Cwm Melyn (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Cwm Melyn (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by GLADMAN

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Mar 17, 2017

Image of Cwm Melyn (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by GLADMAN

The cairn crowning Foel Deg ar Bedol can be seen approx centre left skyline across about a click of the worst, most incessant bog I’ve encountered this side of Pumlumon

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Mar 17, 2017

Image of Cwm Melyn (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by GLADMAN

My assumption would be these settlements may well have been rebuilt and adapted by later peoples?

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Mar 17, 2017

Image of Cwm Melyn (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by GLADMAN

Looking toward Rhiw Wen and Garreg Lwyd... well, in a manner of speaking.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Mar 17, 2017

Sites within 20km of Cwm Melyn

Cwm Melyn Cairn

Cairn(s) • 0.09km ESE

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Foel Deg ar Bedol

Round Cairn • 0.9km WSW

7
Cwm Garw

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.07km ENE

1

1
Tair Carn Uchaf

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.44km W

29

2
Carn Pen-y-Clogau

Round Cairn • 2.57km N

14

3
Tair Carn Isaf

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.1km W

19

1
Carn Pen Rhiw-ddu

Round Cairn • 3.15km NNE

13

2
Garreg Lwyd

Round Cairn • 3.22km NE

28

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2
Brynmelyn Quarry

Round Cairn • 5.32km SE

4

1
Carreg Cennen

Sacred Well • 5.46km W

27

7

2
Carn Fadog and Nant-y-Llyn

Cairn(s) • 5.55km ENE

1

1
Mynydd Uchaf

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.81km SSE

3
Pen-y-Dderi

Round Cairn • 5.89km SE

1
Dorwen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.14km E

3

2
Cylchau

Cairn(s) • 6.55km NE

10

1
Capel-y-Gwrhyd

Ring Cairn • 6.83km SE

3
Trichrug

Cairn(s) • 7.08km NNW

11

1
Llorfa

Cairn(s) • 7.16km E

18

1
Llorfa

Stone Circle • 7.23km E

18

1

1
Llorfa menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.42km E

6

1
Cefn Gwrhyd

Cairn(s) • 7.45km SE

6

1
Carnau’r Garreg Las

Cairn(s) • 7.57km NE

36

3
Cwm Fforch-wen

Cairn(s) • 7.67km E

8

1
Sythfaen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.8km WNW

4

1
Bryn Mawr

Cairn(s) • 8.2km SSW

1
Pant-y-Turnor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.21km NE

7

2
Crach-lwyn

Ring Cairn • 8.32km SSE

2

1
Mynydd-y-Garth

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.36km S

7
Carn Goch Hill Fort

Hillfort • 8.56km NW

34

5

1
Bryn-chwyth

Cairn(s) • 8.57km SSW

2
Carn-y-Gigfran

Round Cairn • 8.59km NE

12

2
Carn Lwyd (Pontardawe)

Round Cairn • 8.74km SSE

4

1
Nant Moel

Kerbed Cairn • 8.87km SSW

2
Llwyn Du Hillfort

Hillfort • 9.05km NW

2

1
Mynydd Allt-y-grug

Round Cairn • 9.06km SE

2
Sythfaen Llwyn Ddu

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.21km NW

4

2
Penrhydd-wen

Ring Cairn • 9.25km S

1
Mynydd Carnllechart

Cairn(s) • 9.81km S

7

1
Carn Llechart

Cairn circle • 9.86km S

37

2

11

1
Carn Llechart Burial Chamber

Chambered Tomb • 10km S

14

1
Picws Du, Y Mynydd Du

Round Cairn • 11.33km ENE

29

1

3
Pwll-yr-Wydden Fach

Round Cairn • 11.51km E

10

1
Garn Goch

Cairn(s) • 11.56km E

1

3
Mynydd Gellionen

Cairn(s) • 11.69km S

8

2
Cribarth

Cairn(s) • 11.76km E

33

3
Saith Maen

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.87km E

26

1

5
Fan Foel

Cairn(s) • 12.21km ENE

34

5
Bone Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 12.31km ENE

1
Twr y Fan Foel

Round Cairn • 12.52km ENE

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3
Bannau Sir Gaer

Stone Circle • 12.54km NE

22

1

3
Rhyd-wen Fach stone setting

Stone Circle • 12.89km NE

3

2
Carmel

Cairn(s) • 13.06km WSW

1
Craig y Rhiwarth

Hillfort • 13.14km ENE

1
Graig Fawr (West) Enclosure

Hillfort • 13.23km SW

5

1
Cefn Celfi

Standing Stones • 13.25km SSE

1
Careg Fawr

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.51km NNW

2
Gelli-benuchel

Cairn(s) • 14.05km ESE

8

1
Y Naw Carreg

Stone Circle • 14.07km WSW
Carn Cornel

Cairn(s) • 14.13km ESE

10

1
Nant Tarw

Stone Circle • 14.29km NE

58

4

5
Nant-y-Llyn, Y Mynydd Du

Round Cairn • 14.37km ENE

20

1
Graig Fawr

Chambered Tomb • 14.41km SW

9

1

1
Afon Tawe

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

3

1
Garn Las (Llywel)

Cairn(s) • 14.42km NE

12

3
Cilgwyn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.42km N
Cerrig Duon and The Maen Mawr

Stone Circle • 14.48km ENE

49

11
Moel Feity

Round Cairn • 14.5km ENE

12
Waun Leuci cairn

Round Cairn • 14.58km ENE

2

3
Bryn-y-Rhyd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.7km WSW

1
Tawe valley Triangle

Stone Setting • 14.76km ENE

12
Waun Leuci stone setting

Stone Setting • 14.81km ENE

12

4
Foel Darw, Y Mynydd Du

Round Cairn • 14.92km NE

6

1
Waun Leuci

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.97km ENE

24

6
Gron Gaer

Hillfort • 15.08km W

1

1
Pen Caenewydd, Mynydd Myddfai

Cairn(s) • 15.14km NNE

16

1
Cwn Bran camp

Enclosure • 15.26km NNW

1
Waun Leuci summit

Round Barrow(s) • 15.37km ENE

18

2
Pant Meddygon

Standing Stones • 15.45km NE

8

3
Blaenau Uchaf

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.51km NE

9

3
Penybegwyn

Round Cairn • 15.6km ESE

4

1
Y Fan

Hillfort • 15.83km NW

1
Pwll Byfre

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.07km ENE

11
Waen Glyn-nyd

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.15km ESE

1
Maen Bredwan

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.56km SSE

7

2

1
Tomen-y-Rhos

Round Cairn • 16.69km NE

10

2
Fan Gyhirych

Round Cairn • 16.87km ENE

33

2
Gwern Wyddog

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.18km NE

6

1

2
Maen Gweddiau

Natural Rock Feature • 17.26km E

1
Cwm Henwen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.54km NE

7

3
Waunewydd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.57km ENE

1
Cwm Henwen Cairn

Cairn(s) • 17.69km NE

10

2
Bryn Maen, Llannon

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.35km WSW

1
Carn Caca

Cairn(s) • 18.72km ESE

12

1
Y Pigwn Cairns

Cairn(s) • 19.03km NE

11

3
Y Pigwn

Stone Circle • 19.07km NE

28

6

1
Pant Madog

Round Cairn • 19.2km NE

8

3
Blaen-Nedd Isaf

Cairn(s) • 19.27km E
Pen y Waun Dwr Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.91km ENE

5

1
Pen y Waun Dwr

Round Cairn • 19.93km ENE

4