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Image of Banc Paderau (Round Cairn) by GLADMAN

My spider senses were a’tingling, so they were.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Oct 5, 2022

Image of Banc Paderau (Round Cairn) by GLADMAN

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Oct 5, 2022

Image of Banc Paderau (Round Cairn) by GLADMAN

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Oct 5, 2022

Image of Banc Paderau (Round Cairn) by GLADMAN

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Oct 5, 2022

Image of Banc Paderau (Round Cairn) by GLADMAN

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Oct 5, 2022

Image of Banc Paderau (Round Cairn) by GLADMAN

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Oct 5, 2022

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GLADMAN Oct 5, 2022

Banc Paderau

Round Cairn

GLADMAN Oct 5, 2022

Located within the obscure Mid Walian uplands between Beulah and Abergwesyn, this overgrown Bronze Age round cairn takes a bit of finding... however, the vibe to be enjoyed within its forestry clearing is pretty special. Worth the effort. I arrived during the calm following an intense night of torrential thunderstorms spent within the Irfon Pass.... sunshine illuminating the webs of grass-dwelling spiders adding a somewhat surreal visual aesthetic to the cairn’s locale.

Furthermore, the enigmatic (apparent) ring cairn of Pen Twr is spectacularly sited a little over a mile due east, sweeping views contrasting with the intense myopia of Banc Paderau. Combining a visit to both, based upon Ty’n-y-cwm farm, makes for a satisfying walk of two complementary halves. What’s not to like?

Sites within 20km of Banc Paderau

Pen Twr Ring Cairn, Cefn Gardys

Ring Cairn • 2.05km E

7

1
Pen y Garn-goch

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.38km SE

9

1

1
Garn Wen, Llanfihangel Abergwesyn

Round Cairn • 2.84km ENE

9

1
Nant Cwm Dwfn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.15km SW

1

1
Esgair Irfon

Cist • 3.62km WNW

10

1
Garn Dwad

Cairn(s) • 4.36km S

12

1

1
Cae’r Maen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.12km SSE

2

1
Esgair Garn, Llanddewi Abergwesyn

Round Cairn • 5.2km WSW

8

1
Maen Cam

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.23km NE

1

1
Darren (Llanafanfawr)

Standing Stones • 5.41km NE

5

1
Carnau, Cwmdeuddwr

Cairn(s) • 5.49km N

8

1
Drygarn Fawr

Cairn(s) • 5.95km NNW

20

2
Bwlch-y-Ddau-Faen

Standing Stones • 6.1km NNE

10

2
Gurnos

Ring Cairn • 7.15km NE

8

2

1
Pen-y-Gorllwyn Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.46km NNE

5

1

1
Waun, Cwmdeuddwr

Round Cairn • 7.71km NNE

9

1
Gorllwyn

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.8km NNE

21

2

3
Capel Rhos

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8km ENE

3

1
Drum Nant y Gorlan

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.22km NW

1
Esgair Ceiliog

Ring Cairn • 8.44km N

8

2
Esgair Gerwyn

Cairn(s) • 8.76km W

2

1

1
Waun Lydan

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.82km N

7

2
Carn Twrch

Round Cairn • 9.49km SW

6

1
Cerrig Cewri

Round Cairn • 9.51km SW

8

1
Pen Maen Wern

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.58km NNW

9

2
Esgair Gwar-y-Cae Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.81km NNE

1

1
Pen-y-Gurnos

Round Barrow(s) • 9.92km WSW

8

2
Carn Pantmaenllwyd

Round Cairn • 10.34km NE

9

1

1
Carn Saith-Wraig

Cairn(s) • 10.34km W

20

1

1

2
Dol y Felin

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.37km ENE

4

2
Tri Chrugiau, Mynydd Epynt

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.39km ESE

7

1

1

1
Gurnos

Round Cairn • 10.41km N

8

1

1
Mynydd Pen-y-Fal (Sugar Loaf)

Hillfort • 10.51km SSW

10

1

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

Cairn(s) • 10.56km SW

1

1
Hafen (Drum Ddu)

Cairn(s) • 10.61km NE

10
Waun Sarn

Cairn(s) • 10.64km NNE

10

1

1
Saith Maen

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.69km NE

5

1

1

1
Gro Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.73km NNE

12

1
Blaen Nant-y-rhiw Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.81km W

3

1
Blaen Nant-y-rhiw

Round Cairn • 10.82km W

5

1

1
Rhos-y-Gelynnen

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.99km NNE

10

2
Y Gamriw

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.04km NE

13

2
Cerrig Cynant

Stone Circle • 11.14km SW

20

1

3
Hafen stone pair

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.15km NE

15

1
Bryn-Poeth-Uchaf North

Ring Cairn • 11.19km SW

15

2
Y Gamriw (North)

Cairn(s) • 11.21km NE

7

1
Carnau Cerfn y Ffordd Stone II

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.25km NE

3

1
Carreg Wen Fawr (Llanwrthwl)

Standing Stones • 11.37km NW

1
Carnau Cefn-y-Ffordd

Cairn(s) • 11.39km NE

18

2
Bryn Poeth Uchaf South

Ring Cairn • 11.45km SW

18

1

2
Crugian Bach

Stone Circle • 11.63km NNE

25

1

4
Ty Newydd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.86km SW

3

1
Ty Newydd Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.94km SW

3

1
Crugian Bach Cairn(s)

Cairn(s) • 11.94km NNE

10

1
Graig Ddu (Y Gamriw North-East Ridge)

Cairn(s) • 12.03km NE

11

1
Ty’n Y Graig, Craig Cnwch

Cairn(s) • 12.07km NNE

20

1
Craig Cnwch

Standing Stones • 12.08km NNE

4

2
Cnwch Eithinog

Cairn(s) • 12.17km WSW

10
Cnwch Eithinog

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.25km WSW

8

1
Ty Mawr

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.25km ENE

4

1
Cefn Cerrig

Cairn(s) • 12.3km W

14
Gelli

Burial Chamber • 12.39km WSW

7

1
Carn-y-Geifr

Round Cairn • 12.4km NE

10

1
Carreg Garn Fawr

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.42km SW

16

1

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

Round Cairn • 12.5km SW

6

1

1
Nant-y-Maen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.73km W

5

2
Llethr Waun-lwyd

Round Cairn • 12.74km NE

8

1

1
Nant-y-Ffrwd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.74km W

2

2
Poppy Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.75km WSW

2

1

1
Bryn y Gorlan

Stone Circle • 12.78km W

17

1

1
Blaen Ganolwyn Fach

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.85km NE

2

1

1
Ffynnon Mary

Cairn(s) • 13.08km NE

2
Cefn Gwenffrwd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.13km WSW

2

1
Carn Wen, Garth (Llanwrthwl)

Round Cairn • 13.14km NE

9

1

1
Carn Penrhiwllwydog

Cairn(s) • 13.55km WSW

8
Garth (Llanwrthwl)

Cairn(s) • 13.59km NE

7

1

1
Carn Gafallt

Cairn(s) • 13.61km NNE

11

2
Banc Ystrad-Wen

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.7km NE

13

1
Carreg Bica

Round Cairn • 13.89km NNE

6

1
Bryn Wern Bridge

Round Cairn • 13.9km ENE

5

1
Blaen Camddwr

Round Cairn • 13.93km W

4

1
Cryn Fryn

Round Cairn • 14.03km NE

10

1

1
Cefn Gwernffrwd

Cairn(s) • 14.18km WSW

1

1
Cefn Gwenffrwd

Round Barrow(s) • 14.18km WSW

4

1
Cefn Gwernffrwd Complex

Stone Circle • 14.18km WSW

11

2
Cefn Gwernffrwd

Stone Row / Alignment • 14.18km WSW

3

2
Bryn Gwyddel

Round Barrow(s) • 14.22km WSW

6

1

1
Beddau Folau

Chambered Cairn • 14.26km NNE

15

2
Esgair Perfedd

Round Cairn • 14.51km W

5

1

1
Pen y Garfan

Round Barrow(s) • 14.62km WSW

7

1

1
Pen-y-Bwlch (Ystrad Fflur)

Cairn(s) • 14.72km WNW

6

1

1
Newbridge on Wye

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.76km ENE

11

2
Bryn Cosyn

Cairn(s) • 14.85km W

3

1
Ynys Hir

Stone Circle • 14.87km SE

4

2

2
Llanwrthwl Churchyard Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.95km NE

8

3
Carn Blaen Glasffrwd

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15km WNW

16
Pen-y-Bwlch (West)

Round Cairn • 15.06km WNW

12

1
Moelau

Round Cairn • 15.29km W

6

1

1
Clawdd Brythonig

Enclosure • 15.65km S

1
Garn Wen

Cairn(s) • 15.7km SSE

1
Maen Hir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.03km WSW

2

1
Garn Gron

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.03km W

15

2
Castell Rhyfel

Hillfort • 16.11km W

12

1
Cefn Pal Hillfort, Cynghordy

Hillfort • 16.16km SSW

8

1

1
Carn Fflur

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.23km WNW

23

1
Lluest Aber Caethon, Cwmdeuddwr

Round Barrow(s) • 16.28km NNW

8

1
Maen Bach

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.33km WSW

3

1
Banc Blaenegnant

Round Cairn • 16.41km WNW

2

1
Y Garn (Garn Gron)

Round Cairn • 16.47km W

10

1
Esgair Beddau, Cwmdeuddwr

Cairn(s) • 16.5km NNW

10

1
Groes Fawr

Cist • 16.52km W

5

1
Garreg Fawr (Llanfihangel Nant Bran)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.67km SE

1
Esgair Crawnllwyn, Cwmdeuddwr

Round Barrow(s) • 16.78km NNW

6

1

1
Crugiau Merched

Cairn(s) • 16.83km WSW

20

2
Crugyn Gwyddel

Cairn(s) • 16.85km N

9

1

2
Bryn-y-Crofftau

Ring Cairn • 17.22km WNW

10

1

1
Banc Trehesglog, Cwmdeuddwr

Stone Row / Alignment • 17.34km NNE

6

1
Garn Fawr (Tregaron)

Cairn(s) • 17.35km W

8

1

1
Banc Trehesglog, Cwmdeuddwr

Cist • 17.4km NNE

6

1
Carn Wen (Gwastedyn)

Cairn(s) • 17.4km NE

8

2
Penmaen-Gwyn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.63km WNW

3

2
Garth (Duhonw)

Hillfort • 17.76km E

8
Bryngwyn Bach

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.94km W

19

1
Garn Felen (Llanddewi Brefi)

Cairn(s) • 17.97km W
Briddel Felen Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.04km NNE

1

1
Crug Siarls

Stone Circle • 18.05km WSW

8

1

1
Pen y Corn

Cairn(s) • 18.07km WSW

8

1

1
Garn, Banciau Duon

Round Cairn • 18.34km W

9

1
Bwlch Graig-Fawr, Teifi Pools

Cist • 18.37km WNW

10

1
Twyn-y-Big

Round Cairn • 18.39km E

20

1
Clap yr Arian

Cairn(s) • 18.41km NNE

4

2
Carn Ricet

Cairn(s) • 18.43km NNW

3

1

1
Llyn Gwyn

Enclosure • 18.46km NE

1
Banc y Celyn

Stone Circle • 18.58km E

21

1
Bryn Rhudd

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.63km W

20

1

1
Maen Serth

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.65km NNE

13

4

1
Maengwyngweddw

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.66km N

3

2

1
Bryn Rhudd

Cairn(s) • 18.75km W

1
Carneddau Hill (Builth Wells)

Round Cairn • 19.05km ENE

9

1

1
Graig-wen (Llanddewi Brefi)

Cairn(s) • 19.05km WSW

4

1

1
Mynydd Epynt (Eastern)

19.1km ESE
Twyn-y-Post

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.1km ESE

10

1
Cefn Llyn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.13km NE

4

2
Cnwch Mawr (Llanddewi Brefi)

Round Cairn • 19.17km W

8

1

1
Carneddau North (Builth Wells)

Cairn(s) • 19.27km ENE

12

2
Cefn Ceidio

Round Barrow(s) • 19.28km NE

5

4
Gwaun Ymryson

Cairn(s) • 19.3km ESE

7

1
Llethr Brith

Round Cairn • 19.49km WNW

9

1
Llan Ddu Fawr

Round Cairn • 19.57km NW

10

1

1
Banc-y-Gwyngoed

Round Cairn • 19.59km W

8

1

1
Pen-y-Bannau

Hillfort • 19.62km WNW

24

1
Cefn Clawdd

Round Cairn • 19.63km ESE

8

1
Lan Fraith

Round Barrow(s) • 19.75km NNW

8

1
Cwm Berwyn, Carneddau (Builth Wells)

Promontory Fort • 19.77km ENE

12

1

1
Ty Lettice

Round Barrow(s) • 19.78km NE

12

2
Carn-y-Rhyrddod

Round Cairn • 19.83km NW

10

1
Carn Wen (Cynwyl Gaeo)

Round Cairn • 19.97km WSW

9

1

1
Maen Richard

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.99km SE

1