Bryn Seward settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
SH62261173

Nearest town:

Barmouth (4km NNW)

OS reference:

SH62261173

OS sheet:

124

Latitude:

52° 41' 7.1 N

Longitude:

4° 2' 16.68 W

Added to TMA by

Images (4)

Images

Image of Bryn Seward settlement by thesweetcheat

Remains of walls on the south side of the track. The western end of the Cadair Idris massif looms in the cloud, the Bedd y Brenin cairn is hidden in the forestry.

Image credit: A. Brookes (27.7.2015)

thesweetcheat Aug 10, 2015

Image of Bryn Seward settlement by thesweetcheat

Enclosure wall curves across the foreground slopes.

Image credit: A. Brookes (27.7.2015)

thesweetcheat Aug 10, 2015

Image of Bryn Seward settlement by thesweetcheat

The remains of a later rectangular structure can be seen inside the curving enclosure wall. Fairbourne lies way below.

Image credit: A. Brookes (27.7.2015)

thesweetcheat Aug 10, 2015

Image of Bryn Seward settlement by thesweetcheat

Looking down on the settlement. Afon Mawddach is the wide river, while the dark silhouette of Pared y Cefn-hir hillfort rises jaggedly over to the right.

Image credit: A. Brookes (27.7.2015)

thesweetcheat Aug 10, 2015

Sites within 20km of Bryn Seward settlement

Goleuwern

Round Cairn • 0.15km SW

4
Bryn Seward Stones

Stone Row / Alignment • 0.35km ENE

23

2
Waun Oer

Stone Row / Alignment • 0.63km SW

23

3
Bedd y Brenin

Round Cairn • 1.16km E

18

1

5
Bron-llety-Ifan

Cup Marked Stone • 1.39km NE

17

2
Gwastadgoed cairns

Cairn(s) • 2.23km SW

6
Gwastadgoed

Standing Stones • 2.58km SW

14

2
Waen Bant

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.32km ENE

17

3
Arthog Standing Stones

Cairn circle • 3.64km NE

31

5
Craig-y-Llyn (Cadair Idris)

Round Cairn • 3.7km E

27

1

4
Castell y Gaer (Llangelynin)

Hillfort • 4.02km SW

20

1
Dinas Oleu

Hillfort • 4.08km NNW

10
Allt Lwyd

Cairn(s) • 4.21km S

24

2
Hafotty-Fach Cairns

Cairn(s) • 4.36km ENE

41

5
Ffridd y Beudail

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.41km ENE

6

2
Carreg y Big (Arthog)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.43km ENE

26

1

3
Hafotty-Fach Stones

Standing Stones • 4.53km ENE

10

2
Cae’r Mynach

Cairn(s) • 4.55km SSW

4

1
Plas Cregennen Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.6km NE

9

2
Craig-yr-Aderyn

Hillfort • 5.37km SE

33

1

3

1
Pared-y-Cefn-Hir

Hillfort • 5.4km NE

55

4
Caerberllan Farm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.41km ESE

8

3
Craig yr Aderyn (Crag-top enclosure)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.55km SE

7
Cairn below Pared y Cefn hir

Cairn(s) • 5.65km NE

5

1
Craig yr Aderyn cairn

Cairn(s) • 5.7km SE

9

1

1
Castell Llanaber

Hillfort • 6.16km NNW

9

1

1
Carnedd Lwyd, Tyrrau Mawr (Cadair Idris)

Cairn(s) • 6.26km ENE

47

5
Mynydd Llanaber

Ring Cairn • 6.52km NNW

7

1

1
Cerrig Arthur

Stone Circle • 7.11km N

38

1

2

1
Waen Fach

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.48km SSW

13

3
Mynydd Pentre

Cairn(s) • 7.56km ESE

7

2
Mynydd Egryn

Cairn(s) • 7.76km NNW

14

1
Foel Llanfendigaid

Hillfort • 8.07km SW

4

1

1
Cerrig y Cledd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.09km N

8

2
Craig y Castell

Hillfort • 8.23km ENE

29

2
Bwlch y Rhiwgyr

Cairn(s) • 8.27km N

10
Cerrig y Cledd (north)

Carving • 8.45km N

7

1
Hengwm Ring Cairn

Cairn circle • 8.58km NNW

13

2
Cairn, S.W of Woodland saddle

Cairn(s) • 8.62km ENE

8

2
Egryn Abbey

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.71km NNW

2

1
Carneddau Hengwm

Cairn(s) • 8.81km NNW

22

2

1
Cairn with kerb

Kerbed Cairn • 8.83km NE

30

2
Cairn, upon a woodland saddle

Round Cairn • 8.89km NE

18

2
Craig y Castell North

Hillfort • 8.91km NE

14

1
Cairn, W of Waen Fechen

Cairn(s) • 9km ENE

4

1
Bryn Castell

Hillfort • 9.12km NNE

18

2
Llyn Cau

Natural Rock Feature • 9.22km ENE

6

1
Tal-y-Llyn

9.25km E

6

1

3
Llyn Gafr

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.26km ENE

4

1
Pen y Dinas (Dyffryn Ardudwy)

Hillfort • 9.31km NNW

16

1
Tal y Garreg and Llechlwyd

Hillfort • 9.47km SSW

4

1
Ffridd Newydd

Stone Circle • 9.58km NNW

9

1
Tarrenhendre

Round Cairn • 9.86km ESE

26

3
Llecheiddior

Stone Circle • 10.02km NNW

8

1
Llecheiddior Cairns

Cairn(s) • 10.34km NNW

10
Tyddyn y Felin

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.38km NW

2

1
Croes Faen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.53km S

6

3
Mynydd Moel, Cadair Idris

Cairn(s) • 10.67km ENE

17

1
Llawlech

Cairn(s) • 10.78km N

8
Trum Gelli

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.8km SE

30

1
Cors y Gedol

Burial Chamber • 11.23km NNW

28

1

4

2
Craig y Dinas

Hillfort • 11.26km NNW

35

2
Llyn Arran

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.32km ENE

1
St Cadfan’s churchyard, Tywyn

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.32km SSW

5

1
Craig y Dinas Cairnfield

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.41km NNW

18

2
Cors y Gedol settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.45km NNW

2
Coed Croes

Cairn(s) • 11.6km ENE

9

1

1
Dyffryn Ardudwy

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 11.65km NW

60

1

2

10

2
Cairn between Bryn Dinas and Allt Gwyddgwion

Cairn(s) • 11.85km SSE

7

1
Pont Scethin standing stones

Standing Stones • 11.97km N

20

1
Pont Scethin mounds

Artificial Mound • 12.02km N

1
Pont Scethin, Double cairn

Cairn(s) • 12.14km N

5

1
Ffridd Bryn Dinas

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.14km SSE

17

1
Kenric’s Stone and Llanelltyd Church

Christianised Site • 12.19km NE

3

1

4
Eglwys Gwyddelod

Cairn circle • 12.2km SE

27

3

2
Diffwys (Y Rhinogydd)

Cairn(s) • 12.3km NNE

13

1
Waun Hir

Ring Cairn • 12.33km NNW

19

3
Gau Graig, Cadair Idris

Enclosure • 12.34km ENE

16

1
Pentre Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 12.34km NE

3
Moelfre, Y Rhinogydd

Round Cairn • 12.84km NNW

22

1
Bron y Foel Isaf

Burial Chamber • 12.94km NNW

21

5
Coed Pen-y-Bryn

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.98km NE
Foel Caethle

Hillfort • 13.13km S

2
Capel Maethlon

Round Barrow(s) • 13.25km SSE

4
Mynydd y Llyn

Round Cairn • 13.38km SE

16

1
Coed Dol-fawr

Promontory Fort • 13.49km NE

1

1
Carn March Arthur

Natural Rock Feature • 13.84km SSE

8

2

1
Foel Faner

Hillfort • 14km NE

24

2
Cefn Coch, Y Rhinogydd

Round Cairn • 14.18km NE

9

1

1
Foel Offrwm, Lower Settlement

Hillfort • 15.31km NE

13

1
Llanbedr Church Stone

Carving • 15.61km NW

12

5
Foel Offrwm

Hillfort • 15.64km NE

43

3
Llanbedr Stones

Standing Stones • 15.75km NW

26

1

6

1
Fron y Gog

Hillfort • 16.6km ESE

9
Twmpath y Crynwyr

Round Cairn • 16.83km ESE

2

1
Maen Llwyd (Machynlleth)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.97km ESE

12

4
Gwern Einion stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.15km NNW

3

3
Gwern Einion

Burial Chamber • 17.22km NNW

24

1

6

1
Rhinog Fawr, Y Rhinogydd

Cairn(s) • 17.59km N

15

2

2
Llanfair

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.68km NW

1
Llyn Du, Y Rhinogydd

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 17.94km N

2

1

1
Garreg Lwyd (Fronwen)

Natural Rock Feature • 18.71km E

1
Nant Helygog

Cairn(s) • 19.06km ENE

6

1
Cantre’r Gwaelod

Mesolithic site • 19.24km S

12

2

3
Carreg (Llanfair)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.29km NNW

15

2
Harlech Circle

Cairn circle • 19.47km NNW

32

3

1
Pen Carreg Gopa

Round Cairn • 19.6km ESE

5

1
Moel-y-Sensigl

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.75km NNW

19

3
Fonlief Hir Stone E

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.94km NNW

8

1