The track to the settlement beneath the sheltering cliffs, in beautiful May sunshine.
Images
Overview of the settlement site from Craig Cerrig-gleisiad.
Aerial view of the settlement site – the frankly perfectly sheltered settlement site – from the magnificent cliff line of Craig Cerrig-gleisiad. Fan Frynych’s ancient cairn can be discerned top right.
Narrow paths criss-cross the site.
Elevated view of the site. Pen y Fan and Corn Du dominate the whole area.
The stream that bisects the site, providing a fresh water supply.
General view of the site. The bracken covered features are stone-built banks, either from the prehistoric settlement or the later medieval overlay.
Fragmentary structural remains within the settlement, possibly one of the hut circles.
The track that leads to the settlement, with the cliffs of Craig Cerrig-gleisiad providing shelter to the site.
Articles
Information from the Clwyd Powys Archaelogical Trust HER:
The earlier settlement complex occupies the E.-facing outer slope of the cwm between 402 and 442 m above O.D., and measures 160 m (E.-W.) by 140 m (N.-S.) It comprises a group of hillslope-set scooped enclosures including hut circles and associated embankments.
The most norwesterly is a pair of roughly circular hut platforms set upon a natural, boulder-strewn semi-circular rush-grown terrace to the N. of the stream which now drains the cwm. The hut embankments recognised here by the O.S. in 1976 were difficult to distinguish with confidence in 1981 and 1991. This hut group lies immediately outside, which is a subrectangular enclosure embanked by rubble walls up to 3 m wide and 0.4 m high, the longer axis aligned N.N.W.- S.S.E. (of c. 35 m by 23 m). This is bisected unequally by the stream, leaving a smaller, more incomplete enclosed area on the N. bank, whilst an internal E.-W. dividing bank makes a full enclosure of the steeply-sloping southern part, which is entered through a gap about 2 m wide about halfway down the E. side. Protruding from the S. terminal is a linear outwork curving away a few metres to the N.
The setting is part of a beautiful nature reserve, below some of the most striking cliffs in the Brecon Beacons.
Sites within 20km of Craig Cerrig-gleisiad
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Fan Frynych
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Blaen Glyn
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Nant Mawr, Fforest Fawr
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Daudreath Illtyd
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Llwyncelyn-Fawr
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Cefn-yr-Henriw recumbent stone
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Llwyn Bedw Settlement, Pen Milan
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Bedd Gwyl Illtyd
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Corn Du
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Mynydd Illtyd
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Tyle Bychan
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Pen y Fan
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Fan Llia
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Rhyd Uchaf
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Maen Llia
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Llech Lia
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Cefn Crew and Cwm Crew
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Y Gaer (Defynnog)
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Fan Nedd (north east)
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Cribyn
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Twyn Garreg-Wen
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Pen y Waun Dwr Stone
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Fan Nedd (Northern summit)
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Pen y Waun Dwr
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Twyn-y-Gaer (Mynydd Illtyd)
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Defynnog Church
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Upper Neuadd cairns
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Plas-y-Gaer, Allt Ddu
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Tor Glas
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Fan y Big
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Lower Neuadd
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Maen Madoc
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Twyn-y-Gaer (Trallong)
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Coed Fenni-fach
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Cefn Esgair Carnau
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Carnau Gwynion
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Fan Gyhirych
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Cwm Nant
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Waunewydd
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Plas-y-gors
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Battle
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Ysgubor-Wen
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Blaen-Hepste hengiform earthwork
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Blaen-Nedd Isaf
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Gelli-Nedd
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Fennifach
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Carn-Yr-Arian
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Cadair Fawr
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Pen y Crug
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Pwll Byfre
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Cadair Fawr (South)
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Waun Leuci summit
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Carn Pica
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Twyn Bryn Glas
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Slwch Tump
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Waun Leuci
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Waun Leuci stone setting
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Tawe valley Triangle
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Cerrig Duon and The Maen Mawr
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Waun Leuci cairn
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Nant-y-Llyn, Y Mynydd Du
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Cefn Sychbant
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Cefn Sychbant
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Fedw
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Afon Tawe
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Nant Maden
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Garn Ddu
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Moel Feity
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Carn-Ddu
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Tyle Mawr
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Varlen Cairn, Traianmawr
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Maen Gweddiau
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Coedcae’r Gwarthog Summit cairns
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Maen Richard
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Pant Sychbant
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Nant Tarthwynni
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Cwm Moel
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Cefn Cil-Sanws
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Llanhamlach
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Blaenau Uchaf
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Twyn-y-glog
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Mynydd-y-glog
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Cilsanws Mountain
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Twyn-Llechfaen
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Craig y Rhiwarth
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Pontsticill ring cairn
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Ty Illtyd
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Garn Las (Llywel)
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Nant Melyn
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Blaen Clydach Fach
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Twr y Fan Foel
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Pant Madog
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Bone Cave
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Rhyd-wen Fach stone setting
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Foel Darw, Y Mynydd Du
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Abercriban
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Gwern Wyddog
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Fan Foel
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Tump Wood Camp
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Saith Maen
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Morlais Castle Hillfort
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Garn Felen
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Twynau Gwynion
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Nant Tarw
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Cefn yr Ystrad
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Gilestone
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Garreg Fawr (Llanfihangel Nant Bran)
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Finger Post
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Craig-y-Ddinas (Pontneddfechan)
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Cwm Henwen Cairn
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Cwm Henwen
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Picws Du, Y Mynydd Du
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Pwll-yr-Wydden Fach
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Cribarth
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Tywn-Y-Gaer (near Llaneglwys)
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Y Pigwn
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Bannau Sir Gaer
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Y Pigwn Cairns
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Odyn-fach
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Allt yr Esgair
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Twyn Ceiliog
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Nant-y-Wern
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Drostre Bank
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Ynys Hir
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Garn Wen
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Pant Meddygon
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Garn Caws
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Garn Fawr (Llangynidr)
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Tomen-y-Rhos
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Pant Llwyd
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Carreg Wen Fawr Y Rugos
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Clawdd Brythonig
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Pen-yr-Allt
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Mynydd Aberdare
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Hillis Camp, Llanfilo
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Pen Caenewydd, Mynydd Myddfai
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Bwlch Standing Stone
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Carn-y-Gigfran
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Tre Durn Wood
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Garn Goch
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Bwlch Cairn
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Carnau’r Garreg Las
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Twyn Blaenant
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Mynydd Cefngyngon
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Hirwaun Common
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Ffynnon Las I
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Pen-yr-Heol Las
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Llangynidr Stone
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Gwersyll
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Cwm Shelkin
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Llorfa
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Cefn Clawdd
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Cefn Moel
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Llorfa
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Llyn Fawr
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Garn Las (Troed y Rhiw)
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Blaen-y-Cwm Uchaf
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Mynydd Epynt (Eastern)
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Twyn-y-Post
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Cwm Fforch-wen
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Llorfa menhir
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Cefn y Llethr Hir
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Twyn Bryn March
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Gwaun Ymryson
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Ffos-y-frân
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Pant-y-Turnor
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