Plas-y-gors (Round Cairn) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Plas-y-gors (Round Cairn) by GLADMAN

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Image of Plas-y-gors (Round Cairn) by GLADMAN

OK, not the largest of upland cairns... but decent enough, to be fair.

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Image of Plas-y-gors (Round Cairn) by GLADMAN

Complete with authentic South Walian rain splodges.

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Image of Plas-y-gors (Round Cairn) by GLADMAN

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Mar 12, 2022

Image of Plas-y-gors (Round Cairn) by GLADMAN

Located about half a mile (or so) north (or so) of the excellent Gelli-nedd hillfort...

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

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The Bronze Age cairn near Plas-y-gors, Fforest Fawr, Powys

GLADMAN Mar 19, 2022

Sites within 20km of Plas-y-gors

Gelli-Nedd

Hillfort • 0.7km SE

10

1

2
Carnau Gwynion

Cairn(s) • 0.71km E

5

1

1

1
Blaen-Nedd Isaf

Cairn(s) • 0.86km W
Ysgubor-Wen

Cairn(s) • 0.95km ESE

7

1

1

1
Maen Madoc

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.06km N

14

7
Cwm Nant

Cairn(s) • 1.71km E

1
Carn-Yr-Arian

Round Barrow(s) • 3.17km ESE

7

6
Maen Gweddiau

Natural Rock Feature • 3.38km WSW

1
Fan Llia

Round Cairn • 4.01km NNE

34

3
Fan Nedd (Northern summit)

Round Cairn • 4.21km NNW

34

2
Fan Nedd (north east)

Round Cairn • 4.21km N

11

2
Llech Lia

Enclosure • 4.3km N

12

1
Rhyd Uchaf

Cairn(s) • 4.36km N

13

3
Maen Llia

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.51km N

95

7

22

1
Pwll Byfre

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.73km W

11
Blaen-Hepste hengiform earthwork

Henge • 5.05km E
Fan Gyhirych

Round Cairn • 5.69km WNW

33

2
Cefn Esgair Carnau

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.03km E

21

2
Nant Mawr, Fforest Fawr

Cairn(s) • 6.29km NE

32

1
Craig-y-Ddinas (Pontneddfechan)

Promontory Fort • 6.6km SSE

5

4
Cadair Fawr

Cairn(s) • 6.62km E

12

3

1
Cadair Fawr (South)

Cairn(s) • 6.79km E

8

1
Cefn-yr-Henriw recumbent stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.81km NE

7

2
Nant Maden

Kerbed Cairn • 6.85km ESE

6

2
Craig y Rhiwarth

Hillfort • 7.03km W

1
Twyn Garreg-Wen

Cairn(s) • 7.19km ENE

11

1
Twyn-y-glog

Cairn(s) • 7.46km ESE

3
Twyn Bryn Glas

Cairn(s) • 7.54km E

7

2
Cefn Sychbant

Ring Cairn • 7.73km E

28

3
Pen y Waun Dwr Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.86km NNW

5

1
Bone Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 7.89km W

1
Cefn Sychbant

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.89km E

50

4
Waun Leuci summit

Round Barrow(s) • 8.03km WNW

18

2
Pen y Waun Dwr

Round Cairn • 8.04km NNW

4
Mynydd-y-glog

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.14km ESE

29

2
Saith Maen

Stone Row / Alignment • 8.26km W

26

1

5
Cribarth

Cairn(s) • 8.43km WSW

33

3
Nant-y-Llyn, Y Mynydd Du

Round Cairn • 8.61km WNW

20

1
Pwll-yr-Wydden Fach

Round Cairn • 8.62km W

10

1
Cefn Crew and Cwm Crew

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.63km ENE

9

1
Cerrig Duon and The Maen Mawr

Stone Circle • 8.68km WNW

49

11
Nant Melyn

Cairn(s) • 8.8km ESE

2
Waun Leuci cairn

Round Cairn • 9.11km WNW

2

3
Craig Cerrig-gleisiad

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.12km NNE

9

1
Waun Leuci

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.18km WNW

24

6
Pant Sychbant

Round Cairn • 9.31km E

7
Afon Tawe

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.34km WNW

3

1
Waun Leuci stone setting

Stone Setting • 9.36km WNW

12

4
Tawe valley Triangle

Stone Setting • 9.37km WNW

12
Blaen Glyn

Cairn(s) • 9.51km NE

23

1
Waunewydd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.62km NW

1
Fan Frynych

Round Cairn • 9.72km NNE

31

2
Moel Feity

Round Cairn • 10.42km WNW

12
Fedw

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.47km E

7

1
Garn Goch

Cairn(s) • 10.59km WSW

1

3
Coedcae’r Gwarthog Summit cairns

Cairn(s) • 11.09km E

17

2
Finger Post

Cairn(s) • 11.12km ESE

1
Llyn Fawr

11.25km SSE

11

3

3
Garn Ddu

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.32km E

18

1
Corn Du

Cairn(s) • 11.32km NE

34

5
Hirwaun Common

Cairn(s) • 11.46km SE

17

2
Tyle Bychan

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.47km N

4

2
Cefn Cil-Sanws

Ring Cairn • 11.49km E

16

2
Craig y Llyn (Neath)

Cairn(s) • 11.53km S

15

2
Y Gaer (Defynnog)

Enclosure • 11.65km N

1

1
Cilsanws Mountain

Cairn(s) • 11.69km E

16

2
Twr y Fan Foel

Round Cairn • 11.72km WNW

41

3
Daudreath Illtyd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.82km NNE

4

4
Pen y Fan

Cairn(s) • 11.84km NE

51

9

1
Lower Neuadd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.97km ENE

8

4
Mynydd Cefngyngon

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.99km SE

9
Upper Neuadd cairns

Cairn(s) • 12.08km ENE

21

1
Fan Foel

Cairn(s) • 12.14km WNW

34

5
Carn-Ddu

Cairn(s) • 12.16km E

16

1

2
Cwm Moel

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.41km E

13

1
Rhyd-wen Fach stone setting

Stone Circle • 12.56km WNW

3

2
Cribyn

Cairn(s) • 12.59km ENE

15

1
Llwyncelyn-Fawr

Hillfort • 12.6km NE

1

1
Picws Du, Y Mynydd Du

Round Cairn • 12.6km W

29

1

3
Rhondda Fach

Cairn(s) • 12.71km SE

6
Cwm Fforch-wen

Cairn(s) • 12.74km WSW

8

1
Cefn y Llethr Hir

Round Cairn • 12.79km SE

9
Garreg Lwyd

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.79km SSE

12

2
Llwyn Bedw Settlement, Pen Milan

Hillfort • 12.87km NE

1

1
Carn Cornel

Cairn(s) • 12.9km SW

10

1
Llorfa menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.9km WSW

6

1
Llorfa

Stone Circle • 12.94km WSW

18

1

1
Llorfa

Cairn(s) • 13.02km WSW

18

1
Bedd Gwyl Illtyd

Ring Cairn • 13.09km NNE

6

3
Tor Glas

Round Cairn • 13.09km ENE

5

1
Defynnog Church

Christianised Site • 13.29km N

1
Mynydd Illtyd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.36km NNE

3

4
Garn Las (Llywel)

Cairn(s) • 13.36km WNW

12

3
Fan y Big

13.47km ENE

11

2

1
Gelli-benuchel

Cairn(s) • 13.55km SW

8

1
Blaenau Uchaf

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.58km WNW

9

3
Morlais Castle Hillfort

Hillfort • 13.61km E

4

2
Pontsticill ring cairn

Ring Cairn • 13.96km E

9

1
Pont Lluest-wen

Round Cairn • 13.97km SE

6
Mynydd Aberdare

Cairn(s) • 14.13km ESE

13

3
Dorwen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.22km WSW

3

2
Foel Darw, Y Mynydd Du

Round Cairn • 14.31km WNW

6

1
Bannau Sir Gaer

Stone Circle • 14.48km WNW

22

1

3
Bryn Llydan

Cairn(s) • 14.49km SSW

1
Mynydd Tynewydd

Cairn(s) • 14.61km SSE

8

1
Nant Tarw

Stone Circle • 14.71km WNW

58

4

5
Carn Fadog and Nant-y-Llyn

Cairn(s) • 14.87km W

1

1
Carnau’r Garreg Las

Cairn(s) • 14.91km W

36

3
Twyn Blaenant

Ring Cairn • 15.01km ESE

6

2
Abercriban

Cairn(s) • 15.2km E

12

2
Twyn-y-Gaer (Mynydd Illtyd)

Hillfort • 15.34km NNE

10

2
Plas-y-Gaer, Allt Ddu

Hillfort • 15.35km NE

2

1
Tyle Mawr

Cairn(s) • 15.36km NW

9

2
Gwersyll

Hillfort • 15.36km ESE

7

1
Carn-y-Gigfran

Round Cairn • 15.49km W

12

2
Penybegwyn

Round Cairn • 15.56km SW

4

1
Garn Las (Troed y Rhiw)

Round Cairn • 15.63km ESE

8

1
Carn-y-Wiwer (Glyncorrwg)

Round Cairn • 15.68km S

5
Rhos Gwawr

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.73km SE

13
Gwern Wyddog

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.95km WNW

6

1

2
Graig y Gilfach

Enclosure • 16.04km ESE

1

1
Carn Pica

Cairn(s) • 16.22km ENE

13

2

2
Twynau Gwynion

Cairn(s) • 16.24km E

12

1
Varlen Cairn, Traianmawr

Cairn(s) • 16.39km NW

1
Carn Caca defended settlement

Enclosure • 16.51km SSW

1
Carn Castellymeibion

Ring Cairn • 16.6km ESE
Carn Caca

Cairn(s) • 16.78km SW

12

1
Twyn-y-Gaer (Trallong)

Enclosure • 16.83km NNE

2
Pant Madog

Round Cairn • 16.84km NW

8

3
Mynydd Blaengwynfi

Cairn(s) • 16.87km S

8

1
Pant-y-Turnor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.93km W

7

2
Cwm Henwen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.94km NW

7

3
Cwm Henwen Cairn

Cairn(s) • 16.97km NW

10

2
Cylchau

Cairn(s) • 16.98km W

10

1
Waen Glyn-nyd

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.03km SW

1
Cefn yr Ystrad

Cairn(s) • 17.22km E

24

5
Garn Felen

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.29km E

4

2
Pebyll

Ring Cairn • 17.41km S

6

1
Odyn-fach

Stone Circle • 17.55km E
Pant Meddygon

Standing Stones • 17.62km WNW

8

3
Pen-y-Dderi

Round Cairn • 17.67km WSW

1
Coed Fenni-fach

Hillfort • 17.73km NE

1

2
Garreg Lwyd

Round Cairn • 17.76km W

28

1

2
Mynydd Allt-y-grug

Round Cairn • 17.8km WSW

2
Blaen Clydach Fach

Cairn(s) • 17.89km NW

1
Nant Tarthwynni

Hillfort • 18.15km ENE

12

2
Ffos-y-frân

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.17km E

1

1
Y Pigwn

Stone Circle • 18.28km NW

28

6

1
Battle

Standing Stones • 18.29km NNE

4

2
Brynmelyn Quarry

Round Cairn • 18.3km WSW

4

1
Twyn Ceiliog

Cairn(s) • 18.35km E

10

1

2
Y Pigwn Cairns

Cairn(s) • 18.46km NW

11

3
Capel-y-Gwrhyd

Ring Cairn • 18.46km WSW

3
Tomen-y-Rhos

Round Cairn • 18.54km WNW

10

2
Pen Caenewydd, Mynydd Myddfai

Cairn(s) • 18.61km WNW

16

1
Tarren Maerdy

Cairn(s) • 18.68km SE

14

2
Fennifach

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.94km NNE

3
Crug yr Afan

Cairn(s) • 19.21km SSE

23

2
Carn Pen Rhiw-ddu

Round Cairn • 19.21km W

13

2
Cwm Garw

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.22km W

1

1
Cefn Gwrhyd

Cairn(s) • 19.27km WSW

6

1
Merthyr Common

Cairn(s) • 19.28km E

10

2
Pen y Crug

Hillfort • 19.28km NE

26

4
Mynydd yr Eglwys

Cairn(s) • 19.5km SE

3

1
Maindy Camp

Hillfort • 19.58km SSE

19

3
Slwch Tump

Hillfort • 19.6km NE

12

3
Maindy Cairn

Cairn(s) • 19.6km SSE

3

3
Carn-y-Pigwn

Round Cairn • 19.73km SE

5

1
Crach-lwyn

Ring Cairn • 19.79km WSW

2

1
Mynydd Cilfach-yr-Encil

Cairn(s) • 19.79km E

10

1
Pen Craig Abercwmboi

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.81km ESE

10

1
Cefn-y-Rhondda

Cairn(s) • 19.9km SE

11

1