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Seen from the SW, showing the lean.
Looking SE to Pen y Fan and Corn Du.
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Visited 14.7.10.
Easily seen alongside road opposite entrance to Blaengwrthyd Farm. Larger than I expected and I am pleased to say that the ferns had been cut back from around the stone.
Visited on a sunny but chilly Bank Holiday (3.5.2010). The Mountain Centre carpark was packed as we arrived here from Libanus, and the attraction is obvious. There is a terrific panoramic view from Mynydd Illtud, taking in the Black Mountains ridges: Hay Bluff, Twmpa, Waun Fach, Pen y Gadair Fawr, Pen Allt-mawr and Pen Cerrig-calch to the east. To the south-east there are the looming peaks of the central Beacons, dominated by Pen y Fan and Corn Du, then south to Fan Fawr and the nearby Fan Frynych, across to the SW taking in the Camarthan Fans. Amazing. Many of the peaks are topped by Bronze Age cairns and pointed to by standing stones. The majority of people headed off NE towards the higher points of the common, to fly kites and take in the glorious views. But we headed towards the first of today’s sites, the excitingly named Mountain Centre 1 standing stone.
A short walk away from the Mountain Centre, the Bank Holiday crowds are already left behind to the north-east.
The stone is clearly visible from the single track road that runs west to east across the common. It is a fairly undistinguished, low stone, which must have made for a pretty small thief.
It does however have an unbeatable view of Pen y Fan and Corn Du to the SE. It is also very close the Bedd Gwyl Illtyd cairn, where we headed next.
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On public Moorland with numerous rights of way.
On Mynydd Illtyd, 8km west of Brecon and 1.6km Southwest of Brecon Beacons National Park Mountain Centre.
From Brecon, opposite the right turn for Blaengwrthyd Farm. Visible from single track road. Situated close to the field boundary.
The stone is square in plan, and stands just under 1m high. Gives the appearance of a broken stump, leaning towards the track. I believe it is made of Old Red Sandstone.
This stone is reputed to have once been a robber who stole a herd of pigs from Saint Illtyd. His companion was turned into the nearby Mountain Centre 2 standing stone.
Sites within 20km of Mynydd Illtyd
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Bedd Gwyl Illtyd
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Daudreath Illtyd
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Twyn-y-Gaer (Mynydd Illtyd)
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Llwyncelyn-Fawr
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Llwyn Bedw Settlement, Pen Milan
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Fan Frynych
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Tyle Bychan
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Twyn-y-Gaer (Trallong)
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Craig Cerrig-gleisiad
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Blaen Glyn
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Coed Fenni-fach
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Battle
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Defynnog Church
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Y Gaer (Defynnog)
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Fennifach
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Plas-y-Gaer, Allt Ddu
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Corn Du
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Pen y Fan
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Pen y Crug
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Cribyn
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Nant Mawr, Fforest Fawr
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Maen Richard
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Cefn-yr-Henriw recumbent stone
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Slwch Tump
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Pen y Waun Dwr
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Pen y Waun Dwr Stone
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Tor Glas
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Fan y Big
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Upper Neuadd cairns
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Maen Llia
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Rhyd Uchaf
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Cefn Crew and Cwm Crew
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Llech Lia
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Fan Llia
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Fan Nedd (north east)
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Twyn Garreg-Wen
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Fan Nedd (Northern summit)
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Lower Neuadd
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Waunewydd
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Varlen Cairn, Traianmawr
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Twyn-Llechfaen
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Garreg Fawr (Llanfihangel Nant Bran)
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Llanhamlach
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Carn Pica
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Tyle Mawr
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Tywn-Y-Gaer (near Llaneglwys)
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Fan Gyhirych
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Ty Illtyd
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Maen Madoc
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Blaen Clydach Fach
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Waun Leuci summit
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Ynys Hir
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Cefn Esgair Carnau
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Waun Leuci
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Carnau Gwynion
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Waun Leuci stone setting
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Plas-y-gors
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Pant Madog
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Tawe valley Triangle
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Drostre Bank
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Cwm Nant
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Nant Tarthwynni
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Waun Leuci cairn
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Ysgubor-Wen
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Blaen-Hepste hengiform earthwork
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Moel Feity
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Cerrig Duon and The Maen Mawr
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Blaen-Nedd Isaf
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Afon Tawe
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Pwll Byfre
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Nant-y-Llyn, Y Mynydd Du
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Gelli-Nedd
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Blaenau Uchaf
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Garn Wen
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Gwern Wyddog
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Gilestone
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Cadair Fawr
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Carn-Yr-Arian
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Tump Wood Camp
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Cadair Fawr (South)
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Cwm Henwen Cairn
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Pen-yr-Allt
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Garn Las (Llywel)
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Cwm Henwen
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Foel Darw, Y Mynydd Du
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Y Pigwn
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Twyn Bryn Glas
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Allt yr Esgair
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Cefn Clawdd
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Hillis Camp, Llanfilo
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Y Pigwn Cairns
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Mynydd Epynt (Eastern)
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Twyn-y-Post
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Carn-Ddu
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Fedw
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Clawdd Brythonig
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Tre Durn Wood
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Garn Ddu
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Gwaun Ymryson
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Nant Tarw
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Cefn Sychbant
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Rhyd-wen Fach stone setting
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Cefn Sychbant
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Coedcae’r Gwarthog Summit cairns
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Twr y Fan Foel
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Nant Maden
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Fan Foel
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Maen Gweddiau
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Cwm Moel
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Cefn Cil-Sanws
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Pontsticill ring cairn
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Pant Sychbant
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Bannau Sir Gaer
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Craig y Rhiwarth
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Garn Felen
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Tomen-y-Rhos
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Cilsanws Mountain
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Abercriban
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Pant Meddygon
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Picws Du, Y Mynydd Du
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Cefn yr Ystrad
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Nant-y-Wern
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Bone Cave
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Twynau Gwynion
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Mynydd-y-glog
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Twyn-y-glog
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Tri Chrugiau, Mynydd Epynt
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Bwlch Standing Stone
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Cwm Shelkin
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Carreg Wen Fawr Y Rugos
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Nant Melyn
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Pant Llwyd
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Penyrwrlodd
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Saith Maen
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Bwlch Cairn
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Pen-yr-Heol Las
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Pen Caenewydd, Mynydd Myddfai
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Garn Caws
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Ffynnon Las I
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Twyn Ceiliog
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Morlais Castle Hillfort
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Odyn-fach
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Blaen-y-Cwm Uchaf
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Mynydd Llangorse promontory fort
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Cefn Moel
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Mynydd Troed
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Pwll-yr-Wydden Fach
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Garn Fawr (Llangynidr)
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Caeau Enclosure, Cockit Hill
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Pen-rhiw-wen
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Mynydd Llangorse
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Cribarth
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Talgarth Camp
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Llangynidr Stone
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Finger Post
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Blaneau-draw
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Craig-y-Ddinas (Pontneddfechan)
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Maen Hir (Boughrood)
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Boughrood Court
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