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The mound beneath the heather is most obvious on its northeastern side. Looking towards the gliding club. The OS map shows further barrows along the ridge to the left.

Looking southeast towards the Clee Hills, Callow Hill and Norton Camp. The Malverns are visible on the far centre skyline, but difficult to see at this resolution.

Looking NE across the heather-covered mound. The second hill from the left is Grindle, which has three barrows. Far right skyline is Brown Clee.

Landscape context of south Shropshire’s hillforts. Seen from Packet Stone, on the Long Mynd to the northwest.

Caer Caradoc on the left, with Ragleth Hill to the right. Seen from the lower slopes of the Long Mynd above Minton to the southwest.

The cliffs of the north face, with the enclosure perched above. Taken as I beat my retreat back down the mountain to Dolgellau; not the best day for a visit, I returned in entirely different weather the following May.

The enclosure, outcrop and cairn.

Towards Mynydd Moel, which I had hoped to climb next. Sanity won the battle.

There’s a substantial amount of stone in the walls of the enclosure. Looking north-east towards Aran Fawddwy, notionally.

Looking north, down to a distant looking Dolgellau where warmth and tea await. Y Garn, Foel Offrwm and Rhobell Fawr are the dimly seen backdrop hills.

The enclosure slopes steeply to the east. Looking towards the Dyfi Hills, in a reverse of Gladman’s image.

Enclosure wall, with the cairn to the right. I think the cairn is modern, although it’s not on the true summit of the hill. It surmounts a natural outcrop enclosed by the wall.

Contemplating the ascent on the north-east ridge, as 40-50 mph winds lash the rain at me. Who says you have to be mad to do this?

One of the large hut circles in the settlement close to the cairn.

This is a super cairn circle (or ring cairn).

Showing remains of an inner kerb.

Orthostats, like flower petals or sun rays.

Looking north-ish.

Looking south-ish in worsening weather. The lower slopes of Mynydd Egryn peak out from the below the cloud base on the right.

Looking in through the entrance.

The excavated round house, showing cobble floor.

The top of the central chamber in the southern cairn.

Central chamber in the southern cairn.

Looking along the magnificent southern cairn towards the coast. No nice views of the Lleyn today, but Pen y Dinas hillfort is prominent on the skyline, right.

Collapsed portal dolmen at the end of the northern cairn.

Orthostats of the collapsed portal dolmen at the end of the southern cairn.

Massive capstone on the collapsed chamber in the northern cairn.

Ruined chamber in the northern cairn.

Ruined chambers in the northern cairn, looking towards the southern cairn.

The steep drop to Ceunant Egryn. The superb Carneddau Hengwm chambered long cairns are on the hillside to the right, with Hengwm ring cairn further up.

Some large blocks in the rampart.

The northern rampart, looking east. The stone circles at Llecheiddior and Ffridd Newydd are up there somewhere.

The northeastern arc of the rampart. G/F admires the “view” of Ardudwy.

Looking down on Ceunant Egryn along the eastern rampart.

Looking north along the western rampart. Moelfre would be the hill on the far right, but only its base is visible below the hillfog.

Stonework of the western rampart.

Outer ditch on the WSW side of the fort.

From the northeast, looking over the coastal plain of Ardudwy to a very grey Bae Ceredigion.

From the road to the northwest, showing the well-preserved outer bank of the settlement, juvenile bullock for scale.

Looking towards Craig y Castell and Tyrrau Mawr.

Detail of the excellent kerb.

Looking towards Pared y Cefn hir. The cairn is looking a bit more overrun with bracken than in previous photos.

Small cairn to the north of the main monument, which can just be seen over the top of the reedy grass.

Looking south to the rocky hill of Craig y Castell. This prominent hill blocks the views of Cader Idris from the cairn.

Looking towards Tyrrau Mawr (left) and Pared y Cefn hir (right).

Looking northwest.

What appears to be a further small cairn just to the SE of the big monument, which can be seen beyond.