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Mynydd Llanaber

Ring Cairn

<b>Mynydd Llanaber</b>Posted by GLADMANImage © Robert Gladstone
Nearest Town:Barmouth (2km SE)
OS Ref (GB):   SH60931812 / Sheet: 124
Latitude:52° 44' 32.7" N
Longitude:   4° 3' 37.21" W

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This massive Bronze Age 'Ring Cairn' - located in the southern foothills of Y Rhinogydd above Llanaber and blessed with a fine, sweeping view of Cardigan Bay - could have been a jewel in the prehistoric crown of this beautiful coastline. Could have.....

Sadly, it now serves as a dumping ground for field clearance detritus... a rusting bath, presumably placed here for animal husbandry purposes, highlighting a lack of respect for those pioneer farmers who worked this land millennia ago. But hey, it's not too late.

Thankfully, the well-preserved, wondrous hillfort Castell Llanaber is nearby to help restore the feelgood factor for those who do give a damn about Wales' heritage. As it is, the ring cairn's substantial circular footprint is nevertheless worth checking out in passing.

Coflein gives the monument's dimensions thus:

"A circular bank of turf-covered stones, 3.0m wide & 0.5m high, 20m overall diameter." [J.Wiles 04.11.04]
GLADMAN Posted by GLADMAN
23rd November 2022ce
Edited 23rd November 2022ce

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Q: Why shouldn't farmers be entrusted with our heritage? A: See Mynydd Llanaber
GLADMAN Posted by GLADMAN
23rd November 2022ce