Foel Lwyd (north)

Nearest town:
Penmaenmawr (3km NNW)
OS reference:
SH722735
OS sheet:
115
Latitude:
53° 14' 33.91 N
Longitude:
3° 54' 55.33 W
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Images

Image of Foel Lwyd (north) (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by thesweetcheat

Either an irregularly shaped clearance cairn or (very) scant remains of a sheep shelter. Hard to tell, but great view of Llwytmor.

Image credit: A. Brookes (10.11.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jan 19, 2015
Image of Foel Lwyd (north) (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by thesweetcheat

Small cairn to the east of (and across the main N-S path from) the cairn with cist.

Image credit: A. Brookes (10.11.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jan 19, 2015
Image of Foel Lwyd (north) (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by thesweetcheat

The cairn with cist at SH72257366, with possible kerbing in the foreground. Foel Fras and Llwytmor in the Carneddau range rise behind.

Image credit: A. Brookes (10.11.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jan 19, 2015
Image of Foel Lwyd (north) (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by thesweetcheat

Cairn with cist at SH72257366. The slopes of Tal y Fan rise behind.

Image credit: A. Brookes (10.11.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jan 19, 2015
Image of Foel Lwyd (north) (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by thesweetcheat

Cairn with cist at SH72257366. Moelfre and Bryniau Bugeilydd beyond.

Image credit: A. Brookes (10.11.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jan 19, 2015
Image of Foel Lwyd (north) (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by thesweetcheat

Final shot of the mystery “cairn”. The apparent modern burial cairn, with wooden cross, is over on the left.

Image credit: A. Brookes (10.11.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jan 19, 2015
Image of Foel Lwyd (north) (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by thesweetcheat

The mystery “cairn” on the southern edge of the flat plateau between Foel Lwyd and Moelfre.

Image credit: A. Brookes (10.11.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jan 19, 2015
Image of Foel Lwyd (north) (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by thesweetcheat

We found this sizable structure immediately below the 450m contour (very approx SH723735), where the ground levels off to a flat plateau between Foel Lwyd and Moelfre. It’s not on Coflein or the GAT database. It looks like a cairn rather than a sheepfold, but part of it has been reused to form what looks like a modern burial cairn. It’s also not on the air crash sites database.

Image credit: A. Brookes (10.11.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jan 19, 2015
Image of Foel Lwyd (north) (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by thesweetcheat

General view across the cairnfield from the slopes of Foel Lwyd. In the foreground is something that looks like a re-used cairn, not on Coflein. Two other cairns we found are indicated. There are further cairns on Bryniau Bugeilydd in front of Moelfre, which has its own.

Image credit: A. Brookes (10.11.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jan 19, 2015

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