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Close-up of the mound, with Fan Foel behind.

Seen from the north-west. The shape of the mound of the cairn is clearly visible under the walkers.

The summit cairn, showing the original construction beneath the modern walker’s cairn. Picws Du is in the background.

Twr y Fan Foel from Fan Hir, looking down on Llyn y Fan Fawr and towards Glasfynydd Forest to the north-east.

Fan Brycheiniog and Twr y Fan Foel from Fan Hir. The cairn is on top of the right-hand peak in the picture.

Landscape context – Fan y Big behind. Although the OS map shows the cairns on an island in the reservoir, water levels have dropped and joined the island to the shore to the north. The cairns are on what is now a tongue of land, just to the right of the small clump of trees.

The cairns are to the right of the trees on the “tongue” of land sticking out into the reservoir. Seen from the slopes of Fan y Big.

The stone’s landscape setting – looking down the Taf Fechan valley from Graig Fan Ddu. The stone (much too small to see!) is in the lighter coloured area slightly left of the centre of the picture, immediately south of the Lower Neuadd reservoir.

Bit of a cheat – but this is approximately the view north from the stone (minus the reservoir in the foreground of course) that has been blocked by the line of trees planted immediately north of the stone. L-R Pen y Fan, Cribyn, Fan y Big.

Looking north, where the view of the central peaks is blocked by the modern trees.

Looking WNW towards Graig Fan Ddu.

The low stone, barely protruding above the grass – looking down the Taf Fechan valley southwards.

Corn Du, Pen y Fan and Cribyn from Fan y Big summit.

Corn Du (left) and Pen-y-Fan (right), seen from Bwlch Duwynt.

The rebuilt summit cairn.

Pen y Fan summit cairn seen from Corn Du.

Corn Du (left, with summit cairn surrounded by people), Llyn Cwm Llwch and looking westwards to Y Mynydd Du’s peaks, as well as Fan Gyhirych, Craig Cerrig-gleisiad and Fan Frynych, all seen from Pen y Fan.

Corn Du (centre), seen from the summit cairn on Pen y Fan.

Approaching Corn Du from the Tommy Jones obelisk.

Approaching Pen y Fan and Corn Du along the western edge of Cwm Llwch. Both are topped with summit cairns, the highest prehistoric monuments in southern Britain.

Corn Du from the lower slopes of Fan Fawr to the SW.

The stone (centre) in its landscape, looking south. Note absence of any other stones around.

Rather imprecisely placed compass to show the alignment and pointed “top”.

Looking NE – the very tops of Corn Du and Pen y Fan are just visible over the shoulder of Fan Fawr.

The broad back of the slab.

Looking south and showing the thickness of the slab.

Looking SE.

Looking north over the Usk Valley and beyond.

Looking eastwards towards Pen y Fan and Corn Du.

The protruding slab on the south side of the mound. Could there have been a cist?

The cairn. The original mound is much wider than the pile of stones on its top.

Barrow II.

The lower barrow II, as approached from the hilltop.

Close up of the bank and ditch.

The barrow on its hilltop, looking east.

A view of the bank and ditch. Moel Hiraddug can be seen beyond.

Looking west.

The Gop.

Showing stone construction, with Moel Hiraddug in the background.

The ill-treated top of the mound.

Seen from the south.

Seen from the bridge over the A55 at Glan-Llyn.

Barrow III in the foreground, with Moel Hiraddug far left, looking towards Marian Bach (which also has barrows on it).

Barrow I, seen from Offa’s Dyke path.

Blurry zoom on barrows I and II. Barrow I is in the foreground, crossed by the hedge. Barrow II is the low mound immediately behind (not the mound in the lighter field behind that, which is not a barrow).

Seen from Marian Ffrith. Barrow III is the furthest left, visible only as a slight rise in the field, just in front of the intermittent hedge. Barrow I is the centre of the three, with the hedge planted right on top of it. Barrow II is to the right, just above the bend in the road.

Seen from The Gop to the northeast.

Seen from the east on Offa’s Dyke Path.

The southern slopes and the outer rampart.