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The wooded bulk of Burfa Bank from Lower Harpton Farm to the south.

Looking west from the southern rampart. The sunlit valley below is that of the Hindwell Brook, an area rich in round barrows and standing stones, including the Four Stones four-poster.

The apparent circular earthwork inside the fort.

The inside of the southern rampart, at the partially cleared east end of the fort.

The northeastern corner of the fort.

Looking west along the inner northern ditch.

The view from the northern rampart, showing the steep fall of the ground away through the trees.

The northern rampart from the inside, showing the counterscarp.

Looking down into the ditch on the northern side.

The northern entrance.

The final approach to the northern entrance leads up the “ramp” on the right of the picture. The inner northern ditch stretches away, straight ahead.

The northern arc of the rampart, from inside the fort.

The southeastern corner of the fort.

Looking across the cleared interior.

The southern part of the rampart, slightly more overgrown than elsewhere.

The western side of the fort.

The northwestern entrance.

The northwestern rampart.

From the WNW. The road in the background leads to Castle Ring hillfort.

Despite its parlous state, the reason for the siting of the barrow (far right of picture) is obvious enough. The Radnor Forest mountains provide the backdrop (left).

This once-large barrow has been reduced to little more than a rise in the field. From the east.

The Radnor Forest recumbent emerges from clouds. From Offa’s Dyke near Cwmade|14687 barrow.

Looking ESE. The Radnor Forest mountains are obscured by cloud on the skyline (right). The line of trees behind the barrow are on top of Offa’s Dyke.

The top of the barrow. The natural surface protrudes through the hay in the centre.

Looking west.

Looking NE, the barrow has a great view down to the Lugg Valley. Tractor tyre tracks unfortunately completely mar the sides of the mound.

The first heart-wrenching sight of the ill-treated barrow. I think the wooded hill in the background is Wapley Hill.

The NE of the central pair.

The NE of the western pair of cairns.

Looking across the SW cairn towards Pared y Cefn hir.

Seen from Hafotty-fach cairns, evening.

General view of the SW cairn, showing the large diameter of the surviving rim.

Looking across the SW cairn.

The remaining stones of the SW cairn.

Looking across the robbed interior of the SW cairn.

The “row” in the right foreground, the “circle” behind on the left.

The quartz block with the stones of the setting(s) behind.

The cairn’s top.

Approaching the seriously trashed cairn.

Looking east, the stone takes on the aspect of a cowled figure.

The little stone its lakeside setting. We thought it looked more like a natural outcrop.

The cairn sits on a slight rise (just left of centre), the wall bulges outwards to go around it.

For anyone looking for the cairn, the big square natural block is a good landmark. The overgrown cairn is immediately behind.

The well-disguised cairn, slightly lighter in colour that the surrounding vegetation.

Close-up of the possible hut circle.

The possible hutcircle we came across when descending from Pared y Cefn hir to the cairn.

Retrospective of the fort from the NE, Fairbourne and Barmouth below to the right.