Pen Carreg Gopa (Round Cairn) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Pen Carreg Gopa (Round Cairn) by GLADMAN

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Oct 8, 2022

Image of Pen Carreg Gopa (Round Cairn) by GLADMAN

The cairn possesses a sweeping view across Dyffryn Dyfi... not as fine as that from Foel Goch, perhaps, but.....

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Oct 8, 2022

Image of Pen Carreg Gopa (Round Cairn) by GLADMAN

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Oct 8, 2022

Image of Pen Carreg Gopa (Round Cairn) by GLADMAN

No idiot shelter here... this isn’t exactly ‘walking country’, such is the ‘hard going’ nature of the terrain. No complaints from The Citizen Cairn there. Y Tarenau rise beyond Dyffryn Dyfi.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Oct 8, 2022

Image of Pen Carreg Gopa (Round Cairn) by GLADMAN

To be fair, I can understand in this instance why the well-built marker cairn – fashioned from the lower grassy footprint – detracts attention from the prehistoric pedigree of the monument. Nonetheless, I am in no doubt.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Oct 8, 2022

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An enchanting perch upon another of Pumlumon’s north-western outliers overlooking Dyffryn Dyfi.

GLADMAN Oct 8, 2022

Sites within 20km of Pen Carreg Gopa

Carn Bwlch Corog

Round Cairn • 0.95km E

4 1 1
Cerrig Blaencletwr-Fawr (Esgair Foel-ddu)

Round Cairn • 2.63km SSW

8
Twmpath y Crynwyr

Round Cairn • 2.86km NW

2 1
Moel y Llyn, Ceulanamaesmawr

Megalithic Cemetery • 3.23km SSW

19 1
Bwlch east of Moel y Llyn, Ceulanamaesmawr

Cairn(s) • 3.27km S

8 1
Pen y Foel Goch

Cairn(s) • 3.29km SW

20 1
Carneddau Hafod Wnog

Cairn(s) • 4.27km E

11 1
Cylch Derwyddol

Stone Circle • 4.41km SSW

6 3 1
Cae’r Arglwyddes I

Round Cairn • 4.5km SW

3 1
Pond Nant y Cagal Stones

Standing Stones • 4.51km SSE

4 3
Cae’r Arglwyddes II (& the White Stone)

Round Cairn • 4.87km SW

11 1
Bedd Taliesin

Chambered Cairn • 6.2km SW

27 5
Carn Owen

Round Cairn • 6.65km SSE

13 2
Maen Llwyd (Machynlleth)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.77km NNE

12 4
Fron y Gog

Hillfort • 7.11km NNE

9
Banc Llechwedd-mawr (Pumlumon)

Cairn(s) • 7.27km ESE

22 1 2
Craig-y-Dullfan (Pumlumon)

Cairn(s) • 7.77km ESE

11 1
Bwlch yr Adwy (Ceulanamaesmawr)

Round Barrow(s) • 7.86km S

8 1 1
Drosgol (Pumlumon)

Cairn(s) • 7.87km SE

18 2
Carn March Arthur

Natural Rock Feature • 7.87km W

8 2 1
Cwmere Farm Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.89km SSW

5 2
Mynydd y Llyn

Round Cairn • 7.96km W

16 1
Eglwys Gwyddelod

Cairn circle • 7.98km WNW

27 3 2
Cerrig Cyfamod Glyndwr

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.98km ESE

11 2
Carn Hyddgen (Pumlumon)

Cairn(s) • 8.05km E

26 1 3
Aber Camddwr Reconstruction

Platform Cairn • 8.27km SE

4 1 1
Pen Craig y Pistyll (Ceulanamaesmawr)

Round Cairn • 8.3km S

11 1 1
Pen Dinas (Banc Mynydd Gorddu)

Hillfort • 8.38km SSW

16
Banc Lluest Newydd (Pumlumon)

Cairn(s) • 8.58km E

12 1 2
Pen Cor-Maen, Pumlumon

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.65km ESE

2
Aber Camddwr Ring Cairn

Ring Cairn • 8.78km SE

1
Nant Maesnant Fach

Cairn(s) • 9.06km SE

9 1
Cairn between Bryn Dinas and Allt Gwyddgwion

Cairn(s) • 9.16km W

7 1
Trum Gelli

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.36km WNW

30 1
Cae y Garreg Lwyd

Natural Rock Feature • 9.39km NE

1
Ffridd Bryn Dinas

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.53km W

17 1
Caer Lletty-Llwyd

Hillfort • 9.65km SW

3 1
Tarrenhendre

Round Cairn • 9.92km NW

26 3
Garreg Lwyd (Fronwen)

Natural Rock Feature • 10.02km NE

1
Capel Maethlon

Round Barrow(s) • 10.04km W

4
Nant-y-Fedwen

Cairn(s) • 10.17km SE

2 1
Disgwylfa Fawr

Round Cairn • 10.19km SSE

26 1 3
Caer Allt-Goch

Hillfort • 10.33km SW

1 1
Pen Pumlumon-Fawr

Cairn(s) • 10.34km ESE

79 1 4 1
Pen-y-Castell Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.34km SSW

4 1
Carn Fawr

Round Cairn • 10.49km E

13 2
Pen-y-Castell Hillfort

Hillfort • 10.49km SSW

22 2
Lle’r Neuaddau Circle

Cairn circle • 10.7km SE

18 3 1
Tanybryn-Isaf (Trefeurig)

Round Cairn • 10.9km SSW

3 1 1
Y Garn (Pumlumon)

Round Cairn • 11.01km SE

21 1
Foel Fadian

Round Barrow(s) • 11.09km ENE

11 1
Garn Wen (Trefeurig)

Round Cairn • 11.17km SSW

8 1 1
Carreg Slic

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.17km SSE

1
Carnfachbugeilyn

Round Cairn • 11.18km E

7 2
Y Garnedd

Cairn(s) • 11.21km SE

3
Disgwylfa Fach Stone

Standing Stones • 11.22km SSE

3 2
Hirnant Circle

Kerbed Cairn • 11.31km SE

17 3 2
Glandwr Stone(s)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.31km SSE

2 1
Garrig Hir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.41km S

11 2
Buwch a’r Llo and Mynydd March

Standing Stones • 11.47km SSE

36 1 3 1
Nant Geifaes

Round Barrow(s) • 11.5km SSE

9 1 1
Pen Pumlumon-Arwystli Cairns

Cairn(s) • 11.61km ESE

61 2 4
Dinas (Blaenrheidol)

Hillfort • 11.64km SSE

19 1 4
Cerrig yr Wyn

Standing Stones • 11.73km SSW

17 3 1
Carn Biga

Cairn(s) • 11.83km E

17 2
Bryn y Fedwen

Round Barrow(s) • 11.85km ENE

11 1
Garn Lwyd Stone and Barrow Cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.86km SE

4 1
Cantre’r Gwaelod

Mesolithic site • 11.93km WSW

12 2 3
Fron Goch Camp

Hillfort • 11.97km NE

10 1
Maen Llwyd (Rhos Dyrnog)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.99km ENE

3 2
Dinas Hut Circle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.06km SSE
Esgair Nant-y-Moch

Cairn(s) • 12.09km SSE

5 1
Mynydd Pentre

Cairn(s) • 12.11km NW

7 2
Foel Caethle

Hillfort • 12.13km W

2
Carn Dolgau

Round Cairn • 12.17km S

9
Esgair Gorlan

Round Cairn • 12.17km SSE

7 1 1
Carreg Wen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.39km E

16 3
Penrhyncoch Camp

Hillfort • 12.48km SSW

4 1
Darren Camp

Hillfort • 12.5km SSW

9 1 2
Banc y Darren

Round Cairn • 12.52km SSW

4 1 1
Blaen Llywernog

Standing Stones • 12.99km SSE

4 2
Moelfre (Glantwymyn)

Round Barrow(s) • 13.07km ENE

6 1 1
Esgair Nant-yr-Arian

Promontory Fort • 13.22km S

11
Penrhyn-Coch War Memorial

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.31km SW

2 2
Hen Gaer

Hillfort • 13.63km SW

1 1
Craig yr Aderyn cairn

Cairn(s) • 13.93km WNW

9 1 1
Craig yr Aderyn (Crag-top enclosure)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.09km WNW

7
Maen Llwyd (Commins Coch)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.12km NE

3 2
Croes Faen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.13km W

6 3
Craig-yr-Aderyn

Hillfort • 14.29km WNW

33 1 3 1
Caerberllan Farm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.48km NW

8 3
St Cadfan’s churchyard, Tywyn

Stone Row / Alignment • 14.71km W

5 1
Carreg Llwyd (East)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.77km SW

4 1
Tal-y-Llyn

14.82km NNW

6 1 3
Carreg Llwyd (West)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.84km SW

3 1
Gelli (Melindwr)

Round Barrow(s) • 14.86km S

9 1
Bryn Rhosau

Round Barrow(s) • 14.91km SSE

16 1
Cwmbiga

Long Cairn • 15.23km E

18 3
Tan-y-Ffordd

Hillfort • 15.24km S

10 1 1
Castell Bwa-Drain

Hillfort • 15.29km S

17 3
Capel Bangor Camp

Hillfort • 15.37km SSW

3
Dolgamfa Circle

Cairn circle • 15.76km SSE

19 3
Ysbyty Cynfyn

Christianised Site • 15.87km SSE

21 1 2 5 1
Staylittle

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.01km E

30 3
Waen Fach

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.19km WNW

13 3
Allt Lwyd

Cairn(s) • 16.71km WNW

24 2
Pen-y-Felin Wynt

Hillfort • 16.96km S

3 1
Cae’r Mynach

Cairn(s) • 17.05km WNW

4 1
Tal y Garreg and Llechlwyd

Hillfort • 17.15km W

4 1
Bwlch-y-Crwys

Round Barrow(s) • 17.2km S

1
Llyn Cau

Natural Rock Feature • 17.51km NNW

6 1
Penycerrig

Cairn(s) • 17.57km E

1
Graig Gethin

Cairn(s) • 17.58km E

5 1
Carneddgerrig

Round Cairn • 17.65km NE

1
Craig-y-Llyn (Cadair Idris)

Round Cairn • 17.72km NW

27 1 4
Devil’s Punch Bowl

Natural Rock Feature • 17.85km SSE

5 1
Fron Ddu

Round Cairn • 17.88km S

3
Y Garreg Fawr

Burial Chamber • 18.43km SW

7 1 3
Yr Allor

Kerbed Cairn • 18.47km ENE

8
Foel Llanfendigaid

Hillfort • 18.59km W

4 1 1
Mynydd Moel, Cadair Idris

Cairn(s) • 18.8km N

17 1
Bedd y Brenin

Round Cairn • 18.85km NW

18 1 5
Cerrig Caerau

Stone Circle • 18.94km ENE

18 4
Lled Croen yr Ych

Stone Circle • 19.03km ENE

16 4 1
Llyn Arran

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.04km N

1
Carnedd Lwyd, Tyrrau Mawr (Cadair Idris)

Cairn(s) • 19.11km NNW

47 5
Castell y Gaer (Llangelynin)

Hillfort • 19.14km WNW

20 1
Dinas (Trefeglwys)

Cliff Fort • 19.19km E

11
Carn Nant-y-Llys

Cairn(s) • 19.2km SE

9 1 1
Old Warren Hillfort

Hillfort • 19.27km SW

11 2
Gau Graig, Cadair Idris

Enclosure • 19.41km N

16 1
Llyn Gafr

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.47km NNW

4 1
Waun Oer

Stone Row / Alignment • 19.47km WNW

23 3
Bryn Seward Stones

Stone Row / Alignment • 19.49km NW

23 2
Hafotty-Fach Cairns

Cairn(s) • 19.49km NW

41 5
Goleuwern

Round Cairn • 19.53km WNW

4
Bryn Seward settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.6km WNW

4
Twr-Gwyn Mawr

Cairn(s) • 19.6km ENE

4 1
Gwastadgoed cairns

Cairn(s) • 19.61km WNW

6
Gwastadgoed

Standing Stones • 19.62km WNW

14 2
Hafotty-Fach Stones

Standing Stones • 19.66km NW

10 2
Trannon circles

Ring Cairn • 19.66km ENE

3 1
Careg Lwyd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.71km ENE

3 1
Waen Bant

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.76km NW

17 3
Trannon Moor

Kerbed Cairn • 19.83km ENE

2 1
Bron-llety-Ifan

Cup Marked Stone • 19.89km NW

17 2
Ystradfawr

Cairn(s) • 19.9km ENE

1 1
Blaen y Cwm

Cairn(s) • 19.92km ENE

1 1
Carreg y Big (Arthog)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.95km NW

26 1 3