Darren (Crickhowell) (Ring Cairn) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Darren (Crickhowell) (Ring Cairn) by thesweetcheat

Looking west towards the unmistakable twin peaks of Pen y Fan and Corn Du.

Image credit: A. Brookes (15.5.2014)

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Image of Darren (Crickhowell) (Ring Cairn) by thesweetcheat

There are some fairly big blocks in the ring.

Image credit: A. Brookes (15.5.2014)

thesweetcheat Jul 8, 2014

Image of Darren (Crickhowell) (Ring Cairn) by thesweetcheat

Looking towards the summit of Pen Cerrig-calch, drawing the cloud cover on an otherwise sunny day. The large SE summit cairn is just visible as a bump on the skyline.

Image credit: A. Brookes (15.5.2014)

thesweetcheat Jul 8, 2014

Image of Darren (Crickhowell) (Ring Cairn) by thesweetcheat

Looking east. Table Mountain/Crug Hywel hillfort is not visible from the cairn.

Image credit: A. Brookes (15.5.2014)

thesweetcheat Jul 8, 2014

Image of Darren (Crickhowell) (Ring Cairn) by thesweetcheat

Looking across the Usk valley towards Blorenge, with its own cairn. The Sugarloaf/Pen-y-Fal far left.

Image credit: A. Brookes (15.5.2014)

thesweetcheat Jul 8, 2014

Image of Darren (Crickhowell) (Ring Cairn) by thesweetcheat

The ring is linked to a long, curving band of stones, presumably natural but – who knows? – perhaps arranged. It reminded me somewhat of a Dartmoor stone row, leading to a terminal cairn circle.

Image credit: A. Brookes (15.5.2014)

thesweetcheat Jul 8, 2014

Articles

Darren (Crickhowell)

Ring Cairn

thesweetcheat Jul 6, 2014

Coflein description:

Well-preserved ring cairn c. 12.7m diam, composed of a bank of boulders c. 1.5m wide x 0.3m high. Sited on gently S-facing slope with principal view SW down Usk valley, c. 100m NE of prehistoric hut settlement. Largely turf and billberry covered

Sites within 20km of Darren (Crickhowell)

Pen Cerrig-Calch

Cairn(s) • 1.16km NNE

34

1
Crug Hywel Camp

Hillfort • 1.5km E

41

3
Gwernvale

Chambered Tomb • 2.04km S

29

1

9

1
Pen Gloch-y-pibwr

Cairn(s) • 2.13km NW

12

1
Pen Allt-Mawr

Cairn(s) • 3.01km NNW

29

1
Standard Street

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.02km SE

7

2
Llangenny Camp

Enclosure • 3.16km SE

7

2
The Tretower Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.27km W

9

2
The Fish Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.3km WSW

9

2

6
Penffawyddog

Enclosure • 3.34km SSW

1
Coed Ynys Faen

Standing Stones • 3.6km ESE

7

3
Garn Goch (Llangatwg)

Long Barrow • 3.63km SSE

13

5
Pen Twyn Glas, Black Mountains

4.36km NNW

6

2
Llangenny

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.48km ESE

4

4
Coed y Gaer

Hillfort • 4.58km WNW

9

2

1
Pen Tir

Round Cairn • 4.73km WNW

5

1
The Growing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.98km SE

16

1

7
Disgwylfa

Cairn(s) • 5.17km ENE

8

2
Mynydd Pen-y-Fal

Cairn(s) • 5.19km E

37

3
Nant yr Ychen

Round Cairn • 5.42km NE

1

2
Coed Pentwyn

Hillfort • 5.44km SSW

1
Llangynidr Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.69km WSW

7

2
Maes Clythan Wood Cairn

Round Cairn • 5.95km W

3

1
Bwlch Cairn

Cairn(s) • 5.97km W

13

1

3
Ffynnon Las I

Cairn(s) • 6.01km W

2

1
Cefn Moel

Cairn(s) • 6.02km W

3

1
Ogof Darren Cilau cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 6.07km S

1
Pen-yr-Heol Las

Cairn(s) • 6.09km W

12

1
Eglwys Faen

Cairn(s) • 6.15km SSW

6

3
Crug-y-Gaer

Hillfort • 6.16km SSE
Bwlch Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.24km W

8

2
Carreg Waun Llech

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.3km SW

11

3
Maen Llwyd (Twyn Du)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.41km N

25

4
Blaen-y-Cwm Uchaf

Cairn(s) • 6.42km W

3

1
Cwalca Cairnfield

Cairn(s) • 6.51km SW

7

3
Ffynnon Ishow

Sacred Well • 6.52km ENE

1

2
Mynydd Troed cairn

Cairn(s) • 6.57km NW

14

2
Blaneau-draw

Round Cairn • 6.6km WNW

10

1
Mynydd Llangorse

Cairn(s) • 6.68km WNW

8

1
Mynydd Llysiau, Black Mountains

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.8km NNW

3

1
Waun Cryn

Cairn(s) • 6.81km S

1
Twr Pen-cyrn Circle

Ring Cairn • 6.9km S

4

2
Twr Pen-cyrn cairns

Cairn(s) • 6.94km S

23

5
Cwm Shelkin

Cairn(s) • 6.97km WNW

8

1
Mynydd Pen-cyrn

Cairn(s) • 6.97km S

10

5
Mynydd Llangatwg

Cairn(s) • 7.01km SSW

5

1

1
Pen y Gadair Fawr

Round Cairn • 7.62km N

25

3
Caeau Enclosure, Cockit Hill

Hillfort • 7.69km WNW

3

1
Garn Wen (Crucorney)

Cairn(s) • 7.97km ENE

27

2
Pen Trumau, Black Mountains

Cairn(s) • 8.06km NNW

20
Twyn y Gaer (Crucorney)

Hillfort • 8.16km ENE

22

3

1
Ty Isaf

Chambered Cairn • 8.23km NW

7

1

3

1
Mynydd Llangorse promontory fort

Promontory Fort • 8.24km WNW

20

2
Cwm Bwchel, Black Mountains

Round Cairn • 8.63km NE

22

3
Bedd y Gwr Hir

Cairn(s) • 8.7km SE

2
Mynydd Troed

Chambered Cairn • 8.72km WNW

15

4
Carreg Wen Fawr Y Rugos

Stone Row / Alignment • 8.74km WSW

14

4
Graig-ddu, Black Mountains

Round Cairn • 8.82km NE

24

1

3
Pant Llwyd

Cairn(s) • 8.87km WSW

14

3
Allt yr Esgair

Hillfort • 9.26km W

18

1
Castell Dinas

Hillfort • 9.37km NW

33

3
Garn Caws

Round Cairn • 9.41km WSW

14

3
Bwlch Bach a’r Grib

Cairn(s) • 9.65km NW

20

2
Hatterrall Hill

Promontory Fort • 9.82km ENE

29

2
Gilestone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.86km W

3
Tump Wood Camp

Hillfort • 9.9km WSW

14

1
Carreg Maen Taro

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.32km SE

9

5
Nant-y-Wern

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.41km WSW

1
Three Springs, Hatterrall Hill

Round Cairn • 10.56km ENE
Mynydd Bychan

Platform Cairn • 10.82km NNW

19

3
Garn Fawr (Llangynidr)

Cairn(s) • 10.84km SW

16

2
Loxidge Tump, Black Mountains

Cairn(s) • 10.95km NE

10

2
Pen-Twyn Camp (Crucorney)

Hillfort • 10.95km ENE

22

2
Carn Blorenge

Round Cairn • 11.08km ESE

33

3
Rhiw Arw

Cairn(s) • 11.11km ENE

13

1
Longtown Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 11.17km NE

1
Wiral Cairn, Black Mountains

Round Cairn • 11.31km NE

22

1
Black Darren

Round Cairn • 11.42km NE

25

2
Y Das

Round Barrow(s) • 11.47km NNW

12

3
Nant Bwch

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.6km N

2

1

1
Twyn Bryn March

Cairn(s) • 11.72km SW

1
Penyrwrlodd

Long Cairn • 11.85km WNW

19

3

1
Wern Frank Wood

Cairn(s) • 11.92km NNW

12

1
Ysgyryd Fawr

Hillfort • 12.15km E

29

7

1
Nant Tarthwynni

Hillfort • 12.22km WSW

12

2
Ty Illtyd

Chambered Tomb • 12.43km W

9

8

1
Talgarth Camp

Hillfort • 12.58km NW

1
Mynydd Carn-y-cefn

Cairn(s) • 12.62km S

9

2
Carn-y-Defaid

Cairn(s) • 12.83km SE

25

4
Llanhamlach

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.45km W

2

3
Llanveynoe Crucifix Stone

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 13.49km NE

1
Ffostyll

Long Barrow • 13.88km NW

31

1

4
Twyn Ceiliog

Cairn(s) • 13.97km SW

10

1

2
Walterstone Camp

Hillfort • 14.13km ENE

1

2
Maen Llwyd (Llanddewi Skirrid)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.32km E

1
Carn Pica

Cairn(s) • 14.34km WSW

13

2

2
Garn Felen

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.38km WSW

4

2
Cefn yr Ystrad

Cairn(s) • 14.58km WSW

24

5
Drostre Bank

Hillfort • 14.83km WNW
Y Domen Fawr

Cairn(s) • 14.89km SSW

7

2
Hillis Camp, Llanfilo

Hillfort • 15.07km WNW

2
Twyn-Llechfaen

Enclosure • 15.09km W

1

1
Pen-yr-Allt

Enclosure • 15.2km WNW

1
Odyn-fach

Stone Circle • 15.23km SW
Bryn y Groes

Chambered Tomb • 15.57km NW

1

1
Pen-y-Beacon

Cist • 15.72km N

27

3

1
Llan Oleu

Round Barrow(s) • 16km NNE

3

1
Pen-y-Beacon

Stone Circle • 16.17km N

29

5
Cefn Man Moel

Dyke • 16.23km S

1
Twynau Gwynion

Cairn(s) • 16.26km SW

12

1
Duke’s Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 16.35km NNE

1
Pipton

Long Cairn • 16.69km NW

5

3
Twyn Yr Hyddod

Ring Cairn • 16.71km SSW

1
Parc-y-Meirch

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.9km NNE
Little Lodge

Long Barrow • 16.9km NNW

21

4
Tre Durn Wood

Enclosure • 17.04km WNW

1
Slwch Tump

Hillfort • 17.1km W

12

3
Spread Eagle

Cursus • 17.2km NW

1

1
Coed-y-Polyn

Round Barrow(s) • 17.26km NNW

8

1
Abercriban

Cairn(s) • 17.26km WSW

12

2
Fan y Big

17.48km WSW

11

2

1
Twyn-y-Beddau

Round Barrow(s) • 17.48km N

11

4
Tor Glas

Round Cairn • 17.79km WSW

5

1
Cefn Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 18.16km NNE

1

1
Plas-y-Gaer, Allt Ddu

Hillfort • 18.18km W

2

1
Wern Derys

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.25km NNE

14

4
Lower Neuadd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.37km WSW

8

4
Gold Post

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.46km NNE

1
Upper Neuadd cairns

Cairn(s) • 18.48km WSW

21

1
Pen-y-Wyrlod

Long Cairn • 18.48km N

21

1

4

1
Pontsticill ring cairn

Ring Cairn • 18.56km WSW

9

1
Pen-rhiw-wen

Hillfort • 18.56km NW

9

2
Parkwood

Burial Chamber • 18.78km NE

1
Cribyn

Cairn(s) • 18.87km WSW

15

1
Ty-Canol

Artificial Mound • 19.19km ESE

2
Carn-Ddu

Cairn(s) • 19.64km WSW

16

1

2
Cefn y Brithdir

Cairn(s) • 19.65km SSW

12

1
Mynydd Brith

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.74km NNE

5

3
Fochriw

Cairn(s) • 19.93km SW

10

1

3
Pen y Fan

Cairn(s) • 19.97km WSW

51

9

1