Bryn yr Hydd (Enclosure) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Bryn yr Hydd (Enclosure) by thesweetcheat

The southern end of the western bank, very overgrown even in March.

Image credit: A. Brookes (25.3.2023)

thesweetcheat Mar 24, 2024

Image of Bryn yr Hydd (Enclosure) by thesweetcheat

Looking southeast across the enclosure towards Pen y Beacon/Hay Bluff. There is a great panorama of the Black Mountains from this ridge across the Gwy, but views from the enclosure are mostly blocked by trees.

Image credit: A. Brookes (25.3.2023)

thesweetcheat Mar 24, 2024

Image of Bryn yr Hydd (Enclosure) by thesweetcheat

Underneath the swathes of dead vegetation there’s quite a decent earthwork.

Image credit: A. Brookes (25.3.2023)

thesweetcheat Mar 24, 2024

Image of Bryn yr Hydd (Enclosure) by thesweetcheat

Where the western bank is cut through by the minor road.

Image credit: A. Brookes (25.3.2023)

thesweetcheat Mar 24, 2024

Image of Bryn yr Hydd (Enclosure) by thesweetcheat

The northern bank, curving round towards the right of the image.

Image credit: A. Brookes (25.3.2023)

thesweetcheat Mar 24, 2024

Image of Bryn yr Hydd (Enclosure) by thesweetcheat

Looking northwest across the overgrown interior of the site.

Image credit: A. Brookes (25.3.2023)

thesweetcheat Mar 24, 2024

Sites within 20km of Bryn yr Hydd

Moll Walbee’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 0.63km ENE

4

2
Clyro Court Farm

Long Barrow • 3.07km NE

4

3
Coed-y-Polyn

Round Barrow(s) • 3.11km S

8

1
Maesgwyn Mound

Round Barrow(s) • 3.12km WNW

1
Little Lodge

Long Barrow • 3.4km S

21

4
Pen-y-Wyrlod

Long Cairn • 4.06km E

21

1

4

1
Spread Eagle

Cursus • 4.33km SW

1

1
Pipton

Long Cairn • 4.94km SSW

5

3
Crossfoot Farm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.39km NE

4

2
Bryn y Groes

Chambered Tomb • 5.47km SSW

1

1
Lane Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 5.85km NNW

1
Neuadd Glan-Gwy

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.03km WSW

4

2
Twyn-y-Beddau

Round Barrow(s) • 6.1km E

11

4
Rhos-Goch Chapel

Round Barrow(s) • 6.22km NNW

1
Boughrood Court

Round Barrow(s) • 6.31km WSW

1
Maen Hir (Boughrood)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.48km WSW

10

2
Ffostyll

Long Barrow • 6.63km S

31

1

4
Pen-y-Beacon

Stone Circle • 6.63km ESE

29

5
Pen-rhiw-wen

Hillfort • 6.79km WSW

9

2
Pen-y-Beacon

Cist • 7.37km ESE

27

3

1
Pen Cae Newydd

Round Barrow(s) • 7.47km W

1
Archenfield

Chambered Tomb • 7.58km ENE

2

2
Twyn y Garth barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 8.15km W

7
Twyn y Garth

Hillfort • 8.25km W

10
Wern Frank Wood

Cairn(s) • 8.28km SSE

12

1
Parc-y-Meirch

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.3km E
Pen-twyn Camp (Brilley)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.31km NNE

1
Llan Oleu

Round Barrow(s) • 8.45km E

3

1
Y Das

Round Barrow(s) • 8.73km SSE

12

3
Gold Post

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.91km E

1
Blaen Henllan

Cairn(s) • 9.28km W

1
Talgarth Camp

Hillfort • 9.29km SSW

1
Cefn Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 9.31km E

1

1
Mynydd Bychan

Platform Cairn • 9.37km SSE

19

3
Mynydd Brith

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.43km E

5

3
Nant Bwch

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.98km SE

2

1

1
Tre Durn Wood

Enclosure • 10.42km SW

1
Penyrwrlodd

Long Cairn • 10.49km SSW

19

3

1
Milton Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 10.51km NE

1
Six Stones

Stone Circle • 10.55km NNW

1
Cefn Wylfre

Stone Circle • 10.71km NW

2

2
Bwlch Bach a’r Grib

Cairn(s) • 10.77km SSE

20

2
Hillis Camp, Llanfilo

Hillfort • 11.21km SW

2
Castell Dinas

Hillfort • 11.3km S

33

3
Pen-yr-Allt

Enclosure • 11.5km SW

1
Gannols Farm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.84km ENE

2

2
Pen Trumau, Black Mountains

Cairn(s) • 12.17km SSE

20
Wern Derys

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.34km E

14

4
Ty Isaf

Chambered Cairn • 12.38km S

7

1

3

1
Duke’s Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 12.84km E

1
Drostre Bank

Hillfort • 13.13km SW
Arthur’s Stone

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 13.22km ENE

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4

20

3
Mynydd Troed

Chambered Cairn • 13.22km S

15

4
Pen y Gadair Fawr

Round Cairn • 13.31km SE

25

3
Mynydd Llysiau, Black Mountains

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.4km SSE

3

1
Giants Grave

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.77km NW

13

1

2
Mynydd Llangorse promontory fort

Promontory Fort • 13.88km S

20

2
Dorstone Hill

Promontory Fort • 14.06km ENE

2

1
Caeau Enclosure, Cockit Hill

Hillfort • 14.16km S

3

1
Banc y Celyn

Stone Circle • 14.32km W

21

1
Maen Llwyd (Twyn Du)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.32km SE

25

4
Mynydd Troed cairn

Cairn(s) • 14.39km S

14

2
Tywn-Y-Gaer (near Llaneglwys)

Enclosure • 14.52km WSW

1
Twyn-y-Big

Round Cairn • 14.55km W

20

1
Pentre House

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.55km ENE

9

1

1

1
Cross Lodge

Long Barrow • 14.6km ENE

5

2
Hundred House Common

Round Barrow(s) • 14.75km NW

1
Glascwm Mill Cottages

Round Barrow(s) • 15.03km NW

1
Blaneau-draw

Round Cairn • 15.26km S

10

1
Llanveynoe Crucifix Stone

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 15.33km ESE

1
Gwaun Ymryson

Cairn(s) • 15.37km WSW

7

1
Mynydd Llangorse

Cairn(s) • 15.39km S

8

1
Cefn Clawdd

Round Cairn • 15.41km WSW

8

1
Bryn y Maen

Stone Row / Alignment • 15.7km NNW

11

1
Mynydd Epynt (Eastern)

15.79km WSW
Twyn-y-Post

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.79km WSW

10

1
Loxidge Tump, Black Mountains

Cairn(s) • 15.86km ESE

10

2
Pen Twyn Glas, Black Mountains

15.89km SSE

6

2
Gwern Dyfnant

Round Barrow(s) • 15.95km NNE

1
Black Darren

Round Cairn • 16km ESE

25

2
Bryn y Maen fallen monolith

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.02km NNW

3

1
Twyn-Llechfaen

Enclosure • 16.06km SW

1

1
Cwm Shelkin

Cairn(s) • 16.12km S

8

1
Garth (Duhonw)

Hillfort • 16.14km W

8
Blaen-y-Cwm Uchaf

Cairn(s) • 16.59km S

3

1
Cwm Bwchel, Black Mountains

Round Cairn • 16.74km ESE

22

3
Church of St Michael

Christianised Site • 16.83km NNW

2
Wiral Cairn, Black Mountains

Round Cairn • 16.88km ESE

22

1
Llanfihangel Nant Melan

Round Barrow(s) • 16.92km NNW

1
Pen Tir

Round Cairn • 17.02km S

5

1
Nant yr Ychen

Round Cairn • 17.02km SE

1

2
The Whet Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 17.08km NNE

4

1

1
Fedw

Stone Circle • 17.11km NW

4

1
Cwm Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.13km NW

3

1
Maes Clythan Wood Cairn

Round Cairn • 17.13km S

3

1
Pen Allt-Mawr

Cairn(s) • 17.19km SSE

29

1
Longtown Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 17.29km ESE

1
Cefn Moel

Cairn(s) • 17.36km S

3

1
Coed y Gaer

Hillfort • 17.41km S

9

2

1
Llanerch Stone

Cup Marked Stone • 17.42km NNW

4

2
Carneddau Hill (Builth Wells)

Round Cairn • 17.45km WNW

9

1

1
Ty Illtyd

Chambered Tomb • 17.46km SSW

9

8

1
Llanhamlach

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.51km SW

2

3
The Van

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.54km NNW

12
Cwm Berwyn, Carneddau (Builth Wells)

Promontory Fort • 17.57km WNW

12

1

1
Poston Camp

Hillfort • 17.58km E

1
Castle Bank

Hillfort • 17.75km WNW

21

1

2
Graig-ddu, Black Mountains

Round Cairn • 17.83km ESE

24

1

3
Graig Camp

Hillfort • 17.88km NW

10

1
Pen-yr-Heol Las

Cairn(s) • 17.92km S

12

1
Cwm Maerdy

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.95km NW

6

1
Allt yr Esgair

Hillfort • 17.95km SSW

18

1
Ffynnon Las I

Cairn(s) • 18.12km S

2

1
Pen Gloch-y-pibwr

Cairn(s) • 18.23km SSE

12

1
Carneddau North (Builth Wells)

Cairn(s) • 18.26km WNW

12

2
Slwch Tump

Hillfort • 18.37km SW

12

3
Garn Wen (Crucorney)

Cairn(s) • 18.39km SE

27

2
Parkwood

Burial Chamber • 18.64km E

1
Rhiw Arw

Cairn(s) • 18.67km ESE

13

1
Bwlch Cairn

Cairn(s) • 18.73km S

13

1

3
Old Radnor Church

Christianised Site • 18.8km NNE

4

2
Gelli Hill Cairn

Cairn(s) • 19km NW

7

3
Gilestone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.11km SSW

3
Pen Cerrig-Calch

Cairn(s) • 19.21km SSE

34

1
Pen y Crug

Hillfort • 19.21km SW

26

4
Gelli Hill

Stone Circle • 19.24km NW

15

4
Gelli Hill stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.3km NW

5

3
Harpton Court Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.31km NNE

2

1
Crossway Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.32km NNE

1
Disgwylfa

Cairn(s) • 19.35km SE

8

2
The Tretower Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.48km S

9

2
Gilwern Hill

Cairn(s) • 19.74km NW

5

2
Walton Green Cursus

Cursus • 19.75km NNE

1

1
Bwlch Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.8km S

8

2
Hindwell Cursus

Cursus • 19.94km NNE

1

2

1
Fennifach

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.98km WSW

3
Hatterrall Hill

Promontory Fort • 19.99km ESE

29

2