A touch windy upon the Red Ridge of The Rhinogs. Try saying that after a night out with Jonathan Ross...
GLADMAN
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....
An enchanting perch upon another of Pumlumon’s north-western outliers overlooking Dyffryn Dyfi.
An audience with this small, yet well-formed monument proved much harder than it looked...
On the way to Garn Wen and its excellent cist...
An intriguing ring complementing Garn Wen across the valley.....
A return to Craig y Lluest...
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....
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.
The enigmatic Pen-y-Gorllwyn monolith
Truly, this must have been something else when erect. Not bad on its side, to be fair. Well due a rest, eh?
The cairn north of Bwlch yr Adwy
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
OK, the dazzling views are obscured by trees (at least during summer). However, the hillfort remains...
Pen Pumlumon-Arwystli (Part#2)
What goes up – hopefully – must come down
Pen Pumlumon-Arwystli (Part#1)
Classic upland cairns with classic upland vibe...
Q: When is a long cairn not a long cairn? A: When it’s in Wales, apparently
No echoes of the past owing to the wind... but you know what I mean.
Sometimes one is just drawn back, you know? You have no say in the matter.
Garnedd Fawr.... so what is that mountain called Owen? The one with the big cairn on it? Err...
A rather fine Bronze Age cairn with surviving cist.
Highlighting a lack of ‘horse power’ during an ascent of Drum via Pen y Castell, Easter 2022.