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Image of Cist Cerrig (Burial Chamber) by GLADMAN

Moel-y-Gest hillfort towers above and beyond.....

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
Image of Cist Cerrig (Burial Chamber) by caealun

Great place, although a little difficult to get to. There is no obvious path to the monument and none marked on the OS map. Had to climb the wall to gain access to the field. Well worth it though!

Image credit: Derfel
Image of Cist Cerrig (Burial Chamber) by caealun

Note Cricieth Castle on the skyline in the top right of the picture.

Image credit: Derfel

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Cist Cerrig

It’s a fair walk to the stones, so go prepared. Park by the road near the golf course and follow the footpath (it’s not a big one but you can see it). If you come across a long cliffy rock face you’ve gone too far. Retrace till you pick up the path again. When you come to a house with the path on the left hand side, you’re nearly there. Then down and right, and the stones are in a field to the left.

Funny stones these. I presume it was a burial chamber, but a capstone on them would be very precarious, so its no wonder its gone. Very white stones stand out against the rocky hills. Just twenty yards to the S.W is a rocky outcrop with faint cupmarks and in a line (ish).

Moel-y-Gest has a hillfort on top. Fantastic place. Mountains, forest, and sea all meet in one place and you can see Criccieth castle too. Even the kids loved it.

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