The proximity to the mountain road is clear; however, if circumstances allow, I would recommend a 3 mile ‘there and back’ walk across Mynydd Llanllwni to start and finish at the excellent Crugiau Giar. Note also the striking positioning giving a superb distant arc of view.
Looking across the hollow summit of Crug y Biswal. The antennae mark the site of the Crugiau Edryd.
The distant antennae mark the site of the Crugiau Edryd upon Mynydd Llanybyther. I decided not to press on but return to Crugiau Siar and enjoy the moment.
The second monument – north of the road – possesses a massive, circular footprint, but is sadly very denuded indeed. Unless it was a ring cairn?
To be fair, this monument was far more upstanding than I had anticipated... unlike its near neighbour.
Coflein has the dimensions of this substantial round cairn as:
“22m [c72ft] diameter and 1.6m [c5ft] high” (J.Wiles 01.09.04). It was excavated during 1907 (RCAHM 1917 (Carmarthenshire), 173 [519]), “when a second mound, was said to have been removed”. (source Os495card; SN53NW1)
At the time of posting note that the official roadside parking indicated upon the map is conspicuous by its absence... although technically possible upon the rough verge. Fortunately, I had opted to walk across Mynydd Llanllwni from the excellent Crugiau Giar cairns (c3.5 mile ‘round trip). There is the massive, albeit very denuded, circular footprint of another cairn to the north across the road.
