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Image of Pen y Corn (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

The splendid vista looking south-west...

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
Image of Pen y Corn (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

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

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
Image of Pen y Corn (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

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

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
Image of Pen y Corn (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

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

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
Image of Pen y Corn (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

The deceptively substantial north-eastern (main) cairn

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

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

Miscellaneous

Pen y Corn
Cairn(s)

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]

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