Carn Edward

Nearest town:
Fishguard (9km W)
OS reference:
SN054365
OS sheet:
145
Latitude:
51° 59' 32.33 N
Longitude:
4° 50' 4.97 W
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Images

Image of Carn Edward (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by thesweetcheat

Second hut circle, looking towards Carn Briw on the summit of Carningli Common.

Image credit: A. Brookes (24.9.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Nov 20, 2014
Image of Carn Edward (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by thesweetcheat

Second presumed hut circle, NW of the first.

Image credit: A. Brookes (24.9.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Nov 20, 2014
Image of Carn Edward (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by mountainman

Ruinous front wall of the Carn Edward hut. A semi-circular rock face was used for the other sides of the shelter.

Image credit: mountainman
M
mountainman May 31, 2008
Image of Carn Edward (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by Kammer

Taken 2nd May 2004:

Image credit: Simon Marshall
Kammer
Kammer Oct 29, 2004

Articles

Carn Edward

M
mountainman May 26, 2008

Carn Edward roofed shelter?

This isn’t just a natural feature -- although it is a very beautiful tor. I recently discovered a very old curving stone wall on the downslope side of the eastern of the two rocky crags. This was either a sheepfold or -- more likely, I think -- a roofed-over shelter or small dwelling. There are several of these on Carningli -- where the rock face provides the shelter from the west, and where a semi-circular stone wall has been built to make a cost-effective shelter. There is one at Carn Enoch, another not far away beneath a small tor between Carn Edward and Carningli, and several on Carningli itself. There are others among the tors at the eastern end of Mynydd Preseli. How old are these features? My guess would be Bronze Age, but some could be Iron Age or even later. Maybe they were used as shepherd’s shelters for more than two thousand years.......

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