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Image of Lluest Aber Caethon, Cwmdeuddwr (Round Barrow(s)) by GLADMAN

Craig Goch Reservoir can be seen extreme right....

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
Image of Lluest Aber Caethon, Cwmdeuddwr (Round Barrow(s)) by GLADMAN

The landscape is classic Cwmdeuddwr Hills...

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
Image of Lluest Aber Caethon, Cwmdeuddwr (Round Barrow(s)) by GLADMAN

Looking across to Egsgair Beddau, home to a brace of cairns. The ridge continues to Clawdd Du Mawr… note that a circuit of the surrounding hills, despite the relatively modest height, is a serious undertaking owing to lack of any paths across knee high tussocky grass and bog. As you would expect from the Cwmdeuddwr.

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Image of Lluest Aber Caethon, Cwmdeuddwr (Round Barrow(s)) by GLADMAN

Unless you are aware what you’re looking for.... but once located this is clearly a fine round barrow, excellently positioned within the landscape.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
Image of Lluest Aber Caethon, Cwmdeuddwr (Round Barrow(s)) by GLADMAN

Approaching from Trumau to approx south.... the round barrow stands upon the near rise, lower centre of image.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

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Lluest Aber Caethon, Cwmdeuddwr
Round Barrow(s)

Set above and to the approx west of the now derelict farmstead of Lluest Abercaethon, this round barrow, not mentioned upon the 1:50K OS map, is depicted as a ‘Mound’ upon the latest 1:25K.

Coflein has no such reservations regarding classification. A round barrow it is... and I concur. Dimensions are:

“Average 15m in diameter x approx 2m high . Slight hollow in area of centre, in part made by OS datum post, still present (RSJ 2000).”

Note that the ‘OS datum post’ was conspicuous by its absence.

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