The ‘crag-top’ enclosure before its magnificent parent
Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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My interpretation – for what it’s worth – is that the enclosure acted as an ancillary ‘lookout post’ guarding against a hostile party assembling here following an approach from Bwlch-y-maen to the south? Or maybe the enigmatic band of quartzite mirroring that below the cairn simply made this an ‘important place’?
Image credit: Robert Gladstone
The central peaks of Cadair Idris lord it over the head of the Dysynni valley.
Image credit: Robert Gladstone
Image credit: Robert Gladstone
Approaching through the entrance defences...
Image credit: Robert Gladstone
The site viewed from above to (very approx) south east...
Image credit: Robert Gladstone
Optically-assisted view from the great hill fort... the enclosure sits – hidden in plain sight – centre left, with the cairn rising above. Note the matching strata of quartzite...
Image credit: Robert Gladstone
Sites within 20km of Craig yr Aderyn (Crag-top enclosure)
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Craig yr Aderyn cairn
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Craig-yr-Aderyn
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Caerberllan Farm
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Mynydd Pentre
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Allt Lwyd
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Cae’r Mynach
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Tarrenhendre
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Craig-y-Llyn (Cadair Idris)
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Bedd y Brenin
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Trum Gelli
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Waun Oer
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Goleuwern
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Bryn Seward Stones
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Waen Fach
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Bryn Seward settlement
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Gwastadgoed cairns
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Gwastadgoed
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Castell y Gaer (Llangelynin)
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Bron-llety-Ifan
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Cairn between Bryn Dinas and Allt Gwyddgwion
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Waen Bant
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Eglwys Gwyddelod
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Hafotty-Fach Cairns
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Ffridd Bryn Dinas
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Croes Faen
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Hafotty-Fach Stones
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Arthog Standing Stones
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Tal-y-Llyn
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Carreg y Big (Arthog)
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Ffridd y Beudail
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Foel Llanfendigaid
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Carnedd Lwyd, Tyrrau Mawr (Cadair Idris)
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Tal y Garreg and Llechlwyd
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Plas Cregennen Stone
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Mynydd y Llyn
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St Cadfan’s churchyard, Tywyn
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Capel Maethlon
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Carn March Arthur
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Pared-y-Cefn-Hir
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Cairn below Pared y Cefn hir
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Llyn Cau
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Foel Caethle
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Dinas Oleu
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Llyn Gafr
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Craig y Castell
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Mynydd Moel, Cadair Idris
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Cairn, S.W of Woodland saddle
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Cairn, upon a woodland saddle
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Cairn with kerb
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Cairn, W of Waen Fechen
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Llyn Arran
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Twmpath y Crynwyr
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Castell Llanaber
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Craig y Castell North
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Fron y Gog
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Mynydd Llanaber
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Maen Llwyd (Machynlleth)
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Cerrig Arthur
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Gau Graig, Cadair Idris
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Coed Croes
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Cerrig y Cledd
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Mynydd Egryn
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Cerrig y Cledd (north)
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Bwlch y Rhiwgyr
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Bryn Castell
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Hengwm Ring Cairn
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Egryn Abbey
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Pen Carreg Gopa
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Carneddau Hengwm
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Pentre Farm
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Garreg Lwyd (Fronwen)
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Kenric’s Stone and Llanelltyd Church
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Pen y Foel Goch
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Cantre’r Gwaelod
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Carn Bwlch Corog
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Pen y Dinas (Dyffryn Ardudwy)
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Ffridd Newydd
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Coed Pen-y-Bryn
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Cerrig Blaencletwr-Fawr (Esgair Foel-ddu)
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Llecheiddior
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Cae’r Arglwyddes II (& the White Stone)
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Cae’r Arglwyddes I
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Bedd Taliesin
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Llecheiddior Cairns
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Llawlech
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Coed Dol-fawr
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Tyddyn y Felin
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Cae y Garreg Lwyd
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Foel Faner
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Moel y Llyn, Ceulanamaesmawr
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Craig y Dinas
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Cylch Derwyddol
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Bwlch east of Moel y Llyn, Ceulanamaesmawr
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Cors y Gedol
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Craig y Dinas Cairnfield
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Diffwys (Y Rhinogydd)
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Cors y Gedol settlement
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Cefn Coch, Y Rhinogydd
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Carneddau Hafod Wnog
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Pont Scethin standing stones
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Pont Scethin mounds
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Dyffryn Ardudwy
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Foel Offrwm, Lower Settlement
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Pont Scethin, Double cairn
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Foel Offrwm
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Waun Hir
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Moelfre, Y Rhinogydd
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Pond Nant y Cagal Stones
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Bron y Foel Isaf
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Fron Goch Camp
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Caer Allt-Goch
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Caer Lletty-Llwyd
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Maen Llwyd (Rhos Dyrnog)
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Pen Dinas (Banc Mynydd Gorddu)
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Maen Llwyd (Commins Coch)
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Nant Helygog
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Cwmere Farm Stone
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