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The two small upright stones south of Twyn-y-Beddau, looking along the Black Mountains escarpment.

Two small upright stones south of Twyn-y-Beddau barrow, looking towards Pen-y-Beacon.

Close-up of the upright.

A low stone protrudes through the turf – western arc.

Another low stone, on the southeastern arc. Looking along the arc to the upright.

Low stones on the western arc (right foreground and centre).

Showing how the circle is dominated by Hay Bluff (and the car park).

Another view of the stones around the upright. Twmpa behind, Pen y Fan straight ahead.

There are a number of stones in the vicinity of the remaining upright. Two stones lie flat beyond the upright, another stump is placed on a similar plane to the upright, then a further low rounded stone appears to be in line with the two flat ones. I struggled to work out what was what, but either the upright and the stump are actually outside the arc of the circle or the two “flats” are inside the arc. The block to the top right of the picture is not part of the circle, having been moved from the protective arc separating the circle from the parking area.

Long zoom from Hay Bluff. One of the local miniature ponies is using the remaining upright as a rubbing post. Picnicers appear oblivious to the monument in their midst.

Viewing the Bluff from below. The cist is on the end of the ridge, the cutest miniature ponies you ever saw to the right.

The cist is set into the top of this natural(?) mound at the northern promontory of the Bluff.

Looking towards the trig point on the Bluff, cist in the foreground.

Looking west, with the cist in the foreground. Twmpa behind, Rhos Dirion behind that to the left, with Pen-y-Fan over to the right and Y Mynydd Du fading out on the far right.

The profile of Hay Bluff, seen from Twmpa. Herefordshire lies beyond. Glorious weather for it, no?

The views WSW from Y Das (taken from close to where Coflein places the barrow). To the left, Mynydd Troed’s sharp outline is in front of Allt Lwyd, then across the picture can be seen the Brecon Beacons: Waun Rydd, Cribyn, Pen y Fan (with Corn Du hidden behind). Right of centre, the Fforest Fawr peaks, most prominently Fan Gyhirych, are visible. Further right, Y Mynydd Du (Fan Hir, Fan Brycheiniog) fades into blue.

Some landscape context, from Rhos Fach common to the north. The ridge of Y Grib sweeps down from the left, Bwlch Bach a’r Grib cairn is on top of the “bump” in the centre (Pen y Grib). Castell Dinas sits to the fore of Mynydd Troed, which is the pointy near-mountain at the right.

Approaching the Black Mountains escarpment, from Rhos Fach common. The peak away to the left is Twmpa (Lord Hereford’s Knob to the English) and Y Das, with its difficult to find barrow, is the blunt face to the right.

The view from Clutter’s Cave.

Showing the volcanic rock that the cave is cut from.

Clutter’s (or Giant’s) Cave.

The most northwesterly in the group of enclosures near Small Brook.

Looking along a reave at the northwest of the settlement.

Spacious hut circle at the northwestern end of the settlement. Two large stones (one leaning, one fallen) to the left were presumably door jambs.

One of the more northwesterly enclosures. This one seems to lack any obvious hut circles, perhaps it was a paddock? A hut circle lies beyond, with a large upright door jamb.

These rocks inside one of the enclosures appear to mark a natural spring.

Another well-preserved hut circle.

One of the better-preserved hut circles. With Metheral Hill behind.

The central enclosures near Small Brook. Yes Tor can be seen on the skyline to the left of centre.

Low hut circle remains in one of the central enclosures.

Approaching another of the enclosures. Looking northwest towards Belstone Tor.

Outer wall of one of the central enclosures in the group.

Scanty remains of a hut circle towards the southeastern end of the settlement. Looking south towards Hound Tor and Steeperton Tor.

G/F provides scale for the White Moor Stone outlier, seen from the circle.

Stones in the southwestern arc of the circle.

Looking west, wide angle towards the High Willhays/Yes Tor ridge, Dartmoor’s two mountains.

Looking east(ish) under a clear sky.

White Moor Stone.

The outlier, with boundary mark.

Looking towards the White Moor Stone outlier.

Looking south, with Hound Tor visible on the right.

The terminal cairn and the remains of its surrounding circle.

The rows seen from the southwest, on the slopes of Cosdon Hill.

Looking eastwards along the row, showing how it curves south then back to the east. The terminal cairn with the low stumps of its surrounding circle are in the foreground.

Looking southeast across the row, the hills of east Dartmoor fading into the blue beyond.

The two cists in the terminal cairn.

The western section of the rows.

Larger stones make up the northern row, on the right.

Two stones at the eastern end of the row.