Another view of ‘number 5’, looking east towards Waun Llech.
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The first round cairn encountered on the way up from the stone row. The large slab in the foreground may be a dismounted capstone. This would make it number 5 on Gladman’s Miscellaneous list. Looking towards Allt yr Esgair, Buckland Hill and Mynydd Llangorse.
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Looking across the SW end of the row towards the Sugarloaf.
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Looking from the NE outlier towards the row.
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The low stump, concealed by reedy grass, between the row and the outlier.
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The NE outlier, looking NE.
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Looking from the top of the ‘shattered’ stone towards the NE outlier.
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Looking NE towards the ‘shattered’ stone.
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The tapering recumbent stone.
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Looking NE along the row from the recumbent stone, the skyline is filled by Pen Gloch-y-pibwr and Pen Cerrig-calch.
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Easy to see why they’re called the Black Mountains on a day like this...
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The possible cairn in the foreground, looking up towards Pant Llwyd and Garn Caws barrows (out of sight over the crest).
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This is the possible cairn, up the slope and SW of the stone row. Looking towards the Sugarloaf.
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Looking towards Garn Caws, Pant Llywd and Carreg wen Fawr y Rugos.
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Bwlch standing stone, with helpful ovine scale.
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Panorama of Bwlch standing stone in its landscape, above the Usk Valley. The Sugar Loaf is on the left, the wooded Myarth is in the centre and the stone itself stands in the meadow, on the right of the picture.
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The top of the standing stone, showing erosion grooves.
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Looking south towards Round Hill and Staunch Bullen from the cairn at NZ709061.
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Looking along the northern cross dyke.
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Small cairn on Danby Rigg between the two cross dykes.
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Seen from the north, on the way to Pind Howes.
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A bridleway joins the road immediately north of the barrow.
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The east side of the stone, bench mark visible on lower left side.
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Twisty, slabby goodness.
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What we took to be the southern cairn, with large stone in the northern part of the monument and kerbs on the west (left).
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Looking ESE, giving a view of the tapering top of the stone.
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The top of the barrow, with obligatory excavation hollowing, looking SW towards Farndale (probably).
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As approached from the road next to the Lion Inn.
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Looking SSW towards Low Blakey Moor.
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G/F makes her escape from giant willy.
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Looking south-west towards Farndale (invisible in the mist).
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An almost Silbury-esque Crug Hywel, from the south.
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The water-hollowed shoulder.
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With Gadair Fawr rising behind.
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Looking NW. The skyline notch is (sort of) reflected by the shape of the top of the stone.
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The western edge of the stone.
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Looking SE towards Pen Twyn Mawr.
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