Crugiau Giar

Nearest town:
Lampeter (14km NE)
OS reference:
SN501370
OS sheet:
146
Latitude:
52° 0' 38.42 N
Longitude:
4° 11' 3.77 W
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Northern cairn, looking approx north east. Easter Sunday 2019.

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Northern cairn. Note probable former kerb stone.

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GLADMAN Apr 24, 2019
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Northern cairn. My rucksack gives an indication of the impressive scale.

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An arc of the northern cairn, looking toward the southern.

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GLADMAN Apr 24, 2019
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The larger northern cairn. At almost 100ft diameter this is a very substantial monument to find lying around........

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GLADMAN Apr 24, 2019
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Southern cairn, with northern beyond. note the quartzite ‘offerings’. I noticed a few isolated outcrops walking north so perhaps this was an original feature?

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GLADMAN Apr 24, 2019
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Southern cairn... now I’m usually against this sort of thing left at ancients monuments – but then, what with the current rise of populism.. the evil anti-semitism of the far left and nationalistic tendencies of the far right... one can’t argue with these sentiments.

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GLADMAN Apr 24, 2019
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The southern of the two great, grassy cairns surmounting the southern end of Mynydd Llanlliwni – although substantial (c70ft diameter), it is nonetheless not a patch on its massive neighbour.

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Crugiau Giar
Cairn(s)
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GLADMAN Apr 24, 2019

A pair of substantial, grassy round cairns gracing the southern apex of Mynydd Llanllwni. Coflein (J.Wiles 01.10.03) has their dimensions as:

Northern cairn:
“A much robbed & mutilated round cairn, 30m in diameter & 1.9m high, showing possible kerb stones on the N side...”

Southern cairn:
“A centrally mutilated round cairn, 21m in diameter & 1.6m high”

I approached from the minor road to approx southwest near the farm of Clyniau. Note that the cairns can not be seen from the road so I’d suggest a compass bearing would be a good idea in misty weather. Better safe than sorry.

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