The site (approx lower left of image) viewed from the north... The Arans rising beyond to as near-as-dammit 3,000ft.
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A prehistoric settlement is located top right, overlooking the Afon Dyfrdwy..
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Quite a decent cairn in an excellent location...
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I reckon I tentatively located the second barrow/cairn said to be located at SH654210266... but this, the summit monument, is the outstanding viewpoint. The third – at SH6486602603 – eluded me.
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I agree with Coflein – quite obviously the real deal.
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Quite a decent monument in an outstanding location. The marker cairn looks like it has been en situ for donkey’s years, let alone the footprint. The wondrous Craig-yr-Aderyn (hillforts/cairn) can be seen beyond, below western Cadair Idris.
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Looking towards the central summits of the wondrous Cadair Idris.
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The great crossbank of Bodbury Ring can be seen beyond...
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No longer that upstanding, but quite obviously the remains of a large cairn...
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OK, it’s not The Goat’s Hole, granted. But the weight of ‘presence’ here fair sucked the oxygen from my lungs.
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How could anything possibly follow The Gop Cairn and not be a disappointment in comparison? This is the way... step inside.
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Highlighting the restricted nature of the entrance. Boyd Dawkins discovered a crude ‘chamber’ here containing 14 Neolithic human skeletons and associated grave goods... a natural chambered tomb, no less.
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The inner recesses... again, 30 second exposure. It is somewhat darker in reality, albeit not prohibitively so.
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The first of a series of 30 second exposures to show some detail without the dreaded flash...
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Hillforts everywhere you look around these parts...
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Looking down upon the horrific National Trust Car Park that I had the misfortune to encounter last year. Motorist TMA-ers are strongly advised to park in town and approach via the golf course.
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Looking approx west down into Carding Mill Valley
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Forcing my way to the crest of the eastern inner bank... some things have to be done if you relish that ‘hands on’ vibe.
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Looking approx east across the enclosure. One wonders how much has been claimed by the estuary waters over time?
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The now no longer very ‘new’ second Severn crossing from the western end of the main inner bank.... incidentally, currently just about the only section of the defences one can ascend owing to otherwise extreme brambles etc.
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The inner bank from within – looking approx southeast
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Looking towards the massive – if more-or-less prohibitively overgrown – inner bank from the approx northwest.
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