • 12.11km WNW

2
Cwm Nant

Cairn(s) • 12.11km WSW

1
Llangynidr Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.15km ENE

7

2
Carn-Yr-Arian

Round Barrow(s) • 12.27km SW

7

6
Bwlch Cairn

Cairn(s) • 12.28km ENE

13

1

3
Maen Madoc

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.46km WSW

14

7
Ffynnon Las I

Cairn(s) • 12.57km ENE

2

1
Pen-yr-Heol Las

Cairn(s) • 12.62km ENE

12

1
Y Gaer (Defynnog)

Enclosure • 12.62km W

1

1
Carnau Gwynion

Cairn(s) • 12.63km WSW

5

1

1

1
Mynydd-y-glog

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.8km SSW

29

2
Ysgubor-Wen

Cairn(s) • 12.8km WSW

7

1

1

1
Drostre Bank

Hillfort • 12.89km NNE
Cwalca Cairnfield

Cairn(s) • 12.92km E

7

3
Nant Melyn

Cairn(s) • 13km SSW

2
Finger Post

Cairn(s) • 13.02km S

1
Twyn Bryn March

Cairn(s) • 13.03km ESE

1
Cefn Moel

Cairn(s) • 13.07km ENE

3

1
Plas-y-gors

Round Cairn • 13.09km WSW

5

1
Carreg Waun Llech

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.17km E

11

3
Pen y Waun Dwr Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.2km W

5

1
Gelli-Nedd

Hillfort • 13.24km WSW

10

1

2
Defynnog Church

Christianised Site • 13.24km W

1
Cwm Shelkin

Cairn(s) • 13.26km ENE

8

1
Pen y Waun Dwr

Round Cairn • 13.27km W

4
Twyn-y-glog

Cairn(s) • 13.32km SSW

3
Maes Clythan Wood Cairn

Round Cairn • 13.32km ENE

3

1
Blaen-y-Cwm Uchaf

Cairn(s) • 13.34km ENE

3

1
Blaen-Nedd Isaf

Cairn(s) • 13.86km WSW
Mynydd Llangorse

Cairn(s) • 14.33km ENE

8

1
Coed y Gaer

Hillfort • 14.51km ENE

9

2

1
Pen-yr-Allt

Enclosure • 14.53km NNE

1
Blaneau-draw

Round Cairn • 14.57km ENE

10

1
Mynydd Llangorse promontory fort

Promontory Fort • 14.6km ENE

20

2
The Tretower Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.62km ENE

9

2
Pen Tir

Round Cairn • 14.71km ENE

5

1
Hillis Camp, Llanfilo

Hillfort • 14.79km NNE

2
Caeau Enclosure, Cockit Hill

Hillfort • 14.79km ENE

3

1
The Fish Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.85km E

9

2

6
Mynydd Troed

Chambered Cairn • 15km ENE

15

4
Tywn-Y-Gaer (near Llaneglwys)

Enclosure • 15.06km N

1
Mynydd Aberdare

Cairn(s) • 15.17km S

13

3
Ffos-y-frân

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.29km SE

1

1
Fan Gyhirych

Round Cairn • 15.35km WSW

33

2
Maen Richard

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.81km NW

1
Mynydd Troed cairn

Cairn(s) • 15.91km ENE

14

2
Twyn Blaenant

Ring Cairn • 15.95km S

6

2
Tre Durn Wood

Enclosure • 16.07km NNE

1
Penyrwrlodd

Long Cairn • 16.14km NE

19

3

1
Pwll Byfre

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.18km WSW

11
Waunewydd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.2km W

1
Penffawyddog

Enclosure • 16.21km E

1
Mynydd Llangatwg

Cairn(s) • 16.24km E

5

1

1
Gwersyll

Hillfort • 16.29km S

7

1
Coed Pentwyn

Hillfort • 16.42km E

1
Garn Las (Troed y Rhiw)

Round Cairn • 16.47km S

8

1
Maen Gweddiau

Natural Rock Feature • 16.47km WSW

1
Merthyr Common

Cairn(s) • 16.66km SE

10

2
Fochriw

Cairn(s) • 16.71km SE

10

1

3
Eglwys Faen

Cairn(s) • 16.75km E

6

3
Graig y Gilfach

Enclosure • 16.95km S

1

1
Pen Gloch-y-pibwr

Cairn(s) • 16.98km ENE

12

1
Craig-y-Ddinas (Pontneddfechan)

Promontory Fort • 17.06km SW

5

4
Ty Isaf

Chambered Cairn • 17.1km ENE

7

1

3

1
Carn Castellymeibion

Ring Cairn • 17.19km SSE
Waun Leuci summit

Round Barrow(s) • 17.21km WSW

18

2
Mynydd Pen-cyrn

Cairn(s) • 17.21km E

10

5
Talgarth Camp

Hillfort • 17.26km NE

1
Castell Dinas

Hillfort • 17.42km NE

33

3
Mynydd Cilfach-yr-Encil

Cairn(s) • 17.49km SE

10

1
Gwernvale

Chambered Tomb • 17.66km E

29

1

9

1
Pen Allt-Mawr

Cairn(s) • 17.68km ENE

29

1
Ogof Darren Cilau cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 17.76km E

1
Darren (Crickhowell)

Ring Cairn • 17.79km ENE

6

1
Twr Pen-cyrn Circle

Ring Cairn • 17.8km E

4

2
Twr Pen-cyrn cairns

Cairn(s) • 17.84km E

23

5
Carn y Bugail

Cairn(s) • 17.9km SE

11

2
Garn Goch (Llangatwg)

Long Barrow • 17.92km E

13

5
Waun Leuci

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.99km W

24

6
Twyn Yr Hyddod

Ring Cairn • 18.08km ESE

1
Gelligaer Common Ring Cairn 2

18.1km SE

1
Cerrig Duon and The Maen Mawr

Stone Circle • 18.15km WSW

49

11
Gelligaer Common Cairns

18.16km SE

5

1
Waun Leuci stone setting

Stone Setting • 18.19km W

12

4
Nant-y-Llyn, Y Mynydd Du

Round Cairn • 18.21km WSW

20

1
Bwlch Bach a’r Grib

Cairn(s) • 18.21km NE

20

2
Tawe valley Triangle

Stone Setting • 18.22km W

12
Waun Leuci cairn

Round Cairn • 18.24km W

2

3
Gelligaer Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.25km SE

10

5

1
Pen Cerrig-Calch

Cairn(s) • 18.34km ENE

34

1
Mynydd Llysiau, Black Mountains

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.38km ENE

3

1
Pen Trumau, Black Mountains

Cairn(s) • 18.46km ENE

20
Afon Tawe

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.47km W

3

1
Waun Cryn

Cairn(s) • 18.47km E

1
Gelligaer Common Ring Cairn 1

18.55km SE

2
Mynydd Cefngyngon

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.56km SSW

9
Y Domen Fawr

Cairn(s) • 18.59km ESE

7

2
Pen Twyn Glas, Black Mountains

18.62km ENE

6

2
Mynydd Carn-y-cefn

Cairn(s) • 18.72km ESE

9

2
Varlen Cairn, Traianmawr

Cairn(s) • 18.77km W

1
Standard Street

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.8km E

7

2
Moel Feity

Round Cairn • 18.94km W

12
Tyle Mawr

Cairn(s) • 19.01km W

9

2
Crug Hywel Camp

Hillfort • 19.13km ENE

41

3
Garreg Fawr (Llanfihangel Nant Bran)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.13km NW

1
Hirwaun Common

Cairn(s) • 19.15km SSW

17

2
Cefn y Llethr Hir

Round Cairn • 19.2km SSW

9
Craig y Rhiwarth

Hillfort • 19.31km WSW

1
Llangenny Camp

Enclosure • 19.41km E

7

2
Cefn y Brithdir

Cairn(s) • 19.5km SE

12

1
Crug-y-Gaer

Hillfort • 19.66km E
Rhos Gwawr

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.71km S

13
Pen-rhiw-wen

Hillfort • 19.9km NNE

9

2
Cefn Man Moel

Dyke • 19.98km ESE

1