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Image of Diffwys (Y Rhinogydd) (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

Diffwys top left, looking a long way away now, from the south ridge of Mynydd Egryn. The Aranau are the mountains on the far left skyline. Cerrig Arthur stone circle is somewhere below.

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Looking from the cairn towards Nantlle ridge, Yr Wyddfa and Y Llethr.

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The cairn is underfoot, although I didn’t know that.

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Image of Diffwys (Y Rhinogydd) (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

The summit and cairn is far right. Looking over the Mawddach to Cader Idris.

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Taking break on the northeastern shoulder of the mountain before the climb to the top.

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Diffwys, a majestic cone when seen from the slopes of Y Llethr. Cader Idris has temporarily been hidden by the breath of the Brenin Llwyd, left skyline.

Image credit: A. Brookes (13.9.2022)
Image of Diffwys (Y Rhinogydd) (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

Diffwys presents a shapely profile from the southeast, seen on the far left in shot. Y Garn (cairnless despite its name) is just left of centre, with Rhobell Fawr (I think) peaking over the crest to the right of centre. The far horizon on the right is formed by the awesome ridge of the Aranau range. Afon Mawddach is below, the viewpoint is Ffridd Gorllwyn (The Panorama Walk).

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Image of Diffwys (Y Rhinogydd) (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

The spectacular east face of Diffwys towering above Cwm Mynach highlights how futile are humankind’s attempts to claim the high places. The summit OS trig pillar can just be seen top right.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
Image of Diffwys (Y Rhinogydd) (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

According to GAT the funerary cairn – or what remains of it – is the ‘hump’ beneath the wall to the left of the OS trig pillar. Y Llethr, 2,480ft sentinel of Y Rhinogydd, lies beyond. The monument would of course be obvious were it not for the surmounting wall.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
Image of Diffwys (Y Rhinogydd) (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

The summit of Diffwys as it was upon 27/10/2017...

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
Image of Diffwys (Y Rhinogydd) (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

The 2,460ft summit of Diffwys, the cairn straddled by the trademark Rhinog drystone wall to the right of the OS trig point.

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Diffwys (Y Rhinogydd)
Cairn(s)

According to Gwynedd Archaeological Trust, there are the remains of a cairn and cist right on the summit of Diffwys:

On the highest point at 750m, approx 18m N/S and 12m E/W, with high crags dropping to the E.

Heavily robbed for the modern wall crossing the cairn but with undisturbed cairn material surviving up to 0.5m above the natural hill top.

Just W of the wall are two arcs of large, radially set stones and two large edge set stones, 1.5m and 1m long, set at 90 degrees, forming part of a cist which appears to have been robbed.

Kicking myself that I didn’t check Historic Wales before traipsing up here in September!

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