Craig Twrch (Cynwyl Gaeo) (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Craig Twrch (Cynwyl Gaeo) (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by GLADMAN

Approx centre of the wondrous be-cairned ridge, looking from Caer Maurice. Esgair Fraith is to the right, with the massive Carn Fawr out of sight beyond the trees to the left..

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Dec 9, 2023

Image of Craig Twrch (Cynwyl Gaeo) (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by GLADMAN

Looking back to the summit cairn across a pair of small cairns to the south..

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Jul 23, 2022

Image of Craig Twrch (Cynwyl Gaeo) (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by GLADMAN

Pair of small cairns beside the track to the south.. the cist-bearing cairn lies just beyond within the long grass

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Jul 23, 2022

Image of Craig Twrch (Cynwyl Gaeo) (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by GLADMAN

Bryn Mawr can be seen beyond

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

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Image of Craig Twrch (Cynwyl Gaeo) (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by GLADMAN

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Image of Craig Twrch (Cynwyl Gaeo) (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by GLADMAN

The cairn sits right upon the edge of the Craig Twrch’s summit outcrops

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Jul 23, 2022

Image of Craig Twrch (Cynwyl Gaeo) (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by GLADMAN

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Jul 23, 2022

Image of Craig Twrch (Cynwyl Gaeo) (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by GLADMAN

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Articles

There are several cairns here of various shapes and sizes... keep an eye for moles though. Didn’t see them myself, but pretty tough little blighters, or so I’ve heard.

GLADMAN Aug 1, 2022

Craig Twrch (Cynwyl Gaeo)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery

GLADMAN Jul 23, 2022

As with its neighbour surmounting Bryn Mawr, the cairn crowning the summit crags of Craig Twrch has been substantially messed about with by fools with no regard for who they are... where they are from... and, presumably, where they are going. However, unlike Bryn Mawr’s poor monument, the great circular footprint can still be readily discerned here.

Furthermore, the enclosure and particularly large marker cairn created from the stone pile (arguably) do possess a kinda dodgy charm. The positioning is excellent, the monument perched upon – and encroaching upon the edge of – impressive rocky crags, this reminding the impressed visit somewhat of, say, a Dartmoor ‘tor cairn’?

The monument overlooks a number of other, smaller cairns, like Mother Hen watching over her brood. One, however, located just off the main path beyond the fence line to the south, is quite unexpectedly probably the finest – after Carn Fawr, obviously – upon the whole ridge, bearing the well preserved remains of a cist.

Sites within 20km of Craig Twrch (Cynwyl Gaeo)

Banc Ty-hen

Cist • 0.25km S

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Bryn Mawr

Cairn(s) • 0.64km NNE

7

1
Carn Fawr (Cynwyl Gaeo)

Round Cairn • 1.13km NE

10

1

1
Esgair Fraith (Cynwyl Gaeo)

Cairn(s) • 1.77km SW

9

1

1
Carreg y Bwci

Round Barrow(s) • 2.18km SW

15

1

1

7
Graig-wen (Llanddewi Brefi)

Cairn(s) • 3.05km NE

4

1

1
Carn Wen (Cynwyl Gaeo)

Round Cairn • 3.13km ESE

9

1

1
Pen Banc

Cairn(s) • 3.55km W
Crug

Round Cairn • 3.8km N

10

1

1
Crug Siarls

Stone Circle • 3.86km E

8

1

1
Pen y Corn

Cairn(s) • 3.88km NE

8

1

1
Caer Maurice

Hillfort • 4.22km WSW

10

1

1
Bryn Goleu

Round Cairn • 4.43km WSW

4

2
Carreg Samson

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.61km NNE

1
Garn, Banciau Duon

Round Cairn • 4.63km NE

9

1
Hirfaen Gwyddog

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.83km SW

11

1

4
Cnwch Mawr (Llanddewi Brefi)

Round Cairn • 4.84km NNE

8

1

1
Bryn Rhudd

Cairn(s) • 6.52km NNE

1
Ffynnon-Wen (Llangybi)

Sacred Well • 6.64km W

1
Pen y Garfan

Round Barrow(s) • 6.95km ENE

7

1

1
Banc-y-Gwyngoed

Round Cairn • 6.96km NNE

8

1

1
Crugiau Merched

Cairn(s) • 7.1km E

20

2
Bryn Rhudd

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.25km NNE

20

1

1
Banc Maes-yr-haidd

Cairn(s) • 7.27km SE

8

1

1
Cefn Gwernffrwd

Cairn(s) • 7.45km ENE

1

1
Cefn Gwenffrwd

Round Barrow(s) • 7.45km ENE

4

1
Cefn Gwernffrwd Complex

Stone Circle • 7.45km ENE

11

2
Cefn Gwernffrwd

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.45km ENE

3

2
Bryn Gwyddel

Round Barrow(s) • 7.81km ENE

6

1

1
Maen Bach

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.04km E

3

1
Carn Penrhiwllwydog

Cairn(s) • 8.39km ENE

8
Garn Felen (Llanddewi Brefi)

Cairn(s) • 8.52km NNE
Maen Hir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.62km E

2

1
Carreg Pumsaint

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.96km SSE

1

4
Garn Fawr (Tregaron)

Cairn(s) • 9.03km NNE

8

1

1
Dolaucothi Gold Mines

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 9.04km SSE

2

2
Cnwch Eithinog

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.35km ENE

8

1
Cnwch Eithinog

Cairn(s) • 9.45km ENE

10
Cefn Gwenffrwd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.49km E

2

1
Poppy Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.98km E

2

1

1
Bryn y Gorlan

Stone Circle • 10.21km ENE

17

1

1
Castell Tregaron. Sunnyhill wood camp

Hillfort • 11.09km N

11

2
Blaen Nant-y-rhiw Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.24km ENE

3

1
Blaen Nant-y-rhiw

Round Cairn • 11.28km ENE

5

1

1
Gelli

Burial Chamber • 11.41km E

7

1
Carn Saith-Wraig

Cairn(s) • 11.49km ENE

20

1

1

2
Pen-y-Gurnos

Round Barrow(s) • 11.58km ENE

8

2
Ty Newydd Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.73km E

3

1
Ty Newydd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.82km E

3

1
Groes Fawr

Cist • 12.33km NNE

5

1
Castell Rhyfel

Hillfort • 12.59km NE

12

1
Nant-y-Ffrwd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.74km NE

2

2
Moelau

Round Cairn • 12.76km NE

6

1

1
Berrisbrook

Standing Stones • 12.92km SE

2

1
Blaen Camddwr

Round Cairn • 13.04km NE

4

1
Bryn Cosyn

Cairn(s) • 13.05km NE

3

1
Esgair Perfedd

Round Cairn • 13.08km NE

5

1

1
Y Garn (Garn Gron)

Round Cairn • 13.28km NNE

10

1
Nant-y-Maen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.36km NE

5

2
Fan (Nantcwnlle)

Round Cairn • 13.47km WNW

7

1

1

1
Cefn Cerrig

Cairn(s) • 13.77km NE

14
Castell Flemish

Hillfort • 13.84km NNW

10

3
Garn Gron

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.01km NE

15

2
Pen-Y-Ddinas

Hillfort • 14.01km S

1

1
Cerrig Cewri

Round Cairn • 14.16km E

8

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

Cairn(s) • 14.16km E

1

1
Crug-y-Bwdran

Round Cairn • 14.39km SW

5

1

1
Carn Twrch

Round Cairn • 14.4km E

6

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

Round Cairn • 14.51km E

6

1

1
Bryn-Poeth-Uchaf North

Ring Cairn • 14.54km E

15

2
Carreg Garn Fawr

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.55km E

16

1

1
Bryn Poeth Uchaf South

Ring Cairn • 14.85km E

18

1

2
Cerrig Cynant

Stone Circle • 14.89km E

20

1

3
Bryngwyn Bach

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.97km NNE

19

1
Pen-y-gaer

Hillfort • 15.01km WSW

7

1
Carn Fflur

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.44km NNE

23

1
Trichrug

Sacred Hill • 15.88km WNW

7

1

3
Crugiau Edryd, Mynydd Llanybyther

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.08km SW

7

1

1
Esgair Gerwyn

Cairn(s) • 16.11km ENE

2

1

1
Bryn-y-Crofftau

Ring Cairn • 16.17km NNE

10

1

1
Esgair Garn, Llanddewi Abergwesyn

Round Cairn • 16.8km ENE

8

1
Carn Blaen Glasffrwd

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.46km NE

16
Crug y Biswal

Round Cairn • 17.88km SW

7

1
Castell Moeddyn

Hillfort • 17.95km W

1
Cefn Pal Hillfort, Cynghordy

Hillfort • 17.97km ESE

8

1

1
Y Fan

Hillfort • 17.99km SSE

1
Penmaen-Gwyn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.09km NNE

3

2
Pen-y-Bwlch (West)

Round Cairn • 18.32km NE

12

1
Tan-yr-Esgair, Mynydd Bach (South)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.32km NW

5

1

1
Mynydd Pen-y-Fal (Sugar Loaf)

Hillfort • 18.41km E

10

1

1
Ffynnon Drewi (Mynydd Bach)

Round Cairn • 18.53km NW

1

1
Pen-y-Bwlch (Ystrad Fflur)

Cairn(s) • 18.56km NE

6

1

1
Cwn Bran camp

Enclosure • 18.57km SE

1
Garn Wen, Mynydd Bach (North)

Cairn(s) • 18.74km NW

11

1

1
Esgair Irfon

Cist • 19.09km ENE

10

1
Pen-y-Bannau

Hillfort • 19.22km NNE

24

1
Llech Bron

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.46km WNW

2

3
Nant Cwm Dwfn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.55km ENE

1

1
Craig Ysradmeurig

Round Barrow(s) • 19.75km N

7

1
Pen-y-Ffrwyd Llwyd Camp

Hillfort • 19.95km N

13

1
Drum Nant y Gorlan

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.96km ENE

1