Afon Tawe

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
SN84902124

Nearest town:

Llandovery (16km NW)

OS reference:

SN84902124

OS sheet:

160

Latitude:

51° 52' 38.41 N

Longitude:

3° 40' 20.13 W

Added to TMA by

Images (3)
Miscellaneous (1)

Images

Image of Afon Tawe (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by thesweetcheat

One of larger – and presumably later – sub-rectangular structures. The ridge above blocks the views towards the mountains of Y Mynydd Du and provides some shelter from the winds.

Image credit: A. Brookes (15.2.2016)

thesweetcheat Mar 20, 2016

Image of Afon Tawe (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by thesweetcheat

Another of the simple circular huts. Maen Mawr is visible from here, as indicated.

Image credit: A. Brookes (15.2.2016)

thesweetcheat Mar 20, 2016

Image of Afon Tawe (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by thesweetcheat

One of the smaller structures, looking down on the Tawe valley. The position of Waun Leuci standing stone is indicated on the hillside opposite.

Image credit: A. Brookes (15.2.2016)

thesweetcheat Mar 20, 2016

Articles

Afon Tawe

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork

thesweetcheat Mar 20, 2016

This is a multi-phase settlement site, according to CPAT. Some smaller round huts of a prehistoric type are mixed with larger sub-rectangular structures of a medieval or post-medieval type.

It’s a perfect location, with easy access to running water in the Tawe below and the streams running from the plateau above.

Sites within 20km of Afon Tawe

Waun Leuci cairn

Round Cairn • 0.24km E

2

3
Tawe valley Triangle

Stone Setting • 0.39km NE

12
Waun Leuci stone setting

Stone Setting • 0.44km NE

12

4
Waun Leuci

Standing Stone / Menhir • 0.56km ENE

24

6
Cerrig Duon and The Maen Mawr

Stone Circle • 0.7km SE

49

11
Nant-y-Llyn, Y Mynydd Du

Round Cairn • 0.84km SE

20

1
Moel Feity

Round Cairn • 1.19km NW

12
Waun Leuci summit

Round Barrow(s) • 1.39km E

18

2
Twr y Fan Foel

Round Cairn • 2.59km W

41

3
Fan Foel

Cairn(s) • 3.04km W

34

5
Rhyd-wen Fach stone setting

Stone Circle • 3.26km WNW

3

2
Waunewydd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.31km NE

1
Picws Du, Y Mynydd Du

Round Cairn • 3.77km W

29

1

3
Fan Gyhirych

Round Cairn • 3.77km E

33

2
Garn Las (Llywel)

Cairn(s) • 4.14km NW

12

3
Blaenau Uchaf

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.64km NW

9

3
Pwll Byfre

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.87km ESE

11
Foel Darw, Y Mynydd Du

Round Cairn • 5.16km NW

6

1
Bannau Sir Gaer

Stone Circle • 5.16km WNW

22

1

3
Bone Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 5.35km S

1
Nant Tarw

Stone Circle • 5.45km WNW

58

4

5
Craig y Rhiwarth

Hillfort • 5.52km S

1
Pen y Waun Dwr Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.54km ENE

5

1
Pen y Waun Dwr

Round Cairn • 5.54km ENE

4
Saith Maen

Stone Row / Alignment • 6.05km S

26

1

5
Pwll-yr-Wydden Fach

Round Cairn • 6.46km SSW

10

1
Fan Nedd (Northern summit)

Round Cairn • 6.88km E

34

2
Cribarth

Cairn(s) • 7.06km S

33

3
Carn-y-Gigfran

Round Cairn • 7.12km W

12

2
Carnau’r Garreg Las

Cairn(s) • 7.24km WSW

36

3
Fan Nedd (north east)

Round Cairn • 7.29km E

11

2
Gwern Wyddog

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.31km NNW

6

1

2
Llech Lia

Enclosure • 7.73km E

12

1
Maen Llia

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.77km E

95

7

22

1
Rhyd Uchaf

Cairn(s) • 8.02km E

13

3
Tyle Mawr

Cairn(s) • 8.12km N

9

2
Cwm Henwen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.27km NW

7

3
Cwm Henwen Cairn

Cairn(s) • 8.34km NNW

10

2
Pant Meddygon

Standing Stones • 8.42km WNW

8

3
Pant-y-Turnor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.46km W

7

2
Blaen-Nedd Isaf

Cairn(s) • 8.72km ESE
Pant Madog

Round Cairn • 8.79km NNW

8

3
Maen Gweddiau

Natural Rock Feature • 8.8km SE

1
Maen Madoc

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.83km ESE

14

7
Llorfa

Stone Circle • 8.89km SW

18

1

1
Y Gaer (Defynnog)

Enclosure • 8.9km NE

1

1
Carn Fadog and Nant-y-Llyn

Cairn(s) • 8.97km WSW

1

1
Llorfa

Cairn(s) • 8.99km SW

18

1
Cylchau

Cairn(s) • 9.13km WSW

10

1
Fan Llia

Round Cairn • 9.13km E

34

3
Plas-y-gors

Round Cairn • 9.34km ESE

5

1
Pen Caenewydd, Mynydd Myddfai

Cairn(s) • 9.34km WNW

16

1
Llorfa menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.41km SW

6

1
Tomen-y-Rhos

Round Cairn • 9.49km NW

10

2
Cwm Fforch-wen

Cairn(s) • 9.53km SW

8

1
Varlen Cairn, Traianmawr

Cairn(s) • 9.74km NNE

1
Y Pigwn

Stone Circle • 9.88km NNW

28

6

1
Gelli-Nedd

Hillfort • 9.95km ESE

10

1

2
Carnau Gwynion

Cairn(s) • 10km ESE

5

1

1

1
Y Pigwn Cairns

Cairn(s) • 10.01km NNW

11

3
Tyle Bychan

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.11km ENE

4

2
Defynnog Church

Christianised Site • 10.12km NE

1
Ysgubor-Wen

Cairn(s) • 10.29km ESE

7

1

1

1
Dorwen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.31km SW

3

2
Blaen Clydach Fach

Cairn(s) • 10.51km N

1
Nant Mawr, Fforest Fawr

Cairn(s) • 10.52km E

32

1
Cwm Nant

Cairn(s) • 10.98km ESE

1
Garn Goch

Cairn(s) • 11km SSW

1

3
Garreg Lwyd

Round Cairn • 11.32km WSW

28

1

2
Fan Frynych

Round Cairn • 11.5km ENE

31

2
Craig Cerrig-gleisiad

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.64km ENE

9

1
Daudreath Illtyd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.13km ENE

4

4
Carn Pen Rhiw-ddu

Round Cairn • 12.33km WSW

13

2
Carn-Yr-Arian

Round Barrow(s) • 12.5km ESE

7

6
Blaen Glyn

Cairn(s) • 12.56km ENE

23

1
Cefn-yr-Henriw recumbent stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.58km E

7

2
Cwm Garw

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.35km WSW

1

1
Carn Pen-y-Clogau

Round Cairn • 13.42km WSW

14

3
Cilgwyn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.48km WNW
Bedd Gwyl Illtyd

Ring Cairn • 13.48km ENE

6

3
Mynydd Illtyd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.74km ENE

3

4
Blaen-Hepste hengiform earthwork

Henge • 14.08km ESE
Twyn Garreg-Wen

Cairn(s) • 14.22km E

11

1
Cwm Melyn Cairn

Cairn(s) • 14.37km WSW

5
Cwm Melyn

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.41km WSW

4
Craig-y-Ddinas (Pontneddfechan)

Promontory Fort • 14.72km SE

5

4
Llwyncelyn-Fawr

Hillfort • 14.74km ENE

1

1
Cefn Esgair Carnau

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.75km E

21

2
Pen-y-Dderi

Round Cairn • 14.84km SW

1
Trichrug

Cairn(s) • 14.99km W

11

1
Cefn Crew and Cwm Crew

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.16km E

9

1
Brynmelyn Quarry

Round Cairn • 15.16km SW

4

1
Twyn-y-Gaer (Trallong)

Enclosure • 15.26km NE

2
Carn Cornel

Cairn(s) • 15.26km S

10

1
Foel Deg ar Bedol

Round Cairn • 15.3km WSW

7
Llwyn Bedw Settlement, Pen Milan

Hillfort • 15.54km ENE

1

1
Twyn-y-Gaer (Mynydd Illtyd)

Hillfort • 15.63km ENE

10

2
Cadair Fawr

Cairn(s) • 15.65km ESE

12

3

1
Clawdd Brythonig

Enclosure • 15.67km N

1
Gelli-benuchel

Cairn(s) • 15.76km S

8

1
Garn Wen

Cairn(s) • 15.77km N

1
Corn Du

Cairn(s) • 15.79km ENE

34

5
Cadair Fawr (South)

Cairn(s) • 15.87km ESE

8

1
Tair Carn Uchaf

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.97km WSW

29

2
Carn Goch Hill Fort

Hillfort • 16.04km W

34

5

1
Capel-y-Gwrhyd

Ring Cairn • 16.08km SW

3
Nant Maden

Kerbed Cairn • 16.15km ESE

6

2
Pen y Fan

Cairn(s) • 16.25km ENE

51

9

1
Twyn Bryn Glas

Cairn(s) • 16.59km ESE

7

2
Mynydd Allt-y-grug

Round Cairn • 16.64km SW

2
Twyn-y-glog

Cairn(s) • 16.78km ESE

3
Cefn Sychbant

Ring Cairn • 16.92km ESE

28

3
Mynydd Uchaf

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.96km SW

3
Tair Carn Isaf

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.03km WSW

19

1
Cefn Sychbant

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.05km ESE

50

4
Cefn Gwrhyd

Cairn(s) • 17.09km SW

6

1
Llwyn Du Hillfort

Hillfort • 17.23km W

2

1
Cribyn

Cairn(s) • 17.34km ENE

15

1
Careg Fawr

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.4km W

2
Cefn Pal Hillfort, Cynghordy

Hillfort • 17.42km NW

8

1

1
Cwn Bran camp

Enclosure • 17.44km W

1
Mynydd-y-glog

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.48km ESE

29

2
Sythfaen Llwyn Ddu

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.62km W

4

2
Maen Richard

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.87km NE

1
Sythfaen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.88km W

4

1
Crach-lwyn

Ring Cairn • 17.93km SW

2

1
Upper Neuadd cairns

Cairn(s) • 17.98km E

21

1
Nant Melyn

Cairn(s) • 18.14km ESE

2
Carreg Cennen

Sacred Well • 18.17km WSW

27

7

2
Battle

Standing Stones • 18.23km ENE

4

2
Penybegwyn

Round Cairn • 18.24km S

4

1
Coed Fenni-fach

Hillfort • 18.38km ENE

1

2
Tor Glas

Round Cairn • 18.47km E

5

1
Lower Neuadd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.47km E

8

4
Ynys Hir

Stone Circle • 18.49km NNE

4

2

2
Pant Sychbant

Round Cairn • 18.52km ESE

7
Carn Lwyd (Pontardawe)

Round Cairn • 18.54km SW

4

1
Plas-y-Gaer, Allt Ddu

Hillfort • 18.63km ENE

2

1
Garreg Fawr (Llanfihangel Nant Bran)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.67km NNE

1
Fan y Big

18.76km E

11

2

1
Craig y Llyn (Neath)

Cairn(s) • 18.97km SE

15

2
Llyn Fawr

19.07km SE

11

3

3
Fedw

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.16km E

7

1
Fennifach

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.23km ENE

3
Mynydd-y-Garth

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.37km SW

7
Waen Glyn-nyd

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.63km S

1
Coedcae’r Gwarthog Summit cairns

Cairn(s) • 19.81km E

17

2
Garn Ddu

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.91km E

18

1
Hirwaun Common

Cairn(s) • 20km SE

17

2