Cnwc y Bugail (Hillfort) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Cnwc y Bugail (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

The substantial main eastern defences, looking north during downpour [on compact]

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Looking south to the neighbouring Castell Disgwylfa. It would be rude not to.... if driving a tractor, perhaps wise to brush up on those hill starts?

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Not bad defences for such a small enclosure, to be fair.

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Southern defences, looking north

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The more-or-less unassailable north-western arc.

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Northern front

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The hill fort from (the even better sited) Castell Disgwylfa to the south....

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Sites within 20km of Cnwc y Bugail

Castell Disgwylfa

Hillfort • 0.33km S

9
Fron Ddu

Round Cairn • 3.34km NNE

3
Castle Grogwynion

Hillfort • 3.67km E

10 2
Bwlch-y-Crwys

Round Barrow(s) • 4.24km NNE

1
Pen-y-Felin Wynt

Hillfort • 4.34km NNW

3 1
Gaer Fawr, Trawsgoed

Hillfort • 4.39km WSW

10 1
Banc-y-Geufron

Kerbed Cairn • 4.66km ESE

6 2
Craig Ysradmeurig

Round Barrow(s) • 5.64km SE

7 1
Pen-y-Ffrwyd Llwyd Camp

Hillfort • 5.65km SE

13 1
Tan-y-Ffordd

Hillfort • 5.82km N

10 1 1
Castell Bwa-Drain

Hillfort • 6.05km NNE

17 3
Devil’s Punch Bowl

Natural Rock Feature • 6.2km ENE

5 1
Gelli (Melindwr)

Round Barrow(s) • 6.24km NNE

9 1
Carreg Samson (Llethr)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.49km E

3
Capel Bangor Camp

Hillfort • 7.37km NW

3
Bryn Rhosau

Round Barrow(s) • 7.44km NE

16 1
Dolgamfa Circle

Cairn circle • 7.89km NE

19 3
Esgair Nant-yr-Arian

Promontory Fort • 7.92km NNE

11
Ysbyty Cynfyn

Christianised Site • 8.35km NE

21 1 2 5 1
Old Warren Hillfort

Hillfort • 8.6km W

11 2
Blaen Llywernog

Standing Stones • 8.87km NNE

4 2
Carn Dolgau

Round Cairn • 8.93km N

9
Pen-y-Bannau

Hillfort • 8.94km ESE

24 1
Banc y Darren

Round Cairn • 9.03km NNW

4 1 1
Darren Camp

Hillfort • 9.04km NNW

9 1 2
Ffynnon Drewi (Mynydd Bach)

Round Cairn • 9.48km SW

1 1
Garn Wen, Mynydd Bach (North)

Cairn(s) • 9.48km SW

11 1 1
Esgair Gorlan

Round Cairn • 9.52km NNE

7 1 1
Cerrig yr Wyn

Standing Stones • 9.59km NNW

17 3 1
Garrig Hir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.63km N

11 2
Llethr Brith

Round Cairn • 9.75km E

9 1
Trawsallt

Cairn(s) • 9.76km E

10 1 1
Esgair Nant-y-Moch

Cairn(s) • 9.8km NNE

5 1
Tan-yr-Esgair, Mynydd Bach (South)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.84km SW

5 1 1
Buwch a’r Llo and Mynydd March

Standing Stones • 9.91km NNE

36 1 3 1
Carreg Slic

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.09km NNE

1
Garn Wen (Trefeurig)

Round Cairn • 10.2km NNW

8 1 1
Nant Geifaes

Round Barrow(s) • 10.3km NNE

9 1 1
Tanybryn-Isaf (Trefeurig)

Round Cairn • 10.39km NNW

3 1 1
Penrhyncoch Camp

Hillfort • 10.42km NW

4 1
Glandwr Stone(s)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.43km NNE

2 1
Dinas Hut Circle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.47km NNE
Disgwylfa Fach Stone

Standing Stones • 10.57km NNE

3 2
Bryn Dafydd

Round Cairn • 10.65km E

11 1 1
Bwlch Graig-Fawr, Teifi Pools

Cist • 10.7km E

10 1
Llan Ddu Fawr

Round Cairn • 10.76km E

10 1 1
Dinas (Blaenrheidol)

Hillfort • 10.77km NNE

19 1 4
Pen-y-Castell Hillfort

Hillfort • 10.79km NNW

22 2
Pen-y-Castell Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.89km N

4 1
Carn-y-Rhyrddod

Round Cairn • 10.89km E

10 1
Penmaen-Gwyn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.98km ESE

3 2
Penrhyn-Coch War Memorial

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.05km NW

2 2
Y Garreg Fawr

Burial Chamber • 11.1km WNW

7 1 3
Carreg Llwyd (East)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.29km WNW

4 1
Garn Lwyd Stone and Barrow Cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.3km NE

4 1
Castell Flemish

Hillfort • 11.3km SSW

10 3
Carreg Llwyd (West)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.34km WNW

3 1
Carn Nant-y-Llys

Cairn(s) • 11.51km ENE

9 1 1
Hen Gaer

Hillfort • 11.71km NW

1 1
Disgwylfa Fawr

Round Cairn • 11.77km NNE

26 1 3
Hirnant Circle

Kerbed Cairn • 11.85km NE

17 3 2
Bryn-y-Crofftau

Ring Cairn • 11.88km SE

10 1 1
Bryngwyn Bach

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.89km SE

19 1
Y Garnedd

Cairn(s) • 11.93km NE

3
Pendinas (Aberystwyth)

Hillfort • 12.02km W

41 1 6 2
Domen Milwyn

Cairn(s) • 12.22km E

7 1 1
Lle’r Neuaddau Circle

Cairn circle • 12.55km NNE

18 3 1
Banc Blaenegnant

Round Cairn • 12.6km ESE

2 1
Pen Craig y Pistyll (Ceulanamaesmawr)

Round Cairn • 12.79km N

11 1 1
Copa Hill

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 12.91km ENE

1 1 3 3
Carn Fflur

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.04km SE

23 1
Bwlch yr Adwy (Ceulanamaesmawr)

Round Barrow(s) • 13.29km N

8 1 1
Nant-y-Fedwen

Cairn(s) • 13.35km NNE

2 1
Pen Glog

Round Cairn • 13.4km WSW

7
Gilfach-Hafel Camp

Hillfort • 13.4km WSW

1
Pen-y-Bwlch (West)

Round Cairn • 13.47km ESE

12 1
Cwmere Farm Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.58km NNW

5 2
Carn Blaen Glasffrwd

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.59km ESE

16
Pen Dinas (Banc Mynydd Gorddu)

Hillfort • 13.69km NNW

16
Castell Tregaron. Sunnyhill wood camp

Hillfort • 13.8km SSE

11 2
Pen-y-Bwlch (Ystrad Fflur)

Cairn(s) • 13.82km ESE

6 1 1
Garn Gron

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.94km SE

15 2
Y Garn (Garn Gron)

Round Cairn • 14.04km SE

10 1
Y Garn (Pumlumon)

Round Cairn • 14.19km NE

21 1
Caer Penrhos

Hillfort • 14.22km WSW

2 2
Aber Camddwr Ring Cairn

Ring Cairn • 14.23km NNE

1
Aber Camddwr Reconstruction

Platform Cairn • 14.4km NNE

4 1 1
Caer Lletty-Llwyd

Hillfort • 14.64km NW

3 1
Groes Fawr

Cist • 14.68km SE

5 1
Nant Maesnant Fach

Cairn(s) • 14.75km NNE

9 1
Castell Rhyfel

Hillfort • 14.8km SE

12 1
Carn Owen

Round Cairn • 14.86km NNE

13 2
Caer Allt-Goch

Hillfort • 15.01km NW

1 1
Moelau

Round Cairn • 15.35km SE

6 1 1
Ffos Gau

Kerbed Cairn • 15.37km ENE

6
Bryn Cosyn

Cairn(s) • 15.54km SE

3 1
Drosgol (Pumlumon)

Cairn(s) • 15.58km NNE

18 2
Esgair Perfedd

Round Cairn • 15.82km SE

5 1 1
Castell Bach and Castell Mawr

Hillfort • 15.9km WSW

14 1 1
Craig y Lluest, Cwmdeuddwr

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.3km ENE

15 2 1
Talcen Yr Esgair (Esgair Elan)

Cairn(s) • 16.36km ENE

6 1 1
Blaen Camddwr

Round Cairn • 16.38km SE

4 1
Pen Pumlumon-Fawr

Cairn(s) • 16.38km NE

79 1 4 1
Pond Nant y Cagal Stones

Standing Stones • 16.75km N

4 3
Maen Hir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.9km ENE

4 2
Garn Fawr (Tregaron)

Cairn(s) • 16.94km SSE

8 1 1
Craig-y-Dullfan (Pumlumon)

Cairn(s) • 16.94km NNE

11 1
Cylch Derwyddol

Stone Circle • 17.02km N

6 3 1
Garn Felen (Llanddewi Brefi)

Cairn(s) • 17.07km SSE
Llech Bron

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.08km SW

2 3
Maen Hir, Glan Fedwen

Kerbed Cairn • 17.1km ENE

15 1 2
Carn Bwlch y Cloddiau

Cairn(s) • 17.21km ENE

5
Bedd Taliesin

Chambered Cairn • 17.25km NNW

27 5
Pen Cor-Maen, Pumlumon

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.34km NE

2
Nant-y-Maen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.36km SE

5 2
Cefn Cerrig

Cairn(s) • 17.55km SE

14
Carreg Wen Fawr (Llanwrthwl)

Standing Stones • 17.6km ESE

1
Cae’r Arglwyddes II (& the White Stone)

Round Cairn • 17.68km NNW

11 1
Carnedd Fach

Cairn(s) • 17.7km ENE

1
Bwlch east of Moel y Llyn, Ceulanamaesmawr

Cairn(s) • 17.77km N

8 1
Cae’r Arglwyddes I

Round Cairn • 17.78km NNW

3 1
Nant-y-Ffrwd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.78km SE

2 2
Cistfaen

Cairn(s) • 17.82km ENE

13 2
Moel y Llyn, Ceulanamaesmawr

Megalithic Cemetery • 17.83km N

19 1
Banc-y-Gwyngoed

Round Cairn • 17.95km S

8 1 1
Bryn Rhudd

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18km SSE

20 1 1
Banc Llechwedd-mawr (Pumlumon)

Cairn(s) • 18.04km NNE

22 1 2
Cerrig Cyfamod Glyndwr

Stone Row / Alignment • 18.3km NNE

11 2
Esgair Beddau, Cwmdeuddwr

Cairn(s) • 18.41km E

10 1
Carn Ricet

Cairn(s) • 18.6km E

3 1 1
Cerrig Blaencletwr-Fawr (Esgair Foel-ddu)

Round Cairn • 18.65km N

8
Bryn Rhudd

Cairn(s) • 18.69km SSE

1
Lan Fraith

Round Barrow(s) • 18.72km E

8 1
Pen Pumlumon-Arwystli Cairns

Cairn(s) • 18.75km NE

61 2 4
Pen y Foel Goch

Cairn(s) • 18.84km N

20 1
Blaen Clawdd Du, Cwmdeuddwr

Round Cairn • 19km ENE

5 1
Lluest Aber Caethon, Cwmdeuddwr

Round Barrow(s) • 19.07km E

8 1
Banc Lluest Newydd (Pumlumon)

Cairn(s) • 19.12km NE

12 1 2
Carn y Groes

Round Cairn • 19.42km ENE

8 1 1
Fan (Nantcwnlle)

Round Cairn • 19.57km SW

7 1 1 1
Esgair Crawnllwyn, Cwmdeuddwr

Round Barrow(s) • 19.66km E

6 1 1
Carn Hyddgen (Pumlumon)

Cairn(s) • 19.76km NNE

26 1 3
Esgair Clochfan

Round Cairn • 19.9km ENE

4 1