Gyrn Ddu (summit and western cairn)
The rather unexpected highlight of Gyrn Ddu’s monuments....
The rather unexpected highlight of Gyrn Ddu’s monuments....
Yet another reason to go walkabout on The Rhinogs
Q: Why shouldn’t farmers be entrusted with our heritage? A: See Mynydd Llanaber
Under Idris’s legendary gaze...
The prodigal son returns...
A tale of two cists.....
Going walkabout in the obscure southern foothills of The Arans
Well, no one ever said a walk upon The Migneint was going to be easy....
An extended sojourn at the exquiste kerbed cairn/cairn circle of Ffridd Fron overlooking Cwm Bychan, deep within the heart of Y Rhinogydd.
A touch windy upon the Red Ridge of The Rhinogs. Try saying that after a night out with Jonathan Ross...
OK, everything’s not rosy at this wondrously-sited hill fort opposite Snowdon; but that’s not to say a visitor may not experience the odd technicolour moment....
(#2) Chillin’ upon The Green Desert – detail.
(#1) Approach and eventual location of the Gurnos ring cairn...
While you’re there... bonus site.
An enchanting perch upon another of Pumlumon’s north-western outliers overlooking Dyffryn Dyfi.
An audience with this small, yet well-formed proved much harder than it looked...
On the way to Garn Wen and its excellent cist...
Intriguing and not overly clear defended enclosure...
An intriguing ring complementing Garn Wen across the valley.....
If you didn’t know it was here... magical.
The perennial question: which came first – hillfort or cairn? Here it might not be as obvious as one might think....
NantyMaen to Bryn Cosyn. Just follow the cairns…
Just when one begins to think the lower cairn lacks the views of that upon the ridge...
A big ‘white’ cairn on a little mountain... or something like that.
There are worse places...
Biting the bullet upon Mynydd Epynt...
Saith Maen... The Mid Walian version
Truly, this must have been something else when erect. Not bad on its side, to be fair. Well due a rest, eh?
OK, took a long time to reach, but worth the wait.
A serpentine route to Gorllwyn, Cwmdeuddwr..
This one’s so obscure I couldn’t even locate a name for the hill top. Any ideas?
Just when a chap believed Pumlumon had revealed all its prehistoric secrets...
There are several cairns here of various shapes and sizes... keep an eye for moles though. Didn’t see them myself, but pretty tough little blighters, or so I’ve heard.
Obscure, but well worth seeking out as part of an extensive ‘whole’ in the locale of the Doethie Fawr
Good things come to he who waits. Well, sometimes.
Enigmatic prehistoric site... or boring Roman signal station? Both?
OK, the dazzling views are obscured by trees (at least during summer). However, the hillfort remains...
What goes up – hopefully – must come down
Classic upland cairns with classic upland vibe...
Q: When is a long cairn not a long cairn? A: When it’s in Wales, apparently
An ascent of Bryn Dafydd from the north..
Find it if you can. In my opinion, you won’t be disappointed.
No echoes of the past owing to the wind... but you know what I mean.
Dog Hill cairn....
Sometimes one is just drawn back, you know? You have no say in the matter.