This – I believe – is the monument actually marked upon the map. To be fair – unlike that crowning Moel Ysgyfarnogod to the west – I was not convinced of the pedigree of this one. However, there are, or so it would appear, others not marked upon the map which may well be more compelling.
A nice bonus site when visiting the excellent nearby cairn/cist
North-west(ish) across Bwlch y Greigwen to Carnedd y Filiast.
Llyn Celyn and The Arenigs can be seen beyond... cairns as far as the eye can see.
Unfortunately, the monument now hosts a meeting of fence lines. However, I guess that is a back-handed compliment as to its former focal point as a boundary marker? Note the boundary stone...
A small ‘marker cairn’ sits upon the now grassed-over monument, accompanied by a boundary stone.
Approaching from the approx west....
Long experience informs that, as with many upland cairns, one has to step back and take in the full picture before making a judgement. The outcome here is, I trust, now pretty obvious.
The eastern flank incorporating the summit crags....
Couldn’t conclusively pinpoint Bryn Cader Faner beyond Llyn Dywarchen.... but it’s down there.
Looking across to the cairn from the summit tarn of Foel Penolau. It would’ve been rude not to visit.
The Rhinogydd have a number of examples of what the OS describe as a ‘pile of stones’. Suffice to say the structure surmounting Moel Ysgyfarnogod is rather more substantial. The Llyn Peninsular can be seen beyond Tremadog Bay.
Looking across a substantial arc of the cairn to the central peaks of Y Rhinogydd. Hmm, what about the cairns of Rhinog Fawr, then?
One assumes the embedded evidence of the footprint speaks for itself...
Gau Graig viewed from Waun-oer, the summit crowned by an idiosyncratic stone enclosure. Mynydd Moel rises above and beyond.
Very substantial, to be fair. And not even marked on the map?
Moelwyns Mawr and Bach rise beyond
How much of this monument is/was crag and how much cairn material?
Llyn Morwynion ‘Lake of the Maidens’.... Y Rhinogydd can be seen upon the skyline.
Looking across The Migneint towards Arenig Fawr and Moel Llyfnant..
Driven past more times than I can recall... and never sussed this was up here.
By all accounts, few people ascend Arenig Fach. I’d wager even less venture here.
Despite being within sight of the B4391 – and not much higher, to be fair – the location is full of vibe.
The disturbed centre of the monument reveals a hint of a possible cist...
South-east(ish) towards Arenig Fawr (again featuring a large summit Bronze Age cairn) and its most excellent companion Moel Llyfnant.
Looking east towards Carnedd y Bachgenn surmounting Arenig Fach.
Not shown on either scale OS map, I managed to locate this fine – if modest in size – upland cairn at the second attempt. The summit of the cairn-less Carnedd Iago lies beyond.
If that’s not a capstone then... well.
Looking south-east(ish) – I think. A settlement lies beyond the near ridge.
Note what seemed (to me) an obvious displaced capstone. Rhinogs Fawr and Fach rise beyond..
The well-preserved cist...