Bryn Mawr (Cairn(s)) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Bryn Mawr (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

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GLADMAN Jul 23, 2022

Image of Bryn Mawr (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

Looking toward Carn Wen, Mynydd Mallaen and much else. Funny how ‘full’ the supposedly ‘empty’ Mid Wales was back in the day?

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Jul 23, 2022

Image of Bryn Mawr (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

Looking across the shattered summit cairn... a large rectangular enclosure has been fashioned out of the fabric.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Jul 23, 2022

Image of Bryn Mawr (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

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GLADMAN Jul 23, 2022

Image of Bryn Mawr (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

The magnificent Carn Fawr can be seen to the right of the solitary central tree.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Jul 23, 2022

Image of Bryn Mawr (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

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GLADMAN Jul 23, 2022

Image of Bryn Mawr (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

Looking approx south-west from the magnificent Carn Fawr to the summit of Bryn Mawr and its (according to Coflein) shattered Bronze Age cairn. I elected to stay where I was...

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GLADMAN Oct 3, 2021

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Bryn Mawr

Cairn(s)

GLADMAN Jul 23, 2022

A more or less trashed summit cairn stands in stark contrast to the magnificent Carn Fawr just a third of a mile to the Northeast, a large rectangular drystone enclosure having obviously consumed much of the former structure. Nevertheless, Bryn Mawr is a great viewpoint, has clear prehistoric pedigree and, as part of a far-ranging funerary landscape encompassing some two miles, well worth a visit.

Coflein reckons:

“A much disturbed Bronze Age cairn. It has undoubtedly been robbed for stone to build the nearby sheep fold .... It is impossible to determine how large the cairn was originally, and now only a strip of cairn material survives, 8 metres long by 2 metres wide and up to 0.60 metres high.” [R.P. Sambrook, Trysor, 28/3/2013]

Sites within 20km of Bryn Mawr

Carn Fawr (Cynwyl Gaeo)

Round Cairn • 0.49km NE

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Craig Twrch (Cynwyl Gaeo)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 0.64km SSW

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Banc Ty-hen

Cist • 0.89km SSW

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Esgair Fraith (Cynwyl Gaeo)

Cairn(s) • 2.38km SW

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Graig-wen (Llanddewi Brefi)

Cairn(s) • 2.44km NE

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Carreg y Bwci

Round Barrow(s) • 2.8km SW

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Crug

Round Cairn • 3.2km N

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Pen y Corn

Cairn(s) • 3.31km ENE

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Carn Wen (Cynwyl Gaeo)

Round Cairn • 3.39km ESE

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Crug Siarls

Stone Circle • 3.75km E

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Pen Banc

Cairn(s) • 3.84km WSW
Carreg Samson

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.99km N

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Garn, Banciau Duon

Round Cairn • 4km NE

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Cnwch Mawr (Llanddewi Brefi)

Round Cairn • 4.2km NNE

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Caer Maurice

Hillfort • 4.73km WSW

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Bryn Goleu

Round Cairn • 5.01km SW

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Hirfaen Gwyddog

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.43km SW

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Bryn Rhudd

Cairn(s) • 5.88km NNE

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Banc-y-Gwyngoed

Round Cairn • 6.34km N

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Pen y Garfan

Round Barrow(s) • 6.5km ENE

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Bryn Rhudd

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.61km NNE

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Ffynnon-Wen (Llangybi)

Sacred Well • 6.67km W

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Cefn Gwernffrwd

Cairn(s) • 7.15km E

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Cefn Gwenffrwd

Round Barrow(s) • 7.15km E

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Cefn Gwernffrwd Complex

Stone Circle • 7.15km E

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Cefn Gwernffrwd

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.15km E

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Crugiau Merched

Cairn(s) • 7.15km ESE

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Bryn Gwyddel

Round Barrow(s) • 7.28km ENE

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Banc Maes-yr-haidd

Cairn(s) • 7.63km SE

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Garn Felen (Llanddewi Brefi)

Cairn(s) • 7.87km NNE
Carn Penrhiwllwydog

Cairn(s) • 7.88km ENE

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Maen Bach

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.09km ESE

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Garn Fawr (Tregaron)

Cairn(s) • 8.39km NNE

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Maen Hir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.67km ESE

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Cnwch Eithinog

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.02km ENE

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Cnwch Eithinog

Cairn(s) • 9.12km E

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Cefn Gwenffrwd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.32km E

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Carreg Pumsaint

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.51km SSE

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Dolaucothi Gold Mines

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 9.6km SSE

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Bryn y Gorlan

Stone Circle • 9.64km ENE

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Poppy Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.81km E

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Castell Tregaron. Sunnyhill wood camp

Hillfort • 10.48km N

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Blaen Nant-y-rhiw Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.74km ENE

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Blaen Nant-y-rhiw

Round Cairn • 10.77km ENE

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Carn Saith-Wraig

Cairn(s) • 11.02km ENE

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Pen-y-Gurnos

Round Barrow(s) • 11.17km ENE

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Gelli

Burial Chamber • 11.29km E

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Ty Newydd Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.59km E

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Ty Newydd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.68km E

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Groes Fawr

Cist • 11.68km NNE

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Castell Rhyfel

Hillfort • 11.94km NE

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Moelau

Round Cairn • 12.12km NE

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Nant-y-Ffrwd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.13km NE

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Bryn Cosyn

Cairn(s) • 12.41km NE

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Blaen Camddwr

Round Cairn • 12.41km NE

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Esgair Perfedd

Round Cairn • 12.45km NE

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Y Garn (Garn Gron)

Round Cairn • 12.63km NNE

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Nant-y-Maen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.75km NE

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Cefn Cerrig

Cairn(s) • 13.16km NE

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Berrisbrook

Standing Stones • 13.29km SE

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Castell Flemish

Hillfort • 13.31km NNW

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Fan (Nantcwnlle)

Round Cairn • 13.34km WNW

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Garn Gron

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.36km NE

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Cerrig Cewri

Round Cairn • 13.96km E

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Carn Wen (Llanfair-ar-y-bryn)

Cairn(s) • 14.02km E

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Carn Twrch

Round Cairn • 14.2km E

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Bryngwyn Bach

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.33km NNE

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Bryn-Poeth-Uchaf North

Ring Cairn • 14.43km E

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Nant Gwyn (Llanfair-ar-y-Bryn)

Round Cairn • 14.47km E

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Carreg Garn Fawr

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.5km E

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Pen-Y-Ddinas

Hillfort • 14.63km S

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Bryn Poeth Uchaf South

Ring Cairn • 14.76km E

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Cerrig Cynant

Stone Circle • 14.79km E

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Carn Fflur

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.8km NNE

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Crug-y-Bwdran

Round Cairn • 15.01km SW

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Bryn-y-Crofftau

Ring Cairn • 15.53km NNE

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Pen-y-gaer

Hillfort • 15.53km WSW

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Esgair Gerwyn

Cairn(s) • 15.55km ENE

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Trichrug

Sacred Hill • 15.78km WNW

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Esgair Garn, Llanddewi Abergwesyn

Round Cairn • 16.47km ENE

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Crugiau Edryd, Mynydd Llanybyther

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.68km SW

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Carn Blaen Glasffrwd

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.82km NE

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Penmaen-Gwyn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.44km NNE

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Pen-y-Bwlch (West)

Round Cairn • 17.68km NE

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Tan-yr-Esgair, Mynydd Bach (South)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.87km NW

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Pen-y-Bwlch (Ystrad Fflur)

Cairn(s) • 17.92km NE

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Cefn Pal Hillfort, Cynghordy

Hillfort • 18.08km ESE

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Ffynnon Drewi (Mynydd Bach)

Round Cairn • 18.08km NW

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Castell Moeddyn

Hillfort • 18.21km W

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Garn Wen, Mynydd Bach (North)

Cairn(s) • 18.29km NW

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Mynydd Pen-y-Fal (Sugar Loaf)

Hillfort • 18.31km E

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Crug y Biswal

Round Cairn • 18.48km SW

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Y Fan

Hillfort • 18.52km SSE

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Pen-y-Bannau

Hillfort • 18.58km NNE

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Esgair Irfon

Cist • 18.63km ENE

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Cwn Bran camp

Enclosure • 19.03km SSE

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Craig Ysradmeurig

Round Barrow(s) • 19.14km N

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Nant Cwm Dwfn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.22km ENE

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Llech Bron

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.23km WNW

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Pen-y-Ffrwyd Llwyd Camp

Hillfort • 19.34km N

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Drum Nant y Gorlan

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.4km ENE

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Carreg Wen Fawr (Llanwrthwl)

Standing Stones • 19.93km NE

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