Tomle (Artificial Mound) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Tomle (Artificial Mound) by thesweetcheat

Nice autumn light on Tomle, left of centre. Seen from Craig Berwyn. The ridge continues onwards to Foel Wen (with a “mound”) and Mynydd Tarw (with a cairn).

Image credit: A. Brookes (13.9.2023)

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Image of Tomle (Artificial Mound) by thesweetcheat

The Clywdian Hills and Llantysilio Mountain crown the distant skyline.

Image credit: A. Brookes (13.9.2023)

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Image of Tomle (Artificial Mound) by thesweetcheat

Looking southwest towards Cadair Berwyn, the highest peak in the range, currently lost in cloud.

Image credit: A. Brookes (13.9.2023)

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Image of Tomle (Artificial Mound) by thesweetcheat

Sunshine on Tomle. Looking towards Cadair Bronwen. The large Bwrdd Arthur cairn can be seen on top of that summit.

Image credit: A. Brookes (13.9.2023)

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Image of Tomle (Artificial Mound) by thesweetcheat

Looking northeast across the mound.

Image credit: A. Brookes (13.9.2023)

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Image of Tomle (Artificial Mound) by thesweetcheat

The mound near the summit of Tomle. Looking east-ish. The summit of Foel Wen is far right; it also has a “mound” according to the OS map.

Image credit: A. Brookes (13.9.2023)

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Image of Tomle (Artificial Mound) by thesweetcheat

Tomle is the summit centre skyline. The mound is near to the summit. Bwlch Maen Gwynedd cairn can be seen as prominent bump on the ridge, towards the right of shot. Seen from Bwlch Maen Gwynedd, the col between Cadair Bronwen and Cadair Berwyn.

Image credit: A. Brookes (13.9.2023)

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Articles

Tomle

Artificial Mound

thesweetcheat Dec 17, 2024

The Ordnance Survey (1:25000) map shows the mound just to the northeast of the summit of Tomle as a “pile”. The CPAT record suggests it as a “clearance cairn”.

Whatever stonework might be under the turf is hidden. The mound is approximately circular and it would seem a strange place for a clearance cairn. Although its antiquity is unproven, my money would be on this being a round barrow or cairn, especially given the proximity of a definite example (Bwlch Maen Gwynedd Cairn) at the foot of Craig Berwyn to the west.

There are a number of other “mounds” shown on OS map along this ridge, I didn’t see the one to the northwest at SJ0818633759 on my visit.

Sites within 20km of Tomle

Bwlch Maen Gwynedd

Cairn(s) • 0.27km WSW

13

1
Bwrdd Arthur

Round Cairn • 1km NW

23

3
Cadair Berwyn

Round Cairn • 1.42km SW

17

2
Cadair Berwyn cairn II

Cairn(s) • 1.66km SW

26

2
Trawsnant

Cairn(s) • 1.91km WNW

6

1
Moel Sych

Round Cairn • 2.46km SW

20

2
Moel Pearce

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.06km WNW

3

1
Cerrig Bwlch y fedw

Stone Circle • 3.31km WNW

17

1
Mynydd Tarw, Y Berwyn

Round Cairn • 3.34km E

10

2
Pennant cairn

Cairn(s) • 3.39km WSW

28

1
Cwm Tywyll

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.48km WSW

2

1
Ffridd Camen, Y Berwyn

Ring Cairn • 3.51km W

16

1
Cwm Tywyll

Ring Cairn • 3.59km WSW

32

1

2
Nant Esgeiriau

Round Cairn • 3.87km WSW

37

2
Cwm Rhiwiau

Stone Circle • 3.98km SW
Cefn Penagored Ridge

Kerbed Cairn • 4.08km WSW

13

4
Afon Disgynfa

Cairn(s) • 4.23km SSW

15

1
Cefn Penagored

Kerbed Cairn • 4.27km WSW

11

2

1
Rhos y Beddau

Stone Circle • 4.28km SW

10

2
Rhos y Beddau

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.28km SW

2

2
Cerrig Beddau

Kerbed Cairn • 4.28km SW

1
Moel ty Uchaf

Cairn circle • 4.29km WNW

81

5

11

1
Yr Aran

Standing Stones • 4.73km WSW

4

5
Penagored

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.8km W

4

2
Rhyd-y-Gethin

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.9km WSW

2

1
Pen-Plaenau

Cairn(s) • 5.08km ENE

8

1
Rhyd-y-Gethin (Cairns)

Cairn(s) • 5.08km WSW

19

1
Yr Aran cairns

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.21km WSW

29

2
Nant Croes-y-Wernen

Stone Circle • 5.53km NNE

6

2
Garnedd Wen

Cairn(s) • 6.06km S

4

1
Glan Hafon cairn

Cairn(s) • 6.09km S

17

2
Bedd Crynddyn

Cairn(s) • 6.23km SSW

12

4
Tan-y-Coed

Chambered Cairn • 6.78km WNW

17

3
Moel Fferna

Cairn(s) • 6.95km NNE

12

2
Cerrig Gwynion

Hillfort • 6.98km ENE

15

2
Graig Yr Arian (Silver rock)

Chambered Tomb • 7.23km W

4

2
Craig Rhiwarth Cairn II

Cairn(s) • 7.23km SSW

6

1
Tyfos

Kerbed Cairn • 7.35km WNW

14

1

4
Craig Rhiwarth

Hillfort • 7.4km SSW

39

3
Craig Rhiwarth Cairn I

Cairn(s) • 7.47km SSW

1
Craig ty-glas

Cairn(s) • 7.89km SW

17

3
Carnedd Rhys Goch

Cairn(s) • 7.91km ENE

3

1
Branas Uchaf

Chambered Tomb • 7.98km W

21

6
Carnedd Wen

Round Cairn • 8.3km W

6

2
Gwerclas

Cairn(s) • 8.77km NW

2

1

1
Gwernclas Mound

Artificial Mound • 8.81km NW

1
Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.87km SE

1

4
Foel Cwm-Sian Llwyd

Cairn(s) • 8.88km WSW

13

1
Tomen y Meirw

Round Barrow(s) • 9.08km ENE

3

2
Tomen y Gwyddel

Round Cairn • 9.44km ENE

6

1
Corwen Cross

Cup Marked Stone • 9.53km NNW

7

1

1
Carreg y Big yn y Fach Rhewllyd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.63km NNW

2

1

3
Tyn-y-Cefn Cursus

Cursus • 9.75km NNW

1
Owain Glyndwr’s Mount

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 10.36km NNE

12

2
Carnedd Das Eithin

Cairn(s) • 10.36km SSW

9

1
Maes Mochnant

Standing Stones • 10.51km ESE

12

3
Caer Drewyn

Hillfort • 10.63km N

18

4

2
Craig yr Arian

Burial Chamber • 10.92km SW

1
Caer Eini

Hillfort • 11.05km WNW

11

2
Cefn Caer Euni Circles

Ring Cairn • 11.43km WNW

16

4
Siglem Las

Cairn(s) • 11.68km SSW
Carnedd Gerrig

Cairn(s) • 11.91km SSW

6

2
Cefn Ddwysarn Camp

Hillfort • 12.28km W

1

1
Afon y Dolau Gwynion

Chambered Cairn • 12.44km SSW

12

2
Llwyn Bryn Dinas

Hillfort • 12.83km ESE

10

1
Cwm Main

Cairn(s) • 13km W

1
Coed-y-Bedo Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.08km W

10

2
Carreg-y-tair Eglwys

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.1km SSW

1
Llwynmawr

Round Barrow(s) • 14.65km ENE

5

1
Moel y Gaer

Hillfort • 15.15km NE

10

3

1
Foel Goch

Round Cairn • 15.34km W

5

1
Mynydd-y-Bryn

Round Cairn • 15.59km E
Foel y Geifr

Cairn(s) • 15.72km WSW

3

2
Coed-y-Gaer (Oswestry Rural)

Hillfort • 15.74km E

1
Dinas Melin y Wig

Hillfort • 15.76km NNW

6

1
Moel y Gamelin

Cairn(s) • 15.8km NE

8

2
Pant y Maen

Round Barrow(s) • 15.94km NNE

3

3
Graig Wea

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.11km ENE

6

2
Eliseg’s Pillar mound

Round Barrow(s) • 16.13km NE

8

5
Ty Mawr Rhos Ganol

Round Barrow(s) • 16.43km NNE

1
Orsedd Wen

Cairn(s) • 16.46km ENE

6

3
Cynynion

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.58km E

8

2
Garnedd Fawr (Foel Goch)

Round Cairn • 16.69km W

16

1

1
Castell Dinas Bran

Hillfort • 16.74km ENE

30

9

1
Selattyn Hill

Cairn(s) • 17.35km ENE

9

3
Carreg y Big (Selattyn)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.38km E

16

3
Garw Fynydd

Cairn(s) • 17.44km NNW

1

1
Moel y Gadfa

Round Cairn • 17.67km SW

6

1

1
Rhoslydan

Round Barrow(s) • 17.85km NNE

3

2
Creigiau Eglwyseg

Round Barrow(s) • 17.89km NE

8

2
Caer Caradog

Hillfort • 18.11km WNW

16

4
Eglwyseg stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.32km NE

2

1
Eglwyseg kerb cairns A&B

Kerbed Cairn • 18.36km NE

9

1
Eglwyseg

Ring Cairn • 18.48km NE

8

1
Moel y Garnedd, Gwastadros

Cairn(s) • 18.57km W

6

2
Creigiau Eglwyseg

Cairn(s) • 18.63km NE

5

1
Soldier’s Mount

Hillfort • 18.64km ESE

2
Eglwyseg

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.66km NE

10

3
Maen Llwyd (Cloceinog)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.83km NNW

2

3
Cronglwyd Fawr

Round Barrow(s) • 18.88km WNW

1
Pen-y-Gaer (Llangollen)

Enclosure • 18.99km ENE
Long Hill

Hillfort • 19km ESE

1
Eglwyseg mountain cairns I, II, III

Cairn(s) • 19.26km NE

5

1
Bryn Beddau

Stone Circle • 19.59km NNW

5

4
Cyrn-y-Brain

Cairn(s) • 19.65km NE

10

2

1