Cae’r Arglwyddes II (& the White Stone)

Nearest town:
Machynlleth (11km NNE)
OS reference:
SN684917
OS sheet:
135
Latitude:
52° 30' 24.67 N
Longitude:
3° 56' 21.16 W
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Image of Cae’r Arglwyddes II (& the White Stone) (Round Cairn) by GLADMAN

If I have one recommendation... aside from learn to read a map better than I... it would be to take heed from this little chap. Take your visits to these sites at a snail’s pace. Take it all in.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Oct 31, 2012
Image of Cae’r Arglwyddes II (& the White Stone) (Round Cairn) by GLADMAN

Carn Wen can be seen left skyline.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Oct 31, 2012
Image of Cae’r Arglwyddes II (& the White Stone) (Round Cairn) by GLADMAN

The well preserved cist... just minus capstone. Who’d have thought it?

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
GLADMAN
GLADMAN Oct 31, 2012
Image of Cae’r Arglwyddes II (& the White Stone) (Round Cairn) by GLADMAN

Doesn’t look that exceptional upon first impression... but then I’m armed with Kammer’s local knowledge. It is. Foel Goch, with Carn Wen central, rises across the Afon Clettwr.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Oct 31, 2012
Image of Cae’r Arglwyddes II (& the White Stone) (Round Cairn) by Kammer

Taken 5th June 2003: A fantastic photo of this fantastic cist.

Image credit: Simon Marshall
Kammer
Kammer Jun 24, 2003
Image of Cae’r Arglwyddes II (& the White Stone) (Round Cairn) by Kammer

Taken 5th June 2003: From the south, looking downhill into the cist.

Image credit: Simon Marshall
Kammer
Kammer Jun 24, 2003
Image of Cae’r Arglwyddes II (& the White Stone) (Round Cairn) by Kammer

Taken 5th June 2003: From the east looking out towards the Dyfi Estuary (unfortunately lost in haze and over exposure).

Image credit: Simon Marshall
Kammer
Kammer Jun 24, 2003
Image of Cae’r Arglwyddes II (& the White Stone) (Round Cairn) by Kammer

Visited 23rd January 2003: The White Stone lies near Cae’r Arglwyddes II. It’s probably a boundary marker that dates back to either the Bronze Age or Medieval period.

Image credit: Simon Marshall
Kammer
Kammer Feb 24, 2003

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Cae’r Arglwyddes II (& the White Stone)

Kammer
Kammer Jun 24, 2003

Visited 5th June 2003: This cairn is on private land with no public access (although it’s worth noting that there’s no fence between it and the road). When I visited, the field it stands in was full of cattle including an enormous bull. Luckily the herd was over the brow of the hill, so I moved swiftly.

The site turned out to be quite a beauty, not so much because of the cairn material, but because of the exposed cist. I managed to walk all the way around the cairn before realising just how well preserved the cist was. The setting is also spectacular, with views out towards the Dyfi Estuary (which I failed to capture in any of my photos).

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