Ffos-y-frân

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery
SO07330552

Nearest town:

Merthyr Tydfil (3km W)

OS reference:

SO07330552

OS sheet:

160

Latitude:

51° 44' 24.83 N

Longitude:

3° 20' 32.22 W

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Image of Ffos-y-frân (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by thesweetcheat

Looking southwest across the cairnfield. The cairns here are very low.

Image credit: A. Brookes (26.3.2022)

thesweetcheat Mar 26, 2023

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Ffos-y-frân

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery

thesweetcheat Mar 20, 2023

Coflein description:

Five cairns, 2.1-3.4m across and 0.1m high, have been noted in an area of “faint humps”, possibly representing further cairns.

Sites within 20km of Ffos-y-frân

Merthyr Common

Cairn(s) • 1.37km SE

10

2
Mynydd Cilfach-yr-Encil

Cairn(s) • 2.19km SE

10

1
Fochriw

Cairn(s) • 2.64km E

10

1

3
Carn y Bugail

Cairn(s) • 3.31km E

11

2
Gelligaer Common Cairns

3.32km ESE

5

1
Gelligaer Common Ring Cairn 2

3.33km ESE

1
Gelligaer Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.64km ESE

10

5

1
Gelligaer Common Ring Cairn 1

4km ESE

2
Carn Castellymeibion

Ring Cairn • 4.48km WSW
Garn Las (Troed y Rhiw)

Round Cairn • 4.73km WSW

8

1
Graig y Gilfach

Enclosure • 4.84km WSW

1

1
Gwersyll

Hillfort • 4.85km WSW

7

1
Twyn Blaenant

Ring Cairn • 4.91km WSW

6

2
Morlais Castle Hillfort

Hillfort • 5.05km WNW

4

2
Mynydd Aberdare

Cairn(s) • 5.22km WSW

13

3
Mynydd y Capel stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.67km SSE

4

1
Mynydd y Capel cairns

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.7km SSE

10

1
Cefn y Brithdir

Cairn(s) • 6.18km E

12

1
Pontsticill ring cairn

Ring Cairn • 6.57km NW

9

1
Abercriban

Cairn(s) • 6.61km NNW

12

2
Twyn Bryn Bychan

Cairn(s) • 6.67km S

7

1
Tir-Cook

Cairn(s) • 6.68km SSE

1
Twynau Gwynion

Cairn(s) • 6.75km N

12

1
Cilsanws Mountain

Cairn(s) • 6.81km WNW

16

2
Tir Lan

Cairn(s) • 6.81km SE

1
Odyn-fach

Stone Circle • 6.88km N
Cwm Moel

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.03km WNW

13

1
Twyn Yr Hyddod

Ring Cairn • 7.18km ENE

1
Cefn Cil-Sanws

Ring Cairn • 7.2km WNW

16

2
Finger Post

Cairn(s) • 7.38km W

1
Penrhiw Fer

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.81km SSW

4
Coedcae’r Gwarthog Summit cairns

Cairn(s) • 7.86km WNW

17

2
Carn-Ddu

Cairn(s) • 7.99km NW

16

1

2
Twyn Ceiliog

Cairn(s) • 8km NNE

10

1

2
Garn Ddu

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.01km WNW

18

1
Penrhiw Cradoc

Round Cairn • 8.15km SSW

5
Cefn yr Ystrad

Cairn(s) • 8.23km N

24

5
Perthgelyn

Cairn(s) • 8.31km SSW
Pen Craig Abercwmboi

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.41km SSW

10

1
Garn Felen

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.49km N

4

2
Fedw

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.5km WNW

7

1
Pant Sychbant

Round Cairn • 8.87km W

7
Rhos Gwawr

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.1km WSW

13
Twyn Bryn March

Cairn(s) • 9.31km NE

1
Y Domen Fawr

Cairn(s) • 9.38km ENE

7

2
Cefn Man Moel

Dyke • 9.66km ENE

1
Maen Cattwg

Cup Marked Stone • 9.72km ESE

3

2
Nant Melyn

Cairn(s) • 9.87km W

2
Carn-y-Pigwn

Round Cairn • 10.16km SW

5

1
Cefn Sychbant

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.29km W

50

4
Cefn Sychbant

Ring Cairn • 10.45km W

28

3
Mynydd-y-glog

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.46km W

29

2
Twyn Bryn Glas

Cairn(s) • 10.72km W

7

2
Garn Fawr (Llangynidr)

Cairn(s) • 10.8km NNE

16

2
Nant Maden

Kerbed Cairn • 11.39km W

6

2
Twyn-y-glog

Cairn(s) • 11.42km W

3
Cadair Fawr (South)

Cairn(s) • 11.45km W

8

1
Mynydd Carn-y-cefn

Cairn(s) • 11.56km ENE

9

2
Cadair Fawr

Cairn(s) • 11.67km WNW

12

3

1
Cefn y Llethr Hir

Round Cairn • 11.75km WSW

9
Mynydd Cefngyngon

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.75km WSW

9
Pont Lluest-wen

Round Cairn • 11.96km WSW

6
Nant-y-Wern

Stone Row / Alignment • 12.07km NNE

1
Cefn-y-Rhondda

Cairn(s) • 12.2km SW

11

1
Carn-y-Wiwer (Ynyshir)

Cairn(s) • 12.27km SSW

6

1
Tarren Maerdy

Cairn(s) • 12.54km SW

14

2
Garn Caws

Round Cairn • 12.57km NNE

14

3
Cefn Esgair Carnau

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.63km WNW

21

2
Mynydd yr Eglwys

Cairn(s) • 12.95km SW

3

1
Lower Neuadd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.04km NW

8

4
Cefn Gwyngul

Round Cairn • 13.1km SSW

3
Rhondda Fach

Cairn(s) • 13.11km WSW

6
Hirwaun Common

Cairn(s) • 13.24km WSW

17

2
Blaen-Hepste hengiform earthwork

Henge • 13.24km W
Pant Llwyd

Cairn(s) • 13.28km NNE

14

3
Carreg Wen Fawr Y Rugos

Stone Row / Alignment • 13.45km NNE

14

4
Cwmeldeg

Cairn(s) • 13.65km SSE

5

2
Carneddi Llwydion

Cairn(s) • 13.84km SSE

16

2
Caer-moel

Ring Cairn • 13.89km SE

2
Mynydd Tynewydd

Cairn(s) • 13.99km WSW

8

1
Nant Tarthwynni

Hillfort • 14.09km N

12

2
Twyn-y-Gwynt

Chambered Tomb • 14.23km SSE

6

1
Twyn Garreg-Wen

Cairn(s) • 14.32km WNW

11

1
Cefn Crew and Cwm Crew

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.32km WNW

9

1
Upper Neuadd cairns

Cairn(s) • 14.34km NW

21

1
Carn Pica

Cairn(s) • 14.57km NNW

13

2

2
Mynydd Llangatwg

Cairn(s) • 14.65km NE

5

1

1
Twyn Hywel

Round Cairn • 14.67km SSE

4

1
Mynydd Brith-weunydd

Cairn(s) • 14.68km SSW

6
Cwalca Cairnfield

Cairn(s) • 14.69km NE

7

3
Carreg Waun Llech

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.86km NE

11

3
Carn-Yr-Arian

Round Barrow(s) • 15.1km W

7

6
Mynydd y Gelli

Stone Circle • 15.13km SW

18

6

1
Tyle-gwyn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.16km ESE

2

2
Mynydd Pen-cyrn

Cairn(s) • 15.25km NE

10

5
Coed-Pen-Maen Common

Cist • 15.27km SSE

9

2
Maindy Camp

Hillfort • 15.29km SW

19

3
Tor Glas

Round Cairn • 15.29km NW

5

1
Maindy Cairn

Cairn(s) • 15.33km SW

3

3
Garreg Lwyd

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.42km WSW

12

2
Pont-y-Pridd Rocking Stone

Rocking Stone • 15.43km SSE

18

1

13
Fan y Big

15.46km NW

11

2

1
Garnedd Lwyd

Round Barrow(s) • 15.51km SSE

4

1

1
Pant Waungorrwg

Ring Cairn • 15.61km SSE

4

1
Eglwys Faen

Cairn(s) • 15.64km NE

6

3
Llyn Fawr

15.72km WSW

11

3

3
Twr Pen-cyrn cairns

Cairn(s) • 15.72km NE

23

5
Twr Pen-cyrn Circle

Ring Cairn • 15.72km NE

4

2
Craig-y-Ddinas (Pontneddfechan)

Promontory Fort • 15.98km W

5

4
The Bryn

Cairn(s) • 15.99km SE

9

1

2
Coed Pentwyn

Hillfort • 16.07km NE

1
Waun Cryn

Cairn(s) • 16.33km NE

1
Ogof Darren Cilau cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 16.37km NE

1
Cefn-yr-Henriw recumbent stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.4km WNW

7

2
Tump Wood Camp

Hillfort • 16.45km N

14

1
Cwm Nant

Cairn(s) • 16.47km W

1
Cwm Ian

Cairn(s) • 16.5km SW

11

3
Mynydd Bach (Maesycymmer)

Cairn(s) • 16.5km ESE

12

3
Cribyn

Cairn(s) • 16.54km NW

15

1
Mynydd Pen-y-Graig

Cairn(s) • 16.71km SSW

6
Craig y Llyn (Neath)

Cairn(s) • 16.75km WSW

15

2
Llangynidr Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17km NNE

7

2
Mynydd Ton

Cairn(s) • 17.03km SW

8

2
Corn Du

Cairn(s) • 17.1km NW

34

5
Pen y Fan

Cairn(s) • 17.18km NW

51

9

1
Twyn Cae-Hugh

Round Barrow(s) • 17.22km ESE

6

2
Ysgubor-Wen

Cairn(s) • 17.25km W

7

1

1

1
Carreg Maen Taro

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.3km ENE

9

5
Carnau Gwynion

Cairn(s) • 17.47km W

5

1

1

1
Garn Fawr (Ogmore Valley)

Cairn(s) • 17.59km SW

11

2
Gelli-Nedd

Hillfort • 17.69km W

10

1

2
Penffawyddog

Enclosure • 17.75km NE

1
Mynydd y Lan

Round Cairn • 17.9km ESE

4

1
The Fish Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.97km NE

9

2

6
Crug-y-Gaer

Hillfort • 17.99km NE
Garn Fach (Ogmore Valley)

Cairn(s) • 18.03km SW

8

2
Bwlch Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.06km NNE

8

2
Mynydd Maes-teg

Cairn(s) • 18.13km SSW

1

1
Plas-y-gors

Round Cairn • 18.17km W

5

1
Pebyll

Ring Cairn • 18.2km WSW

6

1
Carn-y-Wiwer (Glyncorrwg)

Round Cairn • 18.27km WSW

5
Crug yr Afan

Cairn(s) • 18.28km SW

23

2
Mynydd Blaengwynfi

Cairn(s) • 18.28km WSW

8

1
Twyn Yr Oerfel

Round Barrow(s) • 18.3km ESE

10

2
Garn Goch (Llangatwg)

Long Barrow • 18.42km NE

13

5
Tarren Deusant

Carving • 18.43km S

4

2

4

1
Maen Madoc

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.52km W

14

7
Nant Mawr, Fforest Fawr

Cairn(s) • 18.53km WNW

32

1
Gilestone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.55km N

3
Lle’r Gaer

Enclosure • 18.65km S

1
Fan Llia

Round Cairn • 18.67km WNW

34

3
Bedd y Gwr Hir

Cairn(s) • 18.88km ENE

2
Blaen-Nedd Isaf

Cairn(s) • 18.94km W
Bwlch Cairn

Cairn(s) • 19.17km NNE

13

1

3
Blaen Glyn

Cairn(s) • 19.29km WNW

23

1
Gwernvale

Chambered Tomb • 19.44km NE

29

1

9

1
Carn-yr-Hyrddod, Mynydd Llangeinwyr

Cairn(s) • 19.49km SW

15

1
Plas-y-Gaer, Allt Ddu

Hillfort • 19.5km NNW

2

1
The Growing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.5km NE

16

1

7
The Tretower Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.51km NE

9

2
The Werfa

Round Barrow(s) • 19.58km SW

10

2
Allt yr Esgair

Hillfort • 19.65km N

18

1
Standard Street

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.65km NE

7

2
Ffynnon Las I

Cairn(s) • 19.77km NNE

2

1
Rhyd Uchaf

Cairn(s) • 19.85km WNW

13

3
Craig Cerrig-gleisiad

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.94km WNW

9

1
Pen-yr-Heol Las

Cairn(s) • 19.96km NNE

12

1