The top of cairn I. The bigger stones appear to be clearance, but there’s a big footprint of well-consolidated stone beneath.
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Cairn B on the left and Carn Cornel (Cairn A) on the right. From the southwest.
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Large upright slab in the centre of Carn Cornel.
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Slabs in the centre of Carn Cornel. Coflein suggests a modern shelter, but this looks more like the remains of a cist to me.
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Looking south along the wooded ridge of Hirfynydd. Sarn Helen Roman road runs the length of the ridge, and Penybegwyn cairn is on one of the highpoints of the ridge.
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Looking across Carn Cornel towards the mountains of Y Mynydd Du.
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Carn Cornel (Cairn A), looking southwest towards Mynydd Marchywel. The Gelli-benuchel cairns are hidden behind the fir tree.
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Looking across the scooped top of Cairn B towards Carn Cornel itself. Mynydd Marchywel is the prominent hill, across the Dulais valley and with its own cairns.
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Looking across Cairn B towards Fan Gyhirych in Fforest Fawr, which has its own cairn.
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Cairn B, to the northeast of the named cairn. Showing the natural outcrops beneath the cairn.
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Coflein description:
A possible cairn, set upon a summit, 8.0m in diameter and 0.4m high, has had a shelter constructed into its centre and an OS triangulation pillar erected upon its S margins.
There are reports of a circular feature, or earthwork in this vicinity.
Coflein descriptions:
I – at SN81150591 13.4m in diameter and 0.6m high, with indications of internal structure and having a modern shelter constructed over its N side;
II – at SN81200589 7.0m in diameter and showing signs of robbing.
III – at SN8105005840 A simple regular, round cairn, 8.0m in diameter and 0.3m high, with occasional kerbing showing about the perimeter.
Coflein descriptions of the two cairns:
Large round cairn (A) measuring c. 20.4m long from E to W by c. 17.7m wide and 0.9m high. The base of the mound may be partly natural and the actual cairn appears to have been circular and about 15.2m in diameter. A kerb of slabs laid flat is visible for a short distance to the S. At the centre are irregular hollows and a dry-built modern shelter.
At 12m NE of cairn A is another circular mound of stones about 7.6m in diameter and 0.6m high. A deep central hollow testifies to disturbance and shows the cairn is built mainly of slabs lying flat upon one another.
Norton Camp at the left-hand end of the wooded hill. Seen from the southwest.
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Looking across the barrow at the northwestern end of the summit ridge towards the three summit barrows.
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The barrow at the northwestern end of the summit ridge.
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The northwesterly barrow of the three near the summit. Recent burning has chewed through the vegetation around the barrow, making it look rather moth-eaten. The barrow at the northwestern end of the ridge can be seen over on the right.
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The barrow immediately to the northwest of the summit.
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The summit barrow and the next barrow to the northwest (the middle of the three on the summit).
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Looking towards a very hazy Mynydd Preseli from the summit barrow.
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The top of the barrow on the summit of the hill.
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The southeastern barrow, looking southeast.
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The low southeastern barrow, its edge cut by a fence.
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The near-vertical northern flank, ramparts top left.
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The eastern rampart, from the coast path.
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The surviving southern earthworks, now incorporated into the cottage garden, complete with compost bin.
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The fort rises to the right. Seen from Ceibwr Bay immediately below to the south.
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The putative arc of the circle.
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Towards Foel Feddau and Foel Cwmcerwyn.
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Looking southwest towards Foel Eryr.
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Looking east from the western stone. Foel Drygarn rises centre, with Frenni Fawr to the left.
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General view of the site on its level plateau, from the northwest.
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Foel Eryr/Cerrig Lladron on the left.
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Looking towards the highest part of the Preseli ridge, with Foel Feddau and Foel Cwmcerwyn to the left of the stone.
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I’m not entirely sure, but I think the hillfort of Garn Fawr may be the prominent hill on the distant skyline.
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Looking north towards Waun Mawn. The stone circle/row/setting is out of site from here.
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Looking southeast; Foel Feddau with cairn is framed in the centre, Foel Cwmcerwyn over to the right.
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Looking north towards Carningli. Over on the flat area to the right is what I now assume to be part of the Cerrig Lladron stone row, which I foolishly ignored.
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Looking eastwards along the long ridge of Mynydd Preseli, from distant Frenni Fawr and Foel Drygarn to Foel Feddau and Foel Cwmcerwyn.
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