The stone and barrow, looking northwest. Cadair Idris is the mountain on the left skyline, the hill immediately in front of it is where the excellent Yr Allor cairn is, with Cerrig Caerau and Lled Croen yr Ych stone circles to the right of that.
Context for the monuments from the summit of Ffridd yr Ystrad. I managed to walk right past the eastern cairn without seeing it, it was only when I looked back from the hill that I realised but time had run out. The Arans and Berwyns can be seen on the skyline.
Hill portrait from the northwest, on the way from visiting Yr Allor cairn and the Cerrig Caerau and Lled Croed yr Ych stone circles.
Landscape context from the southeast, on the way to Ystradfawr. Yr Allor is on top of the steeply sloping hill just to the right of centre, the two stone circles are on the saddle to the right of that. Cadair Idris is the mountain in the background.
Looking northeast towards the nearby stone circles of Lled Croen yr Ych and Cerrig Caerau.
Looking northwest to the mountains: Cadair Idris far left, Dyfi Hills centre and Arans to the right.
The beautifully preserved kerb of big blocks. Trannon Moor is over to the left, with windfarm.
The southern arc of kerbing. Some additional stone has been added onto the big kerbs at the southeast, probably clearance.
The wonderful northwestern panorama, from Cadair Idris, across the Dyfi Hills to the Arans.
Big boulder of a stone on the western side of the circle.
Looking north. The Aran mountains can be seen in the distance on the left skyline.
Looking southwest towards Yr Allor. Pumlumon is on the very lefthand edge of the shot, the Tarren Hills over on the right skyline.
The eastern arc, looking southeast towards Trannon Moor.
Stone like a cloven hoof, appropriately for this circle.
Two of the remaining stones in the circle have exposed quartz seams on their edges.
Looking soutwest. Yr Allor with its superb cairn is far right. I think the big hills on the centre skyline are part of the Pumlumon massif.
Looking WNW across the circle, towards the superb backdrop of the Tarren Hills and Cadair Idris.
Looking east across the circle, the best attempt I could make to get four stones in a shot.
Moel Eiddew is the long hill in the centre, rising above Llanbrynmair and the Laen valley. Carneddgerrig cairn is on the prominent summit at the left-hand end. Cadair Idris is far left, Aran Fawddwy distant on the right.
The main passage, looking towards the entrance.
In the creep, difficult to persuade my camera to focus in the dark.
Getting a little more overgrown than on our last visit.
Looking towards Carn Galva.
The stone encroached by the barrow to the south.
Looking towards Men Scrya, visible on the skyline.
Small upright stone on Truthwall Common, between Carn Kenidjack and the barrows.
We came across this little upright stone in an area where the gorse has been burned off, on the slopes between Carn Kenidjack and the barrows.
The large recumbent stone that sits just outside the arc of the circle.
We didn’t go to look for the Giant’s Grave, but we did come across this interesting slab propped up next to the entrance of Merthyr Farm, Morvah. It has a central basin, which might suggest an intention to use it in a press or as a millstone.
The cist slab, being swallowed by the gorse.
Looking east towards Watch Croft. The vegetation burned off in 2010 is making a strong comeback.
Inside the rab-cut chamber, bigger than I was expecting once through the entrance.
Thankfully less muddy after a dry spell, the fogou invites us in.