Pant Clyd

Nearest town:
Bala (13km NE)
OS reference:
SH84402576
OS sheets:
124, 125
Latitude:
52° 48' 59.62 N
Longitude:
3° 42' 55.83 W
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Image of Pant Clyd (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

Worth a look after a sojourn at the nearby Moel Caws sites....

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Nov 30, 2025
Image of Pant Clyd (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

Not the best of vibe owing to the proximity of the A494... but nevertheless, pretty substantial and worth a close look...

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Nov 30, 2025

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Contrary to immediate perceptions, a visit here is straightforward and worthwhile.

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GLADMAN Jun 11, 2026

Pant Clyd

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CARL Apr 9, 2016

Directions:
Next to Pant Clyd Farm – off the A494 – south west of Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake)

‘Drive by’ 7.4.2016

The cairn is situated in a field next to the farm house. For a close-up look you will need to ask permission from the landowner but the cairn is visible from the road if you are in a ‘high up’ vehicle – 4x4 etc. I was having a lift in a transit van so was able to see over the hedge. I have previously failed to spot the cairn when driving past in my car due to said hedge. There is nowhere to park other than at the farm.
The cairn is visible as a low stony mound with a large tree growing out of its northern edge. I would estimate the cairn is approximately 1m high x 10m across. But this was viewed from a distance whilst driving as slow as possible along a busy road so my measurements may not be that accurate!

Strangely COFLEIN has no comment to make although the cairn is marked on the O/S map.

Miscellaneous

Pant Clyd
Cairn(s)
GLADMAN
GLADMAN Jun 11, 2026

Sited adjacent to Pant Clyd Farm – a little distance from the busy A494 linking Y Bala and Dolgellau beneath the western flanks of the mighty Aranau – is a pretty substantial Bronze Age round cairn, measuring almost 50 feet in diameter.

OK, compared to other such monuments visited by The Citizen Cairn over the years, the intrusive traffic noise does have a somewhat negative impact upon the vibe here.... or maybe that’s just me? Nevertheless, access is straightforward (there is roadside parking and a recognised path accesses the monument within its field) and, furthermore, the very same Sarn Helen encountered at Fforest Fawr is immediately east. Combine a stop here with an extended sojourn at nearby Moel Caws and this is a classic ‘bonus site’, if ever I did encounter one.

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