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Pen y Fan, Corn Du and Cribyn are centre skyline – the trio possess their own monuments.

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Twynau Gwynion (SO07681227)

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Twynau Gwynion (SO07681227)

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Twynau Gwynion (SO07681227)

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Drifting snow at Twynau Gwynion (SO07681227)

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Twynau Gwynion (SO07681227)

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The traveller losing it somewhat in the grandeur of the winter’s landscape. A linear view of the Brecon Beacons, with the Waun-y-Gwair cairn visible extreme centre-right (SO07621198). Y Mynydd Du (not living up to its name) can be seen extreme centre-left.

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Looking from Waun-y-Gwair (SO07621198) toward distant Cefn yr Ystrad. The ‘summit’ cairn of Twynau Gwynion (SO07681227) can (just) be seen left background.

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Waun-y-Gwair...... my trekking pole gives some scale, a muppet shelter occupying the site of what seemed to me to be a pretty obvious cairn – CPAT and the OS agree.

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Towards the massive cairns upon distant Cefn yr Ystrad (far horizon) from SO07621198

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Looking towards the heart of the Brecon Beacons from the cairn upon Waun-y-Gwair (SO07621198) to the south...

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Freezing winter’s day upon Waun-y-Gwair (Twynau Gwynion) SO07621198, looking to the heart of The Brecon Beacons

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Sites within 20km of Twynau Gwynion

Abercriban

Cairn(s) • 1.09km WSW

12

2
Odyn-fach

Stone Circle • 1.32km E
Cefn yr Ystrad

Cairn(s) • 1.76km NE

24

5
Garn Felen

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.01km NE

4

2
Twyn Ceiliog

Cairn(s) • 2.37km ENE

10

1

2
Pontsticill ring cairn

Ring Cairn • 2.45km WSW

9

1
Carn-Ddu

Cairn(s) • 4.1km W

16

1

2
Cwm Moel

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.14km WSW

13

1
Morlais Castle Hillfort

Hillfort • 4.44km SW

4

2
Garn Ddu

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.07km WSW

18

1
Garn Fawr (Llangynidr)

Cairn(s) • 5.43km ENE

16

2
Cefn Cil-Sanws

Ring Cairn • 5.44km WSW

16

2
Coedcae’r Gwarthog Summit cairns

Cairn(s) • 5.47km WSW

17

2
Cilsanws Mountain

Cairn(s) • 5.6km WSW

16

2
Fedw

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.97km WSW

7

1
Twyn Bryn March

Cairn(s) • 6.03km ENE

1
Nant-y-Wern

Stone Row / Alignment • 6.1km NE

1
Ffos-y-frân

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.75km S

1

1
Garn Caws

Round Cairn • 6.93km NE

14

3
Lower Neuadd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.21km WNW

8

4
Nant Tarthwynni

Hillfort • 7.37km N

12

2
Pant Llwyd

Cairn(s) • 7.57km NE

14

3
Fochriw

Cairn(s) • 7.69km SE

10

1

3
Carreg Wen Fawr Y Rugos

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.73km NE

14

4
Carn Pica

Cairn(s) • 7.86km NNW

13

2

2
Merthyr Common

Cairn(s) • 8.02km SSE

10

2
Upper Neuadd cairns

Cairn(s) • 8.41km WNW

21

1
Pant Sychbant

Round Cairn • 8.46km WSW

7
Finger Post

Cairn(s) • 8.71km WSW

1
Mynydd Cilfach-yr-Encil

Cairn(s) • 8.86km SSE

10

1
Carn y Bugail

Cairn(s) • 8.9km SE

11

2
Mynydd Aberdare

Cairn(s) • 8.99km SW

13

3
Tor Glas

Round Cairn • 9.1km NW

5

1
Gelligaer Common Ring Cairn 2

9.14km SE

1
Twyn Bryn Glas

Cairn(s) • 9.17km WSW

7

2
Fan y Big

9.18km NW

11

2

1
Cefn Sychbant

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.19km WSW

50

4
Gelligaer Common Cairns

9.21km SSE

5

1
Gelligaer Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.24km SE

10

5

1
Twyn Yr Hyddod

Ring Cairn • 9.25km ESE

1
Twyn Blaenant

Ring Cairn • 9.4km SW

6

2
Cefn Sychbant

Ring Cairn • 9.43km WSW

28

3
Gelligaer Common Ring Cairn 1

9.52km SE

2
Gwersyll

Hillfort • 9.62km SSW

7

1
Cefn Crew and Cwm Crew

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.62km W

9

1
Garn Las (Troed y Rhiw)

Round Cairn • 9.68km SSW

8

1
Cwalca Cairnfield

Cairn(s) • 9.77km ENE

7

3
Cadair Fawr (South)

Cairn(s) • 9.86km WSW

8

1
Tump Wood Camp

Hillfort • 9.9km NNE

14

1
Cadair Fawr

Cairn(s) • 9.92km WSW

12

3

1
Carreg Waun Llech

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10km ENE

11

3
Carn Castellymeibion

Ring Cairn • 10.03km SSW
Graig y Gilfach

Enclosure • 10.06km SSW

1

1
Cefn Esgair Carnau

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.22km W

21

2
Twyn Garreg-Wen

Cairn(s) • 10.24km W

11

1
Y Domen Fawr

Cairn(s) • 10.25km E

7

2
Cefn y Brithdir

Cairn(s) • 10.41km ESE

12

1
Nant Melyn

Cairn(s) • 10.44km WSW

2
Cribyn

Cairn(s) • 10.49km WNW

15

1
Nant Maden

Kerbed Cairn • 10.69km WSW

6

2
Mynydd-y-glog

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.73km WSW

29

2
Mynydd Carn-y-cefn

Cairn(s) • 11.16km E

9

2
Mynydd Llangatwg

Cairn(s) • 11.29km ENE

5

1

1
Llangynidr Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.32km NE

7

2
Pen y Fan

Cairn(s) • 11.33km WNW

51

9

1
Blaen-Hepste hengiform earthwork

Henge • 11.33km W
Corn Du

Cairn(s) • 11.38km WNW

34

5
Cefn Man Moel

Dyke • 11.43km ESE

1
Twyn-y-glog

Cairn(s) • 11.72km WSW

3
Gilestone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.97km NNE

3
Bwlch Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.07km NE

8

2
Cefn-yr-Henriw recumbent stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.13km W

7

2
Mynydd Pen-cyrn

Cairn(s) • 12.17km ENE

10

5
Eglwys Faen

Cairn(s) • 12.18km ENE

6

3
Coed Pentwyn

Hillfort • 12.3km ENE

1
Mynydd y Capel stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.32km SSE

4

1
Mynydd y Capel cairns

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.37km SSE

10

1
Twr Pen-cyrn Circle

Ring Cairn • 12.76km ENE

4

2
Twr Pen-cyrn cairns

Cairn(s) • 12.78km ENE

23

5
The Fish Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.98km NE

9

2

6
Plas-y-Gaer, Allt Ddu

Hillfort • 13.09km NW

2

1
Allt yr Esgair

Hillfort • 13.13km NNE

18

1
Ogof Darren Cilau cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 13.14km ENE

1
Bwlch Cairn

Cairn(s) • 13.16km NE

13

1

3
Tir Lan

Cairn(s) • 13.27km SSE

1
Tir-Cook

Cairn(s) • 13.35km SSE

1
Penffawyddog

Enclosure • 13.35km ENE

1
Twyn Bryn Bychan

Cairn(s) • 13.41km S

7

1
Waun Cryn

Cairn(s) • 13.47km ENE

1
Ffynnon Las I

Cairn(s) • 13.72km NE

2

1
Carn-Yr-Arian

Round Barrow(s) • 13.73km WSW

7

6
Pen-yr-Heol Las

Cairn(s) • 13.89km NE

12

1
Rhos Gwawr

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.96km SW

13
The Tretower Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.08km NE

9

2
Llwyn Bedw Settlement, Pen Milan

Hillfort • 14.09km WNW

1

1
Blaen Glyn

Cairn(s) • 14.17km WNW

23

1
Ty Illtyd

Chambered Tomb • 14.17km N

9

8

1
Penrhiw Fer

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.24km SSW

4
Nant Mawr, Fforest Fawr

Cairn(s) • 14.36km W

32

1
Cefn Moel

Cairn(s) • 14.49km NE

3

1
Garn Goch (Llangatwg)

Long Barrow • 14.52km ENE

13

5
Llanhamlach

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.56km N

2

3
Cwm Nant

Cairn(s) • 14.62km W

1
Pen Craig Abercwmboi

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.69km SSW

10

1
Penrhiw Cradoc

Round Cairn • 14.7km S

5
Maes Clythan Wood Cairn

Round Cairn • 14.78km NE

3

1
Mynydd Cefngyngon

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.85km SW

9
Llwyncelyn-Fawr

Hillfort • 14.9km WNW

1

1
Perthgelyn

Cairn(s) • 14.95km S
Craig Cerrig-gleisiad

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.98km WNW

9

1
Crug-y-Gaer

Hillfort • 15.07km ENE
Gwernvale

Chambered Tomb • 15.1km ENE

29

1

9

1
Blaen-y-Cwm Uchaf

Cairn(s) • 15.15km NE

3

1
Cefn y Llethr Hir

Round Cairn • 15.19km SW

9
Coed y Gaer

Hillfort • 15.27km NE

9

2

1
Fan Llia

Round Cairn • 15.28km W

34

3
Cwm Shelkin

Cairn(s) • 15.45km NNE

8

1
Ysgubor-Wen

Cairn(s) • 15.48km W

7

1

1

1
Carnau Gwynion

Cairn(s) • 15.55km W

5

1

1

1
Pen Tir

Round Cairn • 15.62km NE

5

1
Maen Cattwg

Cup Marked Stone • 15.68km SE

3

2
Standard Street

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.72km ENE

7

2
Fan Frynych

Round Cairn • 15.74km WNW

31

2
Pont Lluest-wen

Round Cairn • 15.87km SW

6
Gelli-Nedd

Hillfort • 15.98km W

10

1

2
Carreg Maen Taro

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.99km E

9

5
Hirwaun Common

Cairn(s) • 16.04km SW

17

2
Maen Madoc

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.19km W

14

7
Carn-y-Pigwn

Round Cairn • 16.2km SSW

5

1
The Growing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.21km ENE

16

1

7
Plas-y-gors

Round Cairn • 16.24km W

5

1
Slwch Tump

Hillfort • 16.24km NNW

12

3
Darren (Crickhowell)

Ring Cairn • 16.26km NE

6

1
Llangenny Camp

Enclosure • 16.35km ENE

7

2
Rhyd Uchaf

Cairn(s) • 16.42km W

13

3
Rhondda Fach

Cairn(s) • 16.42km SW

6
Mynydd Llangorse

Cairn(s) • 16.43km NNE

8

1
Pen Gloch-y-pibwr

Cairn(s) • 16.58km NE

12

1
Blaneau-draw

Round Cairn • 16.63km NE

10

1
Craig-y-Ddinas (Pontneddfechan)

Promontory Fort • 16.67km WSW

5

4
Maen Llia

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.68km W

96

7

22

1
Llech Lia

Enclosure • 16.7km W

12

1
Twyn-Llechfaen

Enclosure • 16.83km N

1

1
Bedd y Gwr Hir

Cairn(s) • 16.89km ENE

2
Crug Hywel Camp

Hillfort • 17.09km ENE

41

3
Blaen-Nedd Isaf

Cairn(s) • 17.09km W
Fan Nedd (north east)

Round Cairn • 17.12km W

11

2
Llangenny

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.18km ENE

4

4
Coed Ynys Faen

Standing Stones • 17.21km ENE

7

3
Pen Cerrig-Calch

Cairn(s) • 17.25km NE

34

1
Daudreath Illtyd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.41km WNW

4

4
Bedd Gwyl Illtyd

Ring Cairn • 17.44km WNW

6

3
Caeau Enclosure, Cockit Hill

Hillfort • 17.45km NNE

3

1
Mynydd Illtyd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.49km WNW

3

4
Fan Nedd (Northern summit)

Round Cairn • 17.53km W

34

2
Mynydd Llangorse promontory fort

Promontory Fort • 17.55km NNE

20

2
Pen Allt-Mawr

Cairn(s) • 17.68km NE

29

1
Mynydd Troed cairn

Cairn(s) • 17.9km NE

14

2
Mynydd Tynewydd

Cairn(s) • 17.91km SW

8

1
Tarren Maerdy

Cairn(s) • 17.97km SSW

14

2
Cefn-y-Rhondda

Cairn(s) • 18.01km SSW

11

1
Twyn-y-Gaer (Mynydd Illtyd)

Hillfort • 18.02km NW

10

2
Mynydd Troed

Chambered Cairn • 18.17km NNE

15

4
Llyn Fawr

18.23km WSW

11

3

3
Coed Fenni-fach

Hillfort • 18.27km NW

1

2
Garreg Lwyd

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.52km SW

12

2
Mynydd yr Eglwys

Cairn(s) • 18.55km SSW

3

1
Pen y Crug

Hillfort • 18.63km NW

26

4
Carn-y-Wiwer (Ynyshir)

Cairn(s) • 18.78km S

6

1
Pen Twyn Glas, Black Mountains

19.08km NE

6

2
Maen Gweddiau

Natural Rock Feature • 19.14km W

1
Drostre Bank

Hillfort • 19.17km N
Craig y Llyn (Neath)

Cairn(s) • 19.23km WSW

15

2
Carn Blorenge

Round Cairn • 19.25km E

33

3
Mynydd Pen-y-Fal

Cairn(s) • 19.32km ENE

37

3
Tyle Bychan

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.34km WNW

4

2
Fennifach

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.35km NW

3
Carn-y-Defaid

Cairn(s) • 19.5km E

25

4
Battle

Standing Stones • 19.62km NW

4

2
Cefn Gwyngul

Round Cairn • 19.73km S

3
Ty Isaf

Chambered Cairn • 19.73km NNE

7

1

3

1