Craig yr Aderyn (Crag-top enclosure)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
SH64590668

Nearest town:

Tywyn (8km SW)

OS reference:

SH64590668

OS sheet:

124

Latitude:

52° 38' 26 N

Longitude:

4° 0' 5.19 W

Added to TMA by

GLADMAN

Images (10)

Images

Image of Craig yr Aderyn (Crag-top enclosure) (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by thesweetcheat

Looking down on the crag enclosure (foreground with quartz bands) and the hillfort from the summit cairn.

Image credit: A. Brookes (26.4.2024)

thesweetcheat Mar 17, 2025

Image of Craig yr Aderyn (Crag-top enclosure) (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by thesweetcheat

The crag enclosure is on the smaller summit to the left, the hillfort is over on the right.

Image credit: A. Brookes (26.4.2024)

thesweetcheat Mar 17, 2025

Image of Craig yr Aderyn (Crag-top enclosure) (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by thesweetcheat

Set below the cairn on the highest part of the hill is what appears to be a further rampart of some kind. It seemed to me to be all of a piece with the stone walls encircling the hillfort to the northwest and the crag-top enclosure in between the two summits.

Image credit: A. Brookes (26.4.2024)

thesweetcheat Mar 17, 2025

Image of Craig yr Aderyn (Crag-top enclosure) (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by GLADMAN

The ‘crag-top’ enclosure before its magnificent parent

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Sep 30, 2024

Image of Craig yr Aderyn (Crag-top enclosure) (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by GLADMAN

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

GLADMAN Sep 30, 2024

Image of Craig yr Aderyn (Crag-top enclosure) (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by GLADMAN

The central peaks of Cadair Idris lord it over the head of the Dysynni valley.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Sep 30, 2024

Image of Craig yr Aderyn (Crag-top enclosure) (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by GLADMAN

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Sep 30, 2024

Image of Craig yr Aderyn (Crag-top enclosure) (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by GLADMAN

Approaching through the entrance defences...

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Sep 30, 2024

Image of Craig yr Aderyn (Crag-top enclosure) (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by GLADMAN

The site viewed from above to (very approx) south east...

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Sep 30, 2024

Image of Craig yr Aderyn (Crag-top enclosure) (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by GLADMAN

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

GLADMAN Sep 30, 2024

Sites within 20km of Craig yr Aderyn (Crag-top enclosure)

Craig yr Aderyn cairn

Cairn(s) • 0.16km ESE

16

1

1
Craig-yr-Aderyn

Hillfort • 0.22km W

42

1

3

1
Caerberllan Farm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.07km NE

10

3
Mynydd Pentre

Cairn(s) • 2.41km E

7

2
Allt Lwyd

Cairn(s) • 3.31km W

24

2
Cae’r Mynach

Cairn(s) • 3.95km W

4

1
Tarrenhendre

Round Cairn • 4.65km E

26

3
Craig-y-Llyn (Cadair Idris)

Round Cairn • 4.91km NNE

27

1

4
Bedd y Brenin

Round Cairn • 4.95km NW

18

1

5
Trum Gelli

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.34km SSE

30

1
Waun Oer

Stone Row / Alignment • 5.38km WNW

23

3
Goleuwern

Round Cairn • 5.47km NW

4
Bryn Seward Stones

Stone Row / Alignment • 5.48km NW

23

2
Waen Fach

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.5km WSW

13

3
Bryn Seward settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.55km NW

4
Gwastadgoed cairns

Cairn(s) • 5.67km WNW

6
Gwastadgoed

Standing Stones • 5.75km WNW

14

2
Castell y Gaer (Llangelynin)

Hillfort • 5.76km W

20

1
Bron-llety-Ifan

Cup Marked Stone • 6.07km NNW

17

2
Cairn between Bryn Dinas and Allt Gwyddgwion

Cairn(s) • 6.56km SSE

7

1
Waen Bant

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.64km N

17

3
Eglwys Gwyddelod

Cairn circle • 6.69km SE

27

3

2
Hafotty-Fach Cairns

Cairn(s) • 6.92km N

41

5
Ffridd Bryn Dinas

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.01km S

17

1
Croes Faen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.11km SW

6

3
Hafotty-Fach Stones

Standing Stones • 7.14km N

10

2
Arthog Standing Stones

Cairn circle • 7.23km N

31

5
Tal-y-Llyn

7.29km ENE

6

1

3
Carreg y Big (Arthog)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.32km N

26

1

3
Ffridd y Beudail

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.54km N

6

2
Foel Llanfendigaid

Hillfort • 7.65km WSW

4

1

1
Carnedd Lwyd, Tyrrau Mawr (Cadair Idris)

Cairn(s) • 7.76km NNE

47

5
Tal y Garreg and Llechlwyd

Hillfort • 7.81km WSW

7

1
Plas Cregennen Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.93km N

9

2
Mynydd y Llyn

Round Cairn • 8.04km SSE

16

1
St Cadfan’s churchyard, Tywyn

Stone Row / Alignment • 8.16km SW

5

1
Capel Maethlon

Round Barrow(s) • 8.4km S

4
Carn March Arthur

Natural Rock Feature • 8.54km SSE

8

2

1
Pared-y-Cefn-Hir

Hillfort • 8.62km N

55

4
Cairn below Pared y Cefn hir

Cairn(s) • 8.63km N

5

1
Llyn Cau

Natural Rock Feature • 8.88km NE

6

1
Foel Caethle

Hillfort • 8.91km SSW

2
Dinas Oleu

Hillfort • 9.53km NW

10
Llyn Gafr

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.02km NE

4

1
Craig y Castell

Hillfort • 10.3km NNE

29

2
Mynydd Moel, Cadair Idris

Cairn(s) • 10.71km NE

17

1
Cairn, S.W of Woodland saddle

Cairn(s) • 10.82km NNE

8

2
Cairn, upon a woodland saddle

Round Cairn • 11.15km NNE

18

2
Cairn with kerb

Kerbed Cairn • 11.15km NNE

30

2
Cairn, W of Waen Fechen

Cairn(s) • 11.21km NNE

4

1
Llyn Arran

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.32km NE

1
Twmpath y Crynwyr

Round Cairn • 11.36km ESE

2

1
Castell Llanaber

Hillfort • 11.57km NW

9

1

1
Craig y Castell North

Hillfort • 11.59km NNE

14

1
Fron y Gog

Hillfort • 11.88km E

9
Mynydd Llanaber

Ring Cairn • 11.99km NW

7

1

1
Maen Llwyd (Machynlleth)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.18km E

12

4
Cerrig Arthur

Stone Circle • 12.19km NNW

38

1

2

1
Gau Graig, Cadair Idris

Enclosure • 12.27km NE

16

1
Coed Croes

Cairn(s) • 12.68km NE

9

1

1
Cerrig y Cledd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.91km NNW

8

2
Mynydd Egryn

Cairn(s) • 13km NNW

14

1
Cerrig y Cledd (north)

Carving • 13.23km NNW

7

1
Bwlch y Rhiwgyr

Cairn(s) • 13.43km NNW

10
Bryn Castell

Hillfort • 13.73km N

18

2
Hengwm Ring Cairn

Cairn circle • 13.9km NNW

13

2
Egryn Abbey

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.06km NW

2

1
Pen Carreg Gopa

Round Cairn • 14.09km ESE

5

1
Carneddau Hengwm

Cairn(s) • 14.18km NW

22

2

1
Pentre Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 14.57km NNE

3
Garreg Lwyd (Fronwen)

Natural Rock Feature • 14.57km E

1
Kenric’s Stone and Llanelltyd Church

Christianised Site • 14.63km NNE

3

1

4
Pen y Foel Goch

Cairn(s) • 14.66km SE

20

1
Cantre’r Gwaelod

Mesolithic site • 14.71km SSW

12

2

3
Carn Bwlch Corog

Round Cairn • 14.73km ESE

4

1

1
Pen y Dinas (Dyffryn Ardudwy)

Hillfort • 14.75km NW

16

1
Ffridd Newydd

Stone Circle • 14.9km NNW

9

1
Coed Pen-y-Bryn

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.11km NNE
Cerrig Blaencletwr-Fawr (Esgair Foel-ddu)

Round Cairn • 15.39km SE

8
Llecheiddior

Stone Circle • 15.39km NW

8

1
Cae’r Arglwyddes II (& the White Stone)

Round Cairn • 15.44km SE

11

1
Cae’r Arglwyddes I

Round Cairn • 15.45km SE

3

1
Bedd Taliesin

Chambered Cairn • 15.67km SSE

27

5
Llecheiddior Cairns

Cairn(s) • 15.7km NW

10
Llawlech

Cairn(s) • 15.73km NNW

8
Coed Dol-fawr

Promontory Fort • 15.77km NNE

1

1
Tyddyn y Felin

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.86km NW

2

1
Cae y Garreg Lwyd

Natural Rock Feature • 16.01km E

1
Foel Faner

Hillfort • 16.23km NNE

24

2
Moel y Llyn, Ceulanamaesmawr

Megalithic Cemetery • 16.39km SE

19

1
Craig y Dinas

Hillfort • 16.44km NNW

35

2
Cylch Derwyddol

Stone Circle • 16.53km SE

6

3

1
Bwlch east of Moel y Llyn, Ceulanamaesmawr

Cairn(s) • 16.62km SE

8

1
Cors y Gedol

Burial Chamber • 16.65km NW

29

1

1

4

3
Craig y Dinas Cairnfield

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.67km NNW

18

2
Diffwys (Y Rhinogydd)

Cairn(s) • 16.78km N

13

1
Cors y Gedol settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.87km NW

2
Cefn Coch, Y Rhinogydd

Round Cairn • 17.03km NNE

9

1

1
Carneddau Hafod Wnog

Cairn(s) • 17.09km ESE

11

1
Pont Scethin standing stones

Standing Stones • 17.1km NNW

20

1
Pont Scethin mounds

Artificial Mound • 17.14km NNW

1
Dyffryn Ardudwy

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 17.16km NW

63

1

2

10

2
Foel Offrwm, Lower Settlement

Hillfort • 17.23km NE

13

1
Pont Scethin, Double cairn

Cairn(s) • 17.24km NNW

5

1
Foel Offrwm

Hillfort • 17.61km NE

43

3
Waun Hir

Ring Cairn • 17.68km NNW

19

3
Moelfre, Y Rhinogydd

Round Cairn • 17.98km NNW

22

1
Pond Nant y Cagal Stones

Standing Stones • 18.25km SE

4

3
Bron y Foel Isaf

Burial Chamber • 18.29km NNW

21

5
Fron Goch Camp

Hillfort • 18.35km E

10

1
Caer Allt-Goch

Hillfort • 18.37km SSE

1

1
Caer Lletty-Llwyd

Hillfort • 18.47km SSE

3

1
Maen Llwyd (Rhos Dyrnog)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.04km E

3

2
Pen Dinas (Banc Mynydd Gorddu)

Hillfort • 19.24km SSE

16
Maen Llwyd (Commins Coch)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.25km E

3

2
Nant Helygog

Cairn(s) • 19.51km NE

6

1
Cwmere Farm Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.54km SE

3

2