Cerrig Caerau

Also known as:
Cerrig Gaerall
Nearest town:
Llanidloes (16km SE)
OS reference:
SH903005
OS sheet:
136
Latitude:
52° 35' 26.83 N
Longitude:
3° 37' 10.43 W
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Images

Image of Cerrig Caerau (Stone Circle) by thesweetcheat

The wonderful northwestern panorama, from Cadair Idris, across the Dyfi Hills to the Arans.

Image credit: A. Brookes (8.7.2017)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jul 19, 2017
Image of Cerrig Caerau (Stone Circle) by thesweetcheat

Looking north. The Aran mountains can be seen in the distance on the left skyline.

Image credit: A. Brookes (8.7.2017)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jul 19, 2017
Image of Cerrig Caerau (Stone Circle) by thesweetcheat

Looking southwest towards Yr Allor. Pumlumon is on the very lefthand edge of the shot, the Tarren Hills over on the right skyline.

Image credit: A. Brookes (8.7.2017)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jul 19, 2017
Image of Cerrig Caerau (Stone Circle) by Moth

A view from near Kammer & William’s ‘steep gradient’.... (No, the pics don’t quite match – sue me!)

Image credit: Tim Clark
Moth
Moth Sep 2, 2003
Image of Cerrig Caerau (Stone Circle) by Kammer

Taken 8th December 2002: The three stones on the south west side of the circle, viewed from the south west. The stone in the foreground had a pretty red lichen on it. You can also see the depressions around the stones caused by livestock.

Image credit: Simon Marshall
Kammer
Kammer Dec 11, 2002
Image of Cerrig Caerau (Stone Circle) by Kammer

Taken 8th December 2002: This is the big stone at the north end of the circle, viewed from the south, with Louise reluctantly posing for scale. This is the stone that everyone ended up sheltering behind because the wind was so cold.

Image credit: Simon Marshall
Kammer
Kammer Dec 11, 2002
Image of Cerrig Caerau (Stone Circle) by Kammer

Taken 8th December 2002: The south side of the circle again, this time looking north west. The hill in the distance may be Mynydd Cemais, but I’m not 100% certain. Visibility was very poor.

Image credit: Simon Marshall
Kammer
Kammer Dec 11, 2002
Image of Cerrig Caerau (Stone Circle) by Kammer

Taken 8th December 2002: These are the same three stones as shot in the group photo, but this time from the west. You can clearly see the stile that leads to Croen yr Ych. In the high resolution version of this photo you can just make out the stone circle itself behind the stile.

Image credit: Simon Marshall
Kammer
Kammer Dec 11, 2002
Image of Cerrig Caerau (Stone Circle) by Kammer

Taken 8th December 2002: Lou, Chris, William and Pete looking cold on the south west side of the circle.

Image credit: Simon Marshall
Kammer
Kammer Dec 11, 2002

Articles

Cerrig Caerau

postman
postman Dec 9, 2008

We parked on the small lane south of the circle near a quarry, from here its a straight forward follow the path up to the top of the hill, follow the path
via the stiles in fences and the path goes straight to Ceggig Gaerau.
All the stones are down and only eight remain, seven of which contain the southern edge of the circle and one huge stone to the north, surely any power
they once had has fled long ago . The circle over the fence Lled Croen-yr-ych is more complete but the stones here are so much bigger, one makes a perfect
bed on which to lie whilst cloud busting, the southern arc of megaliths is still quite photogenic, hollows surround each stone where sheep gather, If there was
magic here once and it’s gone then i’d say its got a new kind of magic, hard to describe but there nevertheless, I’m starting to waffle slightly so, yes, it was a long
walk the stones are good go and see ‘em (on a nice day)

Cerrig Caerau

Kammer
Kammer Dec 8, 2002

Visited 8th December 2002: This afternoon I dragged my immediate family, plus my brother Pete and his partner Chris, off to see Cerrig Caerau stone circle and it’s smaller neighbour Lled Croen yr Ych.

We parked to the south of Newydd Fynyddog at the end of the footpath, and had a picnic lunch in the car. It was bitterly cold when we got out of the car, and William started complaining almost immediately. The walk from the road to the circle isn’t all that long (about half a mile) but it’s quite a steep gradient. We practically dragged William up the hill, and he was crying most of the way. To be fair, it was really cold, and the wind made it worse. He was suffering quite a bit from the cold, but by the time we realised this we were practically at the circle. Rather than turn back we kept on going.

The stones aren’t very big, and none of them remain standing. The views must be impressive on a good day, but visibility was very poor this afternoon, and we couldn’t see much of the surrounding hills. William sheltered behind the biggest stone with Pete, and (depending on how cold and pissed off we were) the rest of us had a look at the stones. It wasn’t the most relaxed visit to a stone circle that we’ve ever made, because we were all worrying about poor old Will.

Chris, Alfie and I pegged it across the stile to take a quick look at Lled Croen yr Ych, then we all headed off back down the hill. Pete carried William most of the way back, and he fell asleep as we walked (which worried us a bit). He slept in the car under a pile of coats on the way back, then woke up when we got home as if nothing had happened.

I’d recommend a visit to these sites if you’re in the area, but perhaps not in weather like we had today. Sorry about that William!

Miscellaneous

Cerrig Caerau
Stone Circle
Kammer
Kammer Dec 9, 2002

There are eight recumbent stones in the Cerrig Caerau circle, unevenly spaced (1 to 2 meter gaps). There are some hollows where the gaps between the stones are larger, indicating where lost stones may have once stood.

The longest remaining stone (on the west side of the circle) is approximately two metres in its recumbent state. On the northern side of the circle, lies the largest stone (the one that William sheltered behind on our visit) which is a bit less than two metres long, but much broader. Centrally, within the circle, is a distinct oval shaped hollow.

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