thesweetcheat

Looking across to Fan Nedd. The two cairns on that mountain are visible from here. Beyond the right-hand end of Fan Nedd’s summit ridge, the escarpment of Y Mynydd Ddu sneaks into view.

Looking southwest in the general direction of Glyn Neath. There are cairns on most of the skyline hills.

There’s quite a sizable stone half-buried in the turf on the western side of the cairn’s footprint.

Quite the contrast to the hail of my previous visit. Looking towards Corn Du.

Some of the nearby forestry has been felled, opening up the view west towards Carreg Cadno.

From Sarn Helen.

Fan Gyhirych on the skyline, seen from the shattered limestone summit of Carreg Cadno (’Fox Rock’, colloquially). The area in between is an amazing limestone pavement, with lots of sinkholes and a huge underground cave system beneath.

From the northeast, Cribarth appears almost conical. Seen from the Allt Rhongyr nature reserve across the Tawe valley.

The near-vertical southern aspect of Craig y Rhiwarth, seen from the Tawe valley to the south.

The cairns are big enough to be visible from the Gwy/Wye valley far below and several miles away. This is taken from the Wye Valley Walk near Hendre, Llanifyny.

Some landscape context of the upper reaches of the Gwy/Wye valley. Pen Pumlumon-Arwystli is centre skyline, with Pen Pumlumon Fawr over to the left. The Gwy runs along the valley below, on its route from the slopes of the mountain. From Esgair Lwyn-Gwyn to the southeast.

Landscape context across the Afon Gwy/Wye from Esgair Lwyn-gwyn to the southwest. The barrow is to the right of the nearest wind turbine, in front of the others.

Approaching on the lane from Parson’s Bridge.

This is a great little cairn circle. Unfortunately the residents didn’t seem keen to invite a long stay.

Looking southeast.

Landscape contxt, approaching from the west. The cairn circle is just to the left of the cattle.

The northern barrow, with Y Garn beyond.

The southern cairn, with Llyn-yr-Oerfa below. Pendinas hillfort near Aberystwyth can just be seen faintly on the skyline, right.

The southern barrow.

Looking from the top of the northern barrow towards Disgwalfa Fawr, Drosgol and Y Garn (Pumlumon), all topped with cairns.

The excellent northern barrow from the north.

The beautiful Cwm Rheidol. Pendinas hillfort near Aberystwyth is distant top right. The Vale of Rheidol steam railway runs along the hillside on the opposite of the valley.

The view south down to Cwm Rheidol.

Looking northeast.

Looking out over the western rampart.

Western rampart. Gelli round barrow is on the hill to the left.

Southeastern rampart.

The rampart from the east.

The hillfort seen from the northwest, on the approach from Gelli (Melindwr) round barrow.

The view northeast-ish towards Pumlumon.

Looking southwest-ish.

Looking east across the Gwy/Wye valley, with Bryn Titli rising behind.

The barrow seen from over the hedge. It’s pretty substantial, even in ruin.

Looking across the valley towards the steep slopes of Gamallt.