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Carn Ffoi from the western end of Carningli Common. The single stone rampart is visible to the left of the outcrop.

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

Second presumed hut circle, NW of the first.

Looking towards Carn Edward itself, with the Preseli hills beyond.

Presumed hut circle remains, NW of Carn Edward, although for all that’s left it could be the remains of a cairn’s kerb.

The southwestern arc, showing stonework construction of the bank.

Looking SE across the site, towards the Preseli hills.

The northern arc.

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

Some substantial stonework here.

Looking north.

With Carn Ingli fort beyond.

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

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

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

Inturned stonework of the western entrance.

The narrow and winding entrance passage on the southwest of the fort.

Western ramparts. The distant hillfort of Garn Fawr above Strumble Head can be seen rising far left.

Western ramparts and Carningli Common. The views stretch to Carn Llidi near St David’s.

Looking down on the ramparts from the summit rocks.

Upper rampart. The Bronze Age Carn Briw is prominent on the summit to the west.

Looking towards Dinas Island through a gap in the upper rampart.

The upper ramparts enclosing the summit rocks.

The view over the northeastern ramparts. Pentre Ifan is down there somewhere.

Settlement remains within the Lower Terrace rampart.

Lower Terrace rampart, with Carningli Common over on the right.

Northwestern rampart of the lower terrace, looking down on Newport and the Nyfer estuary.

Not easy to see through the vegetation, but there are settlement remains here.

The settlement looks down on Newport Bay and the Nyfer estuary.

Low remains of a circular wall peak through the bracken.

Settlement site below Carningli. Looking towards Carn Ffoi hillfort (in shadow) with Dinas Island away on the coast, far right.

The little stone enjoys a wonderful view of Newport Bay.

Not the most impressive standing stone in the world, but in a great location surrounded by lots of other prehistoric remains. Settlement site indicated, and Carn Ffoi hillfort is on the skyline (right).

The fort from the northeast, as the watery sunshine of the morning turns to a gloomier autumn afternoon.

The steep eastern end of the fort, looking down on Pwll y Wrach/The Witches Cauldron, a collapsed sea cave that can be seen over on the right.

The rampart from the east.

Coastal erosion has taken chunks out of the enclosed area. Looking NE towards Cemaes Head.

The seaward part of the enclosed area is connected to the cliffs by a very narrow, crumbling ridge. We didn’t think it was worth trying to cross.

The low single bank.

Landscape context. This is one of the most isolated stretches of the Pembrokeshire Coast path, with no exits from the cliffs from the fort (indicated) all the way to Newport Sands. Cemaes Head in the distance.

Mynydd Carningli seen across Newport Bay from Cyfrwy. The hillfort is in the craggy eastern outcrops (left), Carn Briw round cairn is on the highest point of the ridge (centre).

Carn Ffoi above Newport, seen from across the Nyfer estuary.

Autumn (almost) Equinox evening.

What a superb dolmen, despite the slightly odd suburban setting.

Early autumn, early evening, the perfect end for a long walk.

I do like a nice bit of heavy duty signage, none of your flimsy multimedia info boards here.