Carn Briw

Nearest town:
Fishguard (10km WSW)
OS reference:
SN056370
OS sheet:
145
Latitude:
51° 59' 48.74 N
Longitude:
4° 49' 55.52 W
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Images

Image of Carn Briw (Round Cairn) by thesweetcheat

Landscape context from the ramparts of Carn Ingli camp. The cairn is very prominent, centre.

Image credit: A. Brookes (24.9.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Nov 19, 2014
Image of Carn Briw (Round Cairn) by thesweetcheat

Looking south with the Preselis (I think that’s Foel Eryr, with its own cairn) on the left skyline.

Image credit: A. Brookes (24.9.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Nov 19, 2014
Image of Carn Briw (Round Cairn) by thesweetcheat

It’s been messed about but is still an impressive monument, underneath the silly cone.

Image credit: A. Brookes (24.9.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Nov 19, 2014
Image of Carn Briw (Round Cairn) by thesweetcheat

Looking approx. west, with Garn Fawr hillfort above Strumble Head just visible to the right of centre.

Image credit: A. Brookes (24.9.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Nov 19, 2014
Image of Carn Briw (Round Cairn) by Kammer

Taken May 2nd 2004: Looking down on some of the damage that’s been done to the cairn in modern times. Behind William is a circular enclosure, presumably made as a shelter from the cairn material. In the background are Lou and Alfie (Alfie asleep in the baby back-pack).

Image credit: Simon Marshall
Kammer
Kammer Sep 19, 2004
Image of Carn Briw (Round Cairn) by Kammer

Taken May 2nd 2004: The cairn as viewed from the east. Not a very authentic profile for a round cairn.

Image credit: Simon Marshall
Kammer
Kammer Sep 19, 2004

Articles

Carn Briw

M
mountainman May 26, 2008

Carn Briw has been very seriously messed about with, by walkers and children looking for something to do......... it was probably originally a conical mound, like many other Bronze Age burial cairns in this part of the world. There has been some recent burning to the north of the cairn, and now one can see clearly the “stone takes” from which stones and rubble were taken for the original construction of the mound.

Carn Briw

Kammer
Kammer Oct 5, 2004

Visited 2nd May 2004: We approached Carn Briw in a straight line from Carn Ingli Camp. It’s easy to spot on the horizon, but mainly because the cairn material has been seriously re-arranged. From a distance it looks like a crumpled cone.

On closer inspection the extent of the damage is obvious. One side of the cairn has been piled up high, presumably by walkers. Where the cairn remains at something like its original height an enclosure has been made in it.

Despite the mess, Carn Briw is a pleasant place to visit. It’s off the beaten track for most people visiting Carn Ingli, so relatively tranquil. Also well placed for visiting the hut circles to the south west.

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