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The SE section of rampart, the fierce wind has scoured it free of snow. The Sugar Loaf and Blorenge can be seen beyond.

Looking towards the Black Mountains from the snow-covered fort interior.

The pointless walkers’ shelters aren’t much cop in a snow drift!

Looking across the Grwyne Fechan and Grwyne Fawr valleys towards Sugar Loaf from the ramparts.

Pen Cerrig-calch, seen from Crug Hywel, the rampart in the foreground.

Pen y Fan from Crug Hywel, Christmas Eve.

Wind-sculpted snow inside the fort.

Crug Hywel from Great Oak.

Barely visible from the north.

From the south-east.

Approaching from the west, with heavy snow falling.

The largest barrow in heavy snow.

As the blizzard started.

The Iron Age rampart, from outside the fort.

The Iron Age rampart in freezing mist.

Looking south along the Iron Age rampart.

From the south.

Looking south from the barrow, a slight rise in the field (centre) may mark the last remnants of the nearby round barrow.

The western end of the barrow.

The barrow from the north.

Leckhampton Hill from Crippets.

After November sunset.

Sunset approaches.

Men Scryfa as sunset approaches.

Looking ESE.

Impressive remains of 2000 year old house wall.

Looking down into one of the well-preserved courtyard houses.

G/F provides scale for the upstanding rampart.

The south-eastern arc, looking towards Mounts Bay.

There’s water in the well.

Into the low November sun.

The barely perceptible round barrow near Boswens menhir (which is on the skyline to the right).

From downhill, the stone takes on the shape of a figure that appears to turn and watch you along the Tinners Way.

Looking towards Carn Bean (with mast), with Carn Kenidjack to the left.

I love the way the stone has a totally different shape from each angle.

Samhain shadows.

Looking towards Chun Quoit and Chun Castle over November moors.

Looking NE from Boswens. Chun Quoit can be seen on the skyline. Across the intervening ground, to the left of the track, is the very overgrown Higher Downs barrow.

Autumn stone.

Stone 1. The cement from the unsuccessful repair can be seen on top of the stone.

Broken stone 1.

Stone 5, looking back to stones 2, 3 and 4. The repairs shown in earlier pictures didn’t last.

Broken stone 5. The top of Carn Kenidjack can just be seen over the heather.

Stone 2 (foreground), with stones 3 and 4 behind.

The damaged chamber of the central barrow, more exposed in autumn vegetation.

Samhain stones.