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At last, fair enough weather to make an attempt on the fantastic hillfort of Tre’r Ceiri . City of the Giants, What a cool name.
Parking is available on the road to the south, a foopath winds it’s way up giving a good view of Mynnyd Carnguwch .Nearer the top, firstly an information board tells us precious little about the place, and then the little path takes us through the western entrance which is well preserved at a hieght of about 5ft. The Southern wall (which is about 7ft thick all the way round) hangs precariously above jagged rocky cliffs and has a rock outcrop incorperated into it, following the wall to the top of the hill it brings us to Carnedd Tre’r Ceiri a 20m wide cairn which was once like a step pyramid with three tiers. The wall loops around the cairn then takes care of the northern hillside, which also has a covered entrance incorparating six capstones . Inside the fort walls are supposedly the remains of 150 hutcircles. Some are very well preserved more so than the more often visited Holyhead hutcircles if it wasn’t left to nature and had a full time gardener it would be better than Chysauster in Cornwall. Some circle walls and entrances are 6ft tall, and the way the stones fit together is little short of magic, some are huge with natural basins and cupmarks. Back to the northern wall, and the main entrance, going out, the wall (8ft tall) sweeps the pedestrian to the right and down to another wall and entrance, here there is another info board and a virtual path over to cairn topped Yr Eifl which I climbed about two thirds the way up to get a higher up picture.

An absolute wonder this place I couldv’e stayed for hours, it’s long walk up ensures peace and solitude and so much of the city remains.

This was the last stone I saw today but by no means the least , it has an almost human shape to it, kind of like someone turning in mid stride. You really need a map to find it I’d been stone hunting all morning and my brain was slightly dizzy, now I can’t remember how to get to it except keep the trees to your right and follow the telegraph poles. The stone is 6-7 feet tall with a large rocky outcrop just yards away with a suspect stone half buried just feet away . If it wasn’t for the mist Mynnyd Carngwch would be large and beautiful.

This was the tallest stone I saw on this day (friday 13th worked out OK for me) and was a welcome barrier to the wind and rain. From Betws Fawr farm head east and watch for a gate on the right , park near here (there’s nowhere good) and go through gate and along the path but beware it was well muddy when I came and the cows use it regular if you know what I mean. At the end of the track the 2.6m tall standing stone is on the right through a gate in the middle of the field. Although the horizon is obscured 180 degrees I feel certain that Mynnyd Carngwch would be visible on a clear day with no trees.

Permission should be sought at Tir Gwyn farm/house from there the south stone is about 50 yds away. 174 metres away in the other corner of the field is Tir Gwyn I . They should be together as one site I think but Coflein has them as two seperate stones , they remind me greatly of the Piper stones in Cornwall .
As ever Mynnyd Carngwch stands out proud on the near horizon.

A good tall stone about 8ft tall with a kind of twisted appearance. If this was Avebury we’d be calling this stone male but all the stones round here are male, perhaps trying to balance out the obviously female Mynnyd Carngwch. Ask for permission at Tir Gwyn house/farm or a long walk down the lane and round the corner is necessary.

These stones were just off the map that I had with me so I ended up wandering round and blundered into the large flat stone by the fence, which must be a significant stone, from there down hill and nearly in the fence is the menhir, just slightly bigger than myself (about 6ft then) it has two large boulders at it’s foot making it look like the male parts. It was comfy to sit on one of them too and watch the clouds scooting by. Across the field and again near the fence is another stone.
All these stones looking across to the mother hill of Mynnyd Carngwch are beginning to give me a funny feeling.

I was able to park really close and went through just one gate, but still went the wrong way and then saw it on the way back to the car, d’oh.
Not enough room under the capstone for a person but enough for a camera .The capstone is maybe three metres long and propped up on smaller boulders at one end whilst the other end creeps under the grass. The whole thing sits at the eastern end of a mound about thirty feet long.

A truly beautiful place indeed. Try to resist parking right next to the monument as there’s a much better place 50 yards down the lane.
Though there’s not loads left of Branas Uchaf it’s still quite impressive, the largest stone is over four feet and the whole thing sits on a mound that on the eastern side is five feet tall.
Try to combine a visit with Tyfos, Moel ty Uchaf and Tan y coed and maybe Coed y Bedo.

I dithered for a bit over this one, there was no easy access so I bit the bullet and asked for permission, glad I did so too.
I think the farm house was called Tir Bach aswell and the gates were tall and a bit hard to open, I walked amongst the curious chickens and knocked on the door, and again and again, hmm what to do ? In the near distance I could hear a tractor so I headed for that and bingo, I found the farmer and his wife digging a big hole in the corner of the field and there was the stone in the other corner. With them were two terrier type dogs which were now barking at me. The farmer saw me and came over so I asked if I could see their stone.
I think they were quite surprised that someone wanted to photograph their stone and they relayed this to me about it, Three boffins from CADW came over to inspect the stone after the farmer had told them of other boulders unearthed nearby, they said they were unrelated to the stone but then the boffins argued a bit about the stone and this was the gist, the menhir was in upside down but had been so for millenia on the western face of the stone was two small lumps of quartz with rings carved round them, and on the north face is an inordinate amount of recentish carved graffitti initials and dates mostly. One thing I noticed is the north face is really flat and precisly aligned east-west. It was about 6.5 ft tall and the western view is not visible due to high river bank

I approached from the north from the village of YFfor itself as a footpath goes more or less right past it . I think the stone is almost recumbent , but somehow it seems to be placed like that because it aligns perfectly on Mynnyd Carngwch the breast shaped mini mountain with its summit cairn. Half way between the sacred hill and the sea I quite liked this stone.

I stopped and asked a farmer at Penfras-uchaf farm he pointed me back down the lane and said I could park in front of the gate that leads to the path that leads to the stone....Ideal.
down the tree lined path turn left into a field then right into another field and there it is in the corner. About 7ft tall and taking Mynydd Carngwch as it’s inspiration possibly dating to the same time as the giant hilltop cairn.

Fwoaaar look at the shape of that hill it even has a .......now that’s enough of that . This hill with it’s really conspicuous cairn on top is visible for miles all around .The walk up to the top is tiring to say the least but really worth while a great view of tre’r ceiri and most of the Lleyn aswell.
As you walk up to the cairn it reminded me of Loughcrew but there’s no passage and no chamber, pity. The cairn itself is actually built on a natural bump which pokes through in places and the top is hollowed out slightly to hide oneself from the wind.
I sat here for quite a while watching two buzzards showing off.

Once again I forgot to check out the church and yard, but then I was only here on default, waiting for cloud to lift off Tre’r Ceiri hillfort. But what a place to simply pass time, though the railings do nark me off a bit, but sitting under the capstone with eyes closed I could have been surrounded by marauding aliens for all I cared, the peace was super-calming, birds singing, the waves on the shore, wonderful.
I tried to count the cupmarks but stopped at about 30, how many are there? I don’t think I could see more than a hundred.

Iv’e heard that permission should be attained from the land owner, but the circle (or what ever it is) is passed on the way to the farmers house which is nigh on a mile further down a bumpy lane, and when asked for premission he seemed to think it strange that someone would want to see a block of stone about this big ( he uses his hands to show how big )
It’s a nice stone with good views, though it were a tad foggy when we got here the wind soon cleared it away a bit.

Drive past Bron y foel isaf burial chamber and where the lane turns too rough to drive park and walk. Just up the path a sign points right, follow the sign, past the ruined house, and this is where it gets tricky, the path fades in and out but if you can follow it across two little bridges then now is the time to veer left and go up hill wading through cow grass( not quite as big as elephant grass )and the occasional quagmire.
The ring cairn is a complete circle and I kinda liked it once I’d found it, even though it was almost hidden in the grass and bracken.I tramped around it revealing the stones as I went some are quite big. Not the most impressive site in this part of Wales but I cant help myself, I love it round here and I’ll keep on coming back until I’ve seen them all.

From Cors-y-Gedol burial chamber carry on down the lane, over the river, up the lane, turn right then take the rough path right when it branches.This path will take you past the circle, come off the path when you see the big cairn then south through the wall up a little hill to the wall and you have just walked through the middle of the stone circle.
Unfortunately the circle is well and truly Knackered, I could only identify half a dozen stones with only one standing. Sad, but on the plus side its only a short walk to Fridd Newydd stone circles (also knackered) and the hidden gems that are Carneddau Hengwm and the hillfort Pen y Dinas.

From the A496 turn east in Coed-Ystungwern heading for Cwm Nantcol but instead of turning left go straight on through one or two gates and the chamber is set in a wall on the right .There is no-where to park and the wall must be climbed to inspect the whole place. Big capstone one orthostat and short door stone . Nice place, come before the bracken takes over

From Bron-y-foel-isaf keep driving along the little lane through two gates then park and walk . It’s a long walk for little stones but a great place . It may be easier to apprach from Cors-y-Gedol hall as a small lane goes all the way I think .The stone furthest west is about 2-3 feet tall and straight /flat on one side, Coflein suggests it might be the last stone of a destroyed circle. The slightly smaller stone 130paces east has no such suggestions made of it, it’s just a small squarish standing stone looking down into the valley and off to the mountains, fantastic place!

Because of its easy access and out of the wayness I decided here would be a good place to christen my new lightweight 2man tent.
We got there just after sunset, with just enough light to erect said tent and take one photo. As me and Eric sat about watching the bats scoop about I came up with a brilliant idea I got in the car angled it just so and put the lights on full beam, and took a quick photo I think it came out quite well.
Needless to say waking up in the morning (to cow noises too close) just 20 yards from a burial chamber was cool . It was bigger than I thought nearby is a hut circle which I didnt look for but a mile or so further south east is the almost gone stone circle of llecheiddior

On one of the suspect mounds 200yards to the north west(ish) amongst the plethora of stones is the big one with cupmarks, found by Mr Hugh Ross teacher at Farr public school

About 50 yards to the east of the A862 in a farmers field this stone is between 6 and 7 ft tall, broad on one side and thin on the other. Good views up and down the flat land between the Beauly Firth and the hills going up to Tor Breac and Cnoc Croit.

About 200 yards to the east of its partner with the A862 and some houses between them .Between 7 and 8 ft tall this stone is tall, roundish in section and really quite pretty, the nicest and most impressive of the two. Good views to the hills to the S.E, The Aird hills I think.

Just yards to the west of the A862 and sandwiched between two houses, if you get in the middle of the henge lie down and stare at the clouds you could be in the middle of nowhere.
Despite the long grass the entrance is quite clear,
RCAHMS says its hengiform rather than going all out and saying it is a henge and I can see why, its a funny little thing .

I’ve been to a lot of stone circles but this one is amongst my favourites, you can park quite near, the surrounding scenery is just beautiful, the stones seem to be picked for there ability to reach inside you and stick in your memory for ages, I really love this one. I’d drive all night just to see this one little four poster and it would be well worth it, I’ll be back again and again .

I was a little thrown by the stones being on a golf course, not being a player the only golf course I know is my local one which is considerably bigger than this one, but when I got there about tea-time no one was there at all but then it had been raining nonstop for two days.
We parked the car in the small street leading to the club and crunched along the path to the hut (which was shut) and there in the distance were the stones, looming large through the fine rain.
Boy are these stones big, you know they’re big but your’e never really prepared for stones of this size. After the wife and kids had gone back to the car a fox came along, the wind was the right way so he didn’t smell me, I crept slowly toward him until he saw me at about 30 metres, we looked at each other and then he was gone. I’d really like to come back one warm summer evening.

The OS map was pretty vague about where exactly the walls are, firstly we took the middle path that goes high but under the bridge ...not that way ,next we went left and ended up at the rivers edge beautiful but...not that way,after an hour and half we took one last chance and wahay we found them . There are bigger and wider cliffs and walls but they chose these two little ones out of the way, very strange.
They do look very faded but still visible, we asked four people if they knew where the rock art was, but to no avail so god knows how brainless kids found them I don’t know what can be done to protect them but something should be done. There was no directions from the car park nor any mention of them at all ,Returning to the car I felt a bit of a plonker upon realising how close to the car they were. A wonder of prehistory hiding in the forest known only to a few . I liked it here a lot.

Tremendous views all the way round. There’s room for one car on the lane by the footpath, which doesn’t go to the top it can only be reached by jumping a fence. The defences are mostly to the west the eastern side is steep enough to repel any invaders.
It rained for ten minutes on the way up but then cleared beautifully, tremendous views all around, I know Iv’e said it twice but it really is

located a little uphill behind a cafe type place named after one of the caves ( Ffynnon Bueno ). A footpath goes by the caves but for access you’ll have to ask at the cafe/house. The interior is blocked off by thick bars but you can see inside well enough. Cae Gwyn cave is covered with bushes and was on the other side of a fence which I was reluctant to climb with two small children.

A really nice day to be here, I asked at the farm for permission and the lady let me park there too, a short 5 minute walk and there we have them two quite well preserved long cairns but they are being eaten away by trees and those damn sheep. The field was empty when I got there but the farmer soon showed up with a large flock of sheep, he came over and asked me what I thought of them (the cairns not the sheep)and we talked at legnth about the ancient world , evolution and the future of mankind, nice bloke for a farmer.
Both cairns have almost intact chambers they almost reminded me of Carneddau Hengwm in N. Wales, this place had me entranced, even with the sheep (do we really need sheep anymore how much mutton or lamb do you eat? do you wear many woolen clothes? get rid of ’ em all I say)

Above the B4348 looking down into the aptly named Golden valley is cross lodge, I parked half way up the hill and walked towards two houses but on arrival they turned out to be empty farm buildings but luckily the farmer turned up on his quad and was only too happy to let me go have a look he even gave me directions . Inbetween the buildings and barrow stop and have alook at the hollow old oak tree, well impressive.
The barrow sits comfortably in the corner of a field with two Ash trees growing out of its southern end, on top of the barrow are a few large stones but they don’t look insitu because they’re aren’t stuck in just resting on top from on top we can see the original extent of the barrow which has been badly ploughed.Looking at the map the barrow is part of an alignment with Arthurs stone and in the middle the line skims the western rampart of Dorstone hillfort, probably fotuitous because there are a few more sites looking down into the valley which aren’t in line.
I could have stayed here for ages but was getting plagued by loads of flying black bugs.
A really beautiful place.

It took ages to find this longcairn mostly because of the long pipe filled dirt track which i presume will soon become a gas line from some far off no where, but just for today it was quite and all was well with the world . The warmest April since records began it was a warm and clear day, the barrow when I found it was covered in bluebells and when i tried to sit on a log a rabbit shot out of hiding and I nearly had a baby.
There are quite a few stones protuding above ground but only one big one, the barrow isn’t on the hilltop which is only 80 yards away, if not for the big mature tree we would have splendid views to the mountains,
Mynydd Troed and Twmpa.

Easily seen from the A470 and room to park at the entrance to Llangbed hotel, two fields from the road in the warmest April for 300 years even at 7 am it was a pleasure to walk to.
Badly leaning to the west this stone could be 8-9 ft tall if stood upright
a very nice menhir guarded by hoards of sheep bleating too loudly (for a tresspasser anyway)

One of the most pleasant walks up hill to any stone I’ve been to, following a small stream in a bluebell carpeted wood I kept sitting down just to make the journey last longer.
Two fields above the lane overlooking the River Wye this stone is nigh on eight feet tall, a nice colour and has great views to the east

About 360m high this hillfort is cut into thirds by two walls with two stiles, the grass is kept short by the sheep of which there seems to be loads of round here. I parked by Fonleif Hir C standing stone and walked the track past three more standing stones and at the two cairn circles go straight up hill .
I know this might sound a bit samey but from up here there are absolutely staggering views.

We parked up the lane from the property with the chambers, at an empty house that was being renovated, then a short walk down the lane and up the drive of Tan-y-Muriau house we knocked (no choice really) but no one was in, we did see the donkey and the dog that had harrassed poor old sam last month but they were locked up.
Iv’e got to say if it wasn’t for sams photos I wouldn’t have known what a small wonder this place is so hats off.
The big dolmen is a good one and one can just about sit comfortably inside but the other chamber has slipped and collapsed, so glad I came without the bracken.

This eight foot tall monolith is easily visible from the small lane there’s even a gate right next to it , but the field was full of sheep and their lambs so I was very reticent to enter willy nilly, and with a nearby house and its barking dog I settled for a zoom in picture.
But for once the kids came up trumps and scared all the sheep to the other end of the field and the dog quietened down so I walked quickly to the stone touched it took a decent photo and skipped back to the car.
Tra la la la laaa.....

I really should have asked for permission as a house is only 100m away but I didn’t, instead I parked on the road side and climbed the small tree covered slope and jumped the fence.
This tall slender stone is about two metres tall and has a good view and coflein says it has been shaped towards the bottom

We parked in the main carpark to the east ( there is another one to the south eastish)and took a gentle stroll up the hill in warm spring sunshine, the top of the path comes out half way along the ridge.The path along the top is really rocky and there’s been many a sprained ankle up here I bet.almost immediatly we come across two cairns which to me looked less like cairns than an effort to make the path less arduous. passing these on our way northish we come across a standing rock and large outcrop then we crest a hill and we can see the highest peak the manstone rock with its trig point, we resolved to climb it and stand above the rest but even this proved difficult not just the climb but we had to queue proving on a sunny weekend this is a popular place , from up here we can see the whole shebang up and down all the stiperstones, to the east the Long Mynnd with Caer Caradoc peeping over the top and to the west Corndon hill and just out of view Mitchels Fold but in view we could see the Hoar stones circle or at least it’s field.
Moving on we come to the big cairn with a raised scooped out bit bearing the bedrock underneath ,and further still three outcrops close together it wasn’t obvious which was the devils chair so we climbed them all, and settled on the highest part with the fallen stone making an arch, I climbed up but forbade the kids from coming up it was too scary (they wouldv’e though, fearless) knees a shaking I sat down the world didn’t end so I climbed down and we slowly started to pick our way back along the path to the car.

I first came here six months ago but with sciatica (bad back) I couldn’t make the long walk. But now iv’e come prepared map and compass (essential) and mountain bikes.
Firstly the ride there was really good, above the lake with the trees the mountains and Red Kites aswell very pleasant.When I got to where I thought the stones were the trees thinned enough to walk about and take a look, success ,spectacular success I couldn’t beleive I found it so easily (I really think Iv’e got the stonefinding knack, with this gift who needs maps).
The first stone is not high but fat and heavy and leaning slightly, The trees here are so tightly packed that the only way to go through was to follow the clearing, thankfully this is where the other two stones are, but I nearly walked past them untill my daughter spotted them(which I strangely predicted to myself before we left).These two stones reminded me of the Maen Mawr and its two little followers, the little one here is almost unnoticable next to the biggun which is a very nice stone with a kind of face in it.
I tried to retell the folklore about the physicians to my children about how maybe the stones were doctors turned to stone at which point my youngest touched the big one pulled a strained face and said “yes I can feel the doctor in there”, Oh to be young again

This is a little but very nice stone, should you wish to make the long walk uphill park to the south by the footpath sign theres plenty of room.
Walking up the hill just go straight up to the highest point this is the cairn which is slightly robbed on top from here the menhir is about 30 yards away. About half a metre tall and mostly gleaming white quartz the stone alone shouldn’t entice many folk up here but the views should....Glorious.
On our way down and slightly below us a Tornado fighter plane screamed past totally out of keeping with the ancient theme of the day but awsome all the same.

I’m afraid I was running low on time so decided to pass on the permission and ninja scurried along the fences and hedges instead. But it was worth it, I love a burial chamber still with a capstone on and what fantastic views nearly 360 degrees. However lack of permission to view the site meant an almost embaressment, as I scuttled round taking pictures and taking in the scenery I noticed a tractor in the field below
and sat back against the long stone when the tractor sound started to get louder and nearer and almost comically I crawled in the chamber and hid, whilst I was hiding I notced how comfy it was, looking through my feet to the wide open end I decided had someone wanted to be a hermit here he could do so easily, perhaps my bum was rubbing against the same stones as Illtyds.
The tractor passed and I came out of hiding one more look around and I beat a hasty retreat. A great place for a picnic but next time i’ll ask permission.

From the car park walk north and follow the thin path through the trees, quite a long but pleasant walk with what would have been spectacular views to the west had it not been so hazy, as you approach the hillfort turn around and take a look at Moel Arthur the next fort south along the range.
Penycloddiau is the biggest and most impressive hillfort in the Clwyddian mountains at 430m the views are extensive to say the least. The strong cold wind coming from the east pretty much prevented us from having a good look along those ramparts (the wind whipped the lens cap right in my eye, ouch)but the other side was well preserved double ditches at the north east end and to the north triple. There may have been two entrances to the east, at least that’s what Coflein says, we didn’t go up the wind torn eastern side.
I do not know why I put off coming here so long it’s just awesome even the kids (My hill fort groupies)loved it only two or three Clwyd mountains hill forts to go now.

I parked right at the end of the road next to the reservoir just a hundred metres from Froggymead (grr)and got out my trusty bike,unfortunatly I’m a bit older and a bit heavier since I last came here and the trek up the track through the forest was just crap.
I passed Fernworthy(aawh)and kept going, passed one crosstrack and turned left at the next crossing this track takes you to the forest edge from here follow the wall till you can see the circles.

Apparently reconstructed at the behest of King George V, nice one matey. From the circles Sittaford tor is not visible so I’m inclined to presume the eastern horizon was the focus ,The equinox sun rises directly between the two rings though this might be because the circles are north-south aligned, i’m no expert but two circles and two imaginary lines projected from them to the rising sun may be some kind of phalic representation, just a thought .
Every one into stone circles should come here atleast once, the bike ride back to the car was a real thrill and took just 3 mins.

Next to Fingals bridge is a pub called the Anglers rest, this is where I made my way up, jump a small river and scramble up the steep slope.
But this was the hard way (anonymous though) the easier way would be to park in the small village of Preston ask permission and take an easy stroll up the easy way.
Fantastic views all around.
Three ramparts with three slightly staggered entrances and an out of place looking big stone in the ditch near the top, quite well preserved banks and ditches, and amazing views ,especially down to the river Teign and Fingals bridge

Despite warnings of lack of parking I found enough space at the side of the road on the grass verge . After jumping the low wall it was just 60 yds to the stones, of the three burial chambers i went to today these were the easiest to get to but the saddest to behold, nobody likes piles but these were rediculous .
The two chambers are about 8m apart ,and when still standing may have resembled Dyffryn Ardudwy, they have a good veiw of Snowdonia on a nice day.

This was also my second attempt to find this one, but with the help of moths picture with the path in the trees beyond I went straight to it.
When I got there I thought the god of stone finding was smiling down upon me, I was expecting it to be overgrown but someone with a chainsaw had been here and Pant-y-Saer, the whole chamber was free of trees and undergrowth, very very pleasant surprise,not even barking dogs away to the south could curb my enthusiasm.
The chamber is very low, not much room in there, only Eric could get in comfortably ,the capstone was a big one but is broken at one end, or maybe both.
Liked this place a lot.

Approach from the north down a little footpath squeezed between two houses,up some rough steps over a stile cross a small field and over another stile, turn right, cross another small field and over yet another stile then follow the path and the burial chamber is smack infront of us.
Sounds a bit long but it’s only ten minutes from the car, and it looks like someone with a chainsaw has been round here and Glyn because the paths were clear and well defined.
The chamber is a good one with a heavy looking capstone tilted somewhat jauntily(kind of reminded me of a cowboy), half a dozen live people could squeeze inside if they wished

After parking by the phonebox cross over and go through the turnstile and on to the footpath,follow the path with the hedge on your left, after 50 yards a gap appears go through and up the hill to the nearest telegraph pole. Just at the foot of the pole is the first stone 8ft long and positioned in an east-west line,pointing through the hills and on to Anglesey, almost covered in moss and ivy but nearly free of gorse it’s next to impossible to find unless you know where it is. Unless it’s been excavated and proved to be a burial chamber I’d be inclined to see it as a fallen standing stone, what’s the chances of there being two chambers of so different styles so close to each other?, then again what do I know.

From here follow the telegraph poles southish into the trees, It’s only 50-60 yards away from the other stone and slightly downhill, your first view of it will be from behind the capstone.I spent a good hour or two chopping back the undergrowth of brambles, and removing all the deadwood. The capstone is fifteen feet long and rests on just one upright, it is aligned N.W-S.E and you could just about get in so long as you lie down. The chamber seems to have at one time been built into a dry stone wall because at least two denuded and broken down walls converge on the site.
Two blokes with a truck and the right gardening equipment could in just one day change this place from unknown and overgrown to delightful and charming ,somewhere you might expect to see fairies,two or three trees removed and the views would open right up.Having said that despite the scrub and tree cover this place remains very nice and good to find.
The first time I came here it was a total surprise expecting to see just the overgrown boulder, when I saw the obvious chamber and it’s capstone I felt like Indiana Jones in the Raiders film when he says about the bad guy” he’s dgging in the wrong place”.Untill someone else comes here I will pronounce this place MINE
If you do come bring the machete and have at the brambles.

Llyn Brenig is a really good place to see lots of different types of monument, but ideally a long summer day would be needed to see them all, a long walk of 2-3 miles with good walking boots (though in the summer watch out for the hoards of anglers, they think they own the place)
If walking from the main Archeaological trail carpark allow 2 hours there and back, Try to look up as your walking there is a path but it fades now and then, two streams must be jumped and one barbed wire fence climbed but you do walk right past Brenigs 40 and 41.Unless you shrewdly park on the B4501 as I almost did .
This barrow is about 2 metres tall and has commanding views up and down the lake and is strangely shapely if you know what I mean..Curvey

An ideal place to see Brenig41 and various birdlife too as this is on a wildlife preserve. From the shore this barrow looks big but from the opposite side it merges with the hill so the hieght is not easily estimated.
Once again don’t walk the entire legnth of the lake to get there park to the north west on the B4501