Red Farm

Also known as:
Bryn Derwydd
Nearest town:
Penmaenmawr (2km WNW)
OS reference:
SH73237505
OS sheet:
115
Latitude:
53° 15' 24.94 N
Longitude:
3° 54' 2.02 W
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Images

Image of Red Farm (Stone Circle) by thesweetcheat

Small clearance cairn just across the field from the circle.

Image credit: A. Brookes (1.4.2018)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat May 9, 2018
Image of Red Farm (Stone Circle) by thesweetcheat

Looking east-ish. The Llyn y Wrach and Waen Gyrach cairns are up on the hills behind.

Image credit: A. Brookes (1.4.2018)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat May 9, 2018
Image of Red Farm (Stone Circle) by thesweetcheat

Maen Crwn standing stone is over the wall in front of the trees.

Image credit: A. Brookes (1.4.2018)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat May 9, 2018
Image of Red Farm (Stone Circle) by postman

The four remaining stones of Red Farm stone circle can be seen in the first field, in the beyond where the nearer horizon crosses with the far horizon is Maen Pendu standing stone and Cefn Maen Amor stone circle, approximately.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Dec 22, 2015
Image of Red Farm (Stone Circle) by Ravenfeather

All that remains of the Red Farm circle, under untypically Welsh blue skies.

Image credit: Paul Kesterton
Ravenfeather
Ravenfeather Jul 9, 2013
Image of Red Farm (Stone Circle) by thesweetcheat

Red Farm circle in the middle distance left of centre, Tal y Fan behind.

Image credit: A. Brookes/Bloss (2.7.2011)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jul 21, 2011
Image of Red Farm (Stone Circle) by postman

I came up here just to see these stones, ithink it was worth it too

Image credit: christopher bickerton
postman
postman Jul 4, 2006
Image of Red Farm (Stone Circle) by Moth

View along upland valley from Bryn Derwydd

Image credit: Tim Clark
Moth
Moth Apr 26, 2005
Image of Red Farm (Stone Circle) by Moth

Bryn Derwydd in foreground, Red Farm circle stones over wall on right of pic

Image credit: Tim Clark
Moth
Moth Apr 26, 2005
Image of Red Farm (Stone Circle) by Moth

The 4 Red Farm circle stones in their wide upland ‘valley‘

Image credit: Tim Clark
Moth
Moth Apr 26, 2005
Image of Red Farm (Stone Circle) by treaclechops

Bryn Derwydd Standing Stone, looking towards Cefn Maen Amor Stone Circle – the small dark silhouette on the crest of the distant hill.

Image credit: Rebecca van der Putt 2004
treaclechops
treaclechops Nov 7, 2004

Articles

Red Farm

Ravenfeather
Ravenfeather Jul 8, 2013

Visited 6th July 2013

This is the first time we’ve parked up at the Two Pillars for a visit to the Druid’s Circle, and with the route taking you right past Red Farm it seemed rude not to visit.

Opting for a bit of brazen trespassing, we let ourselves in through the gate to the field housing the stones of the Red farm circle. With no-one else around, other than a few hot and bothered sheep looking on from their shelter in the shade of the field walls, and a line of trees screening you from the nearby farmhouse, it didn’t feel like we were intruding too much.

The four remaining stones are tiny, but provide a clearly defined arc allowing you to image the size the circle would once have been, and thanks to our ovine friends the short clipped grass made the dainty stones much easier to see than many similar circles in more wild landscapes, like nearby Cerrig Pryfaid.

We spent a few minutes taking in the position of the circle, the hill of Cefyn Maen Amor, looming significantly in the background, topped tantalisingly with what look like huge stones, although having read Shropshire Traveller and Postie’s notes on the site I guess they must be natural. Either way we don’t have time to explore that way today, and the very fine menhir in the next door field was calling to us, so we bid farewell to the ‘mountain men’ and take our leave.

Red Farm

treaclechops
treaclechops Apr 28, 2004

Blink, and you’ll miss ‘em. Four stones are all that remain of this once proud circle, judging by the survivors. They are in a field not far from Bryn Derwydd farmhouse, so I wouldn’t advise brazen trespassing.

They look quite pretty, nonetheless, and by balancing on rocks at the side of the drystone wall bounding the field, it is possible to have a good look at them as they sit in a graceful curving line.

Especially intriguing is their position in relationship to Cefn Maen Amor circle, which can been seen on the summit of Cefn Maen Amor mountain directly behind them on the eastern horizon . . .

Further along, there is a huge standing stone right outside the farmhouse, the Bryn Derwydd Standing Stone. It’s an impressive erection, and like the remains of Red Farm, looks towards Cefn Maen Amor.

Red Farm

IronMan
IronMan Mar 18, 2002

On the track leading to the Druid’s Circle the remains of this circle comprise of four low stones. The field is very close to the farm and is private. It’s best to peer over the wall, have a look and then carry on – there’s not much to see. Directly opposite the farmhouse, in the field next to the circle is a large ‘playing-card’ stone which is worthy of attention and isn’t at all out of the way.

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