Mynydd Bach (Aberffraw)

Also known as:
Porth Nobla
Nearest town:
Holyhead (14km WNW)
OS reference:
SH328709
OS sheet:
114
Latitude:
53° 12' 30.61 N
Longitude:
4° 30' 14.27 W
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Images

Image of Mynydd Bach (Aberffraw) (Round Cairn) by Kammer

Taken 2nd August 2003: The cist (or the jumble of stones that I’ve chosen to interpret as a cist).

Image credit: Simon Marshall
Kammer
Kammer Sep 24, 2003
Image of Mynydd Bach (Aberffraw) (Round Cairn) by Kammer

Taken 2nd August 2003: The cairn from the direction of the footpath (that would be the west).

Image credit: Simon Marshall
Kammer
Kammer Sep 24, 2003

Articles

Mynydd Bach (Aberffraw)

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CARL Sep 18, 2012

Visited 8.9.12

This Cairn is so close to Barclodiad-y-Gawres it just has to be visited.
It can be found a little to the north of its more famous neighbour.

On top of the grass covered mound I could see the tops of 5 of the cist stones peeping out of the grass. Some of the stones were covered in that ‘hairy’ lichen I had seen so much of when visiting the Scottish Islands.

Obviously good coastal views to be had.
Well worth a look when visiting the Chambered Cairn.

Mynydd Bach (Aberffraw)

Kammer
Kammer Sep 24, 2003

Visited 2nd August 2003: Why is everyone in such a rush to get to Barclodiad-y-Gawres? This little cairn (or tumulus depending on who you ask) is on the way, and well worth the detour (a detour of about 3 meters from the footpath). The remains of a cist are clearly visible in the middle of what’s now a rather flattened mound.

NB. It’s tempting to keep stepping backwards trying to get a photo of the cairn with the sea behind it, but be careful of the quarry that has been dug just to the east of the site.

Miscellaneous

Mynydd Bach (Aberffraw)
Round Cairn
Dunstan
Dunstan Sep 13, 2005

Frances Lynch, in ‘Prehistoric Anglesey’ calls this site Mynydd Bach, after the name of the headland it stands on. It was excavated at the same time as Barclodiad-y-Gawres, but little was found, and it has been tentatively dated to the Beaker period. It’s a lovely little cairn, and in its own quietly understated way is more atmospheric than its more famous neighbour.

Miscellaneous

Mynydd Bach (Aberffraw)
Round Cairn
Kammer
Kammer Sep 24, 2003

Gwynedd Archaeological Trust list this site as TUMULUS (REMS. OF), N. OF BARCLODIAD Y GAWRES, so I’ve renamed it Port Nobla Cairn, after the beautiful beach just to the north of it. If there’s a proper name for this tump, I’ll do the gentlemanly thing.

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