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The splendid vista looking south-west...

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Looking approx south from the south-western cairn towards (yet another) Carn Wen, this ‘un of the Cynwyl Gaeo variety.

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Looking up the ridge across the south-western to north-eastern cairn...

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Prominent quartzite block upon the south-western cairn. The great Carn Fawr can just be discerned to the left of the treeline, top right...

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North-eastern cairn.

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The deceptively substantial north-eastern (main) cairn

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Rarely have I experienced such a prehistoric upland vibe with so little height gain...

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Pen y Corn

Cairn(s)

GLADMAN Dec 4, 2021

The wild Cambrian Mountain uplands between Llandovery and Tregaron may appear windswept and deserted nowadays, the occasional hamlet or farmstead notwithstanding. However prospective visitors donning boots and venturing forth upon overgrown – or simply non-existent – paths will encounter tangible reminders of significant occupation back in the day: the great burial cairns of Bronze Age VIPs foremost. So, times may have changed... but fair to say it can still be a tad windy.

Pen y Corn, the southwestern spur of Bryn Brawd, possesses a pair of such monuments overlooking Cwm Twrch. OK, not as obvious as the massive example visible upon Craig Twrch, perhaps... but nonetheless a great place to sit, chill and watch the soaring Red Kites for a while.

Coflein gives a little sparse detail, thus:

SN6946051520 – “A Bronze Age cairn on a ridge... The cairn measures 12 metres in diameter and up to 0.75 metres high.”

SN6934251349 (to the southwest) – “A Bronze Age cairn, on a local summit, measuring 9 metres in diameter and up to 0.55 metres high.”

[R.P. Sambrook, Trysor, 22 March 2012]

Sites within 20km of Pen y Corn

Graig-wen (Llanddewi Brefi)

Cairn(s) • 0.98km WSW

4

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1
Garn, Banciau Duon

Round Cairn • 1.46km NNW

9

1
Cnwch Mawr (Llanddewi Brefi)

Round Cairn • 2.44km NW

8

1

1
Carn Fawr (Cynwyl Gaeo)

Round Cairn • 2.85km WSW

10

1

1
Carreg Samson

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3km WNW

1
Crug

Round Cairn • 3.05km W

10

1

1
Crug Siarls

Stone Circle • 3.25km SSE

8

1

1
Bryn Mawr

Cairn(s) • 3.31km WSW

7

1
Pen y Garfan

Round Barrow(s) • 3.5km E

7

1

1
Bryn Rhudd

Cairn(s) • 3.79km NNW

1
Craig Twrch (Cynwyl Gaeo)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.88km SW

8

1

1
Bryn Gwyddel

Round Barrow(s) • 4.01km ENE

6

1

1
Banc Ty-hen

Cist • 4.06km SW

8

1
Bryn Rhudd

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.46km NNW

20

1

1
Carn Penrhiwllwydog

Cairn(s) • 4.63km ENE

8
Carn Wen (Cynwyl Gaeo)

Round Cairn • 4.65km S

9

1

1
Banc-y-Gwyngoed

Round Cairn • 4.68km NW

8

1

1
Cefn Gwernffrwd

Cairn(s) • 4.77km E

1

1
Cefn Gwenffrwd

Round Barrow(s) • 4.77km E

4

1
Cefn Gwernffrwd Complex

Stone Circle • 4.77km E

11

2
Cefn Gwernffrwd

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.77km E

3

2
Garn Felen (Llanddewi Brefi)

Cairn(s) • 5.47km N
Esgair Fraith (Cynwyl Gaeo)

Cairn(s) • 5.65km SW

9

1

1
Garn Fawr (Tregaron)

Cairn(s) • 5.79km N

8

1

1
Carreg y Bwci

Round Barrow(s) • 6.05km SW

15

1

1

7
Bryn y Gorlan

Stone Circle • 6.33km ENE

17

1

1
Cnwch Eithinog

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.38km E

8

1
Cnwch Eithinog

Cairn(s) • 6.51km E

10
Crugiau Merched

Cairn(s) • 6.61km SE

20

2
Pen Banc

Cairn(s) • 6.93km WSW
Cefn Gwenffrwd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.41km ESE

2

1
Maen Bach

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.41km SE

3

1
Blaen Nant-y-rhiw Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.51km ENE

3

1
Blaen Nant-y-rhiw

Round Cairn • 7.53km ENE

5

1

1
Carn Saith-Wraig

Cairn(s) • 7.83km ENE

20

1

1

2
Poppy Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.87km E

2

1

1
Maen Hir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.92km ESE

2

1
Caer Maurice

Hillfort • 8.03km WSW

10

1

1
Pen-y-Gurnos

Round Barrow(s) • 8.19km E

8

2
Bryn Goleu

Round Cairn • 8.31km WSW

4

2
Banc Maes-yr-haidd

Cairn(s) • 8.63km SSE

8

1

1
Castell Tregaron. Sunnyhill wood camp

Hillfort • 8.69km NNW

11

2
Hirfaen Gwyddog

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.7km SW

11

1

4
Nant-y-Ffrwd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.9km NE

2

2
Groes Fawr

Cist • 8.94km NNE

5

1
Ffynnon-Wen (Llangybi)

Sacred Well • 8.99km W

1
Castell Rhyfel

Hillfort • 9.13km NNE

12

1
Moelau

Round Cairn • 9.18km NNE

6

1

1
Blaen Camddwr

Round Cairn • 9.31km NE

4

1
Esgair Perfedd

Round Cairn • 9.41km NE

5

1

1
Bryn Cosyn

Cairn(s) • 9.41km NNE

3

1
Gelli

Burial Chamber • 9.52km ESE

7

1
Nant-y-Maen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.54km NE

5

2
Ty Newydd Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.73km E

3

1
Ty Newydd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.81km E

3

1
Y Garn (Garn Gron)

Round Cairn • 9.88km NNE

10

1
Cefn Cerrig

Cairn(s) • 9.92km NE

14
Garn Gron

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.54km NNE

15

2
Carreg Pumsaint

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.52km S

1

4
Dolaucothi Gold Mines

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 11.63km S

2

2
Cerrig Cewri

Round Cairn • 11.76km E

8

1
Bryngwyn Bach

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.78km NNE

19

1
Carn Fflur

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.98km NNE

23

1
Carn Twrch

Round Cairn • 12.03km E

6

1
Carn Wen (Llanfair-ar-y-bryn)

Cairn(s) • 12.07km E

1

1
Esgair Gerwyn

Cairn(s) • 12.24km ENE

2

1

1
Castell Flemish

Hillfort • 12.34km NW

10

3
Bryn-Poeth-Uchaf North

Ring Cairn • 12.66km E

15

2
Bryn-y-Crofftau

Ring Cairn • 12.82km NNE

10

1

1
Nant Gwyn (Llanfair-ar-y-Bryn)

Round Cairn • 12.98km ESE

6

1

1
Carreg Garn Fawr

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13km ESE

16

1

1
Cerrig Cynant

Stone Circle • 13.02km E

20

1

3
Bryn Poeth Uchaf South

Ring Cairn • 13.06km ESE

18

1

2
Esgair Garn, Llanddewi Abergwesyn

Round Cairn • 13.68km E

8

1
Carn Blaen Glasffrwd

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.83km NNE

16
Berrisbrook

Standing Stones • 14.07km SSE

2

1
Pen-y-Bwlch (West)

Round Cairn • 14.68km NE

12

1
Penmaen-Gwyn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.72km NNE

3

2
Fan (Nantcwnlle)

Round Cairn • 14.8km W

7

1

1

1
Pen-y-Bwlch (Ystrad Fflur)

Cairn(s) • 14.89km NE

6

1

1
Esgair Irfon

Cist • 15.44km ENE

10

1
Pen-y-Bannau

Hillfort • 16.06km NNE

24

1
Drum Nant y Gorlan

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.09km ENE

1
Nant Cwm Dwfn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.41km E

1

1
Mynydd Pen-y-Fal (Sugar Loaf)

Hillfort • 16.47km E

10

1

1
Carreg Wen Fawr (Llanwrthwl)

Standing Stones • 16.68km NE

1
Pen-Y-Ddinas

Hillfort • 17.08km SSW

1

1
Craig Ysradmeurig

Round Barrow(s) • 17.15km N

7

1
Cefn Pal Hillfort, Cynghordy

Hillfort • 17.22km ESE

8

1

1
Pen-y-Ffrwyd Llwyd Camp

Hillfort • 17.3km N

13

1
Trichrug

Sacred Hill • 17.31km W

7

1

3
Tan-yr-Esgair, Mynydd Bach (South)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.42km NW

5

1

1
Ffynnon Drewi (Mynydd Bach)

Round Cairn • 17.57km NW

1

1
Banc Blaenegnant

Round Cairn • 17.58km NNE

2

1
Garn Wen, Mynydd Bach (North)

Cairn(s) • 17.79km NW

11

1

1
Garn Dwad

Cairn(s) • 17.94km E

12

1

1
Banc Paderau

Round Cairn • 18.07km ENE

6

1

1
Drygarn Fawr

Cairn(s) • 18.09km ENE

20

2
Crug-y-Bwdran

Round Cairn • 18.23km SW

5

1

1
Bwlch Graig-Fawr, Teifi Pools

Cist • 18.31km NNE

10

1
Pen-y-gaer

Hillfort • 18.84km WSW

7

1
Banc-y-Geufron

Kerbed Cairn • 18.91km N

6

2
Pen y Garn-goch

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.99km E

9

1

1
Llethr Brith

Round Cairn • 19.06km NNE

9

1
Cae’r Maen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.4km E

2

1
Carreg Samson (Llethr)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.41km N

3
Pen Maen Wern

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.86km ENE

9

2
Crugiau Edryd, Mynydd Llanybyther

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.95km SW

7

1

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