Crugyn Amlwg, Mynydd Tre-beddau

Nearest town:
Carmarthen (16km SSW)
OS reference:
SN48613432
OS sheet:
146
Latitude:
51° 59' 10.39 N
Longitude:
4° 12' 17.62 W
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Image of Crugyn Amlwg, Mynydd Tre-beddau (Round Barrow(s)) by GLADMAN

A wonderful prehistoric oasis within the drab forestry,

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Image of Crugyn Amlwg, Mynydd Tre-beddau (Round Barrow(s)) by GLADMAN

A gigantic wind turbine looms beyond...

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This must have been a beauty of its type back in the day. Not too shabby now, to be fair.

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Very substantial monument – unexpectedly so.

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Image of Crugyn Amlwg, Mynydd Tre-beddau (Round Barrow(s)) by GLADMAN

A very substantial round cairn/barrow (hard to be certain, what with the industrial-strength mantle of moss) hidden away in a forestry clearing.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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Pretty ironic that perhaps the largest monument in the area is the one no one can see… or almost no one.

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Crugyn Amlwg, Mynydd Tre-beddau
Round Barrow(s)
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Possibly the (quite literally) hidden jewel in the area’s crown, this large round cairn slumbers – out of sight, out of mind – within forestry now the location of a wind farm. Coflein, to be fair, doesn’t give much to go on:

“A circular mound, c.32m in diameter, showing traces of disturbance” RCAHMW AP965050/64 – [J.Wiles 01.10.03]

Indeed, for me, it is the height of this substantial monument that is the salient factor here. One is left imagining what the scene would’ve been like, sans the trees? No doubt sweeping views etc. As it is, however, the ‘forestry clearing’ vibe is pretty intense, the surrounding foliage obscuring the nearby wind turbines towering overhead.

I approached heading south from the minor road allowing access to Blaen Gwyddgny... good idea to bring along a 1:25k map since the forestry ride is pretty overgrown and obscure. But then it would be, wouldn’t it?

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