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South towards the prominent Moelfre, which is topped with a substantial round cairn.

With the largest kerb stone in the foreground.

Across the Dwyryd estuary towards Moel y Gest and the mountains of western Snowdonia.

Looking southwest towards Foel Senigl, along the spiderweb highway to the sun.

Looking west towards the Llyn Peninsula, with its superb hillforts, Carn Fadrun, Garn Boduan and Yr Eifl/Tre’r Ceiri on the skyline.

Looking SW towards the conical top of Foel Senigl. Gossamer strands of spiderweb shine in the low sunlight.

Looking uphill to the hillfort. The eastern cairn circle is hidden by a small crest, just behind the nearest sheep on the right.

Looking across the Dwyryd estuary to the cloudy Eifionydd.

Low autumn afternoon light on Moel Goedog (right), from the northeast on the path running from Bryn Cader Faner and Llyn Eiddew-Bach to the Moel Goedog cairn circles.

Towards Moel Hebog before the clouds blocked the views north.

There can’t be many better birthday presents to give yourself than a visit to Bryn Cader Faner.

Moel Ysgyfarnogod from the path between Llyn Eiddew-Bach stone circle and Bryn Cader Faner.

This is a very misshapen, mutilated monument. Looking towards Rhinog Fawr.

In its shallow, boggy valley location, before the shattered rock of Y Rhinogydd rises to the east.

With Moel Ysgyfarnogod on the right.

As the cloud drifts over Moel Ysgyfarnogod.

The monument from the south, almost looking like a conventional circle from this angle.

The small kerbed cairn with cist inside the circle on the left, with the larger stones of the SW arc on the right.

Stones in the NE ‘arc’. It’s really difficult to tell what’s going on here, the stones on the left appear to be the arc of the circle, the stones on the right are aligned on a completely different arc, inside the perimeter of the circle. A very confusing site.

Surviving stones in the SW arc, looking towards Rhinog Fawr.

To the SW of the main arc, and apparently parallel with it, is this arc of much smaller stones.

Towards Moel Ysgyfarnogod. Upright stones on the left suggest kerbing.

Larger blocks on the cairn’s perimeter suggest a kerb.

Towards Rhinog Fawr.

Looking southeast to the forbidding terrain of the northern Rhinogydd.

Moel y Gest (centre) dominating the Afon Dwyryd estuary. Seen from the southeast, on the path to Llyn Eiddew Bach from Eisingrug.

This extremely prominent quartz boulder is located above Nant Cadair, close to the Minffordd path. If Dr Toby Driver’s speculation is correct and this path is an ancient route up to the lake, this quartz boulder must have been well-known to the passing visitors.

Llyn Cau seen through mist from Craig Lwyd, on the descent from a climb of Craig Cwm Amarch in filthy conditions. If this was a place of pilgrimage, it certainly has the ability to throw in some seriously arduous conditions!

Foel Offrwm is centre of shot, with Y Arannau behind. Lower down to the right is Foel Faner. Seen on the descent from Y Garn, above Ty’n-y-Llwyn.

Autumn on Diffwys (centre), seen from Y Garn’s summit.

Mynydd Moel is the left hand of the three central summits of Cader Idris. Seen from Y Garn (Rhinogydd), across the other side of the Afon Mawddach.

Llawllech is approx. centre skyline. The Mawddach estuary glints on the left, Diffwys broods on the right. Seen from the summit of Y Garn to the east.

Diffwys is the mountain summit over on the right. The ridge extending left across the skyline boasts three further cairns; Mynydd Egryn, Bwlch y Rhiwgyr and Llawllech. From Mynydd Foel-isaf to the east.

The hillfort stands sentinel over the Afon Mawddach estuary, in the middle distance just left of centre. From New Precipice Walk below Foel Ispri.

Sunburst on the Afon Mawddach, with Cader Idris rising behind. Tyrrau Mawr is the peak over on the right, the cairns located on the ridge just to the left of that. Seen from New Precipice Walk, below Foel Ispri.

Foel Offrwm is the prominent hill in the middle distance, just left of centre. The skyline mountains behind are the Arannau, with the Dyfi Hills over to the far right. The viewpoint is the New Precipice Walk below Foel Ispri.

Foel Faner is the shadowed hill on the right, the fort occupies the right hand summit. Looking towards distant Rhobell Fawr. The viewpoint is next to Llyn Tan-y-graig, above Llanelltyd.

Strong winds and blown sand.

Looking over the circle towards Chatton Hill, just out of reach today. The smallest stone is very deep in the heather now.

The grooved stone, the tallest in the circle.

The distinctive red block.

Approaching the circle. Even the bigger stones are disappearing into the ankle deep heather.