GLADMAN
Not located upon my first visit here, the excuse to return was gratifying. If at first, you don’t succeed, Mr Kidd...
A circuit – I would say ‘walk’, but rather more of a ‘stumble’ owing to the surface rock outcrops – of this fine, compact hillfort.
Main cairn of the (apparent) trio near Ysgubor-wen, north-west of Ystradfellte.
Set above the looping Wye, this is but one of a number of far less obvious precursors to the magnificent Chepstow Castle...
Funny what turns up within South Walian clouds every now and again... if you’re lucky.
Perhaps one for aficionados only.... if there were not many other substantial cairns in the locale. Bonus site it would be rude not to check out, then?
Rarely have I experienced such a prehistoric upland vibe with so little height gain...
But one of a significant series of Mid Walian high hilltops crowned by equally significant Bronze Age cairns, there is no simple way of getting here. But then, perhaps that’s a good thing, right?
Now Essex doesn’t have a great many round barrows still upstanding.... although upon viewing this – and its not too distant neighbour at Salcott-cum-Virley – one might be tempted to quote the old adage ‘quality before quantity’?
Visitors might have to stop, pinch themselves and note that... yes... this is indeed Essex.
Garth is the eastern promontory of Drum Ddu, the featured cairn just one of a series of mighty upland monuments gracing the surrounding area.
Let’s face it – it was never going to be small.... with a name like ‘Giant’s Grave’, right?
The northern cairn of the northern Carneddau....
The more ‘grassy’ northern cairn upon northern Y Carneddau, near Builth Wells, Powys. SO0665055430
A return to Glan Fedwen...
Now I can – and will – forgive the wondrous OS anything. However, for such a sublime cairn to not be featured upon current mapping is rather odd.......
A pretty obscure ‘odd couple’ of cairns upon the south-western flanks of Mynydd Mallaen.
A walk around Kemerton Camp upon the hottest day of the year. OK, more like a stagger....
The southern cairn, northern Carneddau, near Builth Wells
A panoramic perspective of the southern cairn, northern Carneddau...
The approach to – and arrival at – the Bronze Age cairn upon Blaen Clawdd Du, high upon the Cwmdeuddwr Hills, near Rhayader.
Where Industrial South Wales meets The Brecon Beacons great things were always gonna happen....
Wouldn’t recommend a visit in high summer, however. Unless you’ve shins of iron....
Just one of the extensive series of monuments gracing this little Carmarthenshire hill...
A pair of neolithic chambers – one collapsed – forming but a part of the incredible complex of prehistoric monuments upon this mountain, ravaged by quarrying upon its northern flank. To be honest, I had no idea anything else was here until a perusal of the map. One of South Wales’ – nay, Wales’ – best kept secrets.
A dishevelled, yet nonetheless mighty Bronze Age cairn crowns this, the western-most 2,000ft summit of the wondrous Y Mynydd Du. The incumbent bees were not pleased with my return, but there you are. They did finally accept my presence, given time.
The Citizen Cairn's 'Pumlumon - Mother of Rivers'
A photographic tour of the upland cairns – and some lower sites – of Pumlumon, Ceredigion by The Citizen Cairn.