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<< Our Photo Pages >> Pen y Fan Cairn - Cairn in Wales in Powys

Submitted by cerrig on Wednesday, 31 March 2010  Page Views: 10573

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pen y Fan Cairn
Country: Wales County: Powys Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Brecon  Nearest Village: Libanus
Map Ref: SO01202159
Latitude: 51.884086N  Longitude: 3.436868W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 2 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
 5

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Pen y Fan Cairn
Pen y Fan Cairn submitted by cerrig : The rebuilt cairn, in all it's glory. Looking North West. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Pen y Fan is the highest peak in southern Britain, and it's Cairn sits on the highest point. The views are breathtaking on a clear day, with the whole of the Beacons range surrounding you, and 100 mile plus distance sightings possible.

This is a very popular walk, it takes about an hour up a steepish path for an average person from the Storey arms on the A470 below, but there are many other routes up besides.

The cairn itself has been excavated and rebuilt, so is now looking quite tidy.
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Pen y Fan Cairn submitted by cerrig : Pen y Fan taking a bubble bath. View from the North. (4 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Pen y Fan Cairn submitted by cerrig : Pen y Fan from the North.The cairn can just be seen on the top right of the crest. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pen y Fan Cairn
Pen y Fan Cairn submitted by cerrig : Looking towards Corn Du across the Western cliff faces of the central beacons. Llyn Cwm Llwch glacial lake in the valley below. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Pen y Fan Cairn submitted by cerrig : Looking up at the twin peaks of the Brecon Beacon's. Pen y Fan to the left, and Corn Du to the right. This view is from a more recent monument , the" Tommy Jones obelisk ". Built to commemorate a 5 year old boy ,who wandered into the hills and perished on this spot over a hundred years ago. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Pen y Fan Cairn submitted by TheCaptain : The cairn on top of Pen y Fan, June 2017 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Pen y Fan Cairn submitted by TheCaptain : Pen y Fan seen from atop Corn Du, June 2017. It gets busy, even on a Tuesday.

Pen y Fan Cairn
Pen y Fan Cairn submitted by TheCaptain : The cairn on top of Pen y Fan, June 2017

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Pen y Fan Cairn submitted by TheCaptain

Pen y Fan Cairn
Pen y Fan Cairn submitted by cerrig : A close up of the cairn and it's newish plaque.

Pen y Fan Cairn
Pen y Fan Cairn submitted by cerrig : A good view of Cribyn and the rest of the central Beacon's, with the Black mountains beyond. (3 comments)

Pen y Fan Cairn
Pen y Fan Cairn submitted by cerrig : Looking South West , towards Corn Du .

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Re: Pen y Fan's neighbour Fan y Big fails the mountain test by AngieLake on Wednesday, 15 August 2018
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Article in today's Mail online:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6062819/Surveyor-discovers-Fan-y-Big-Brecon-Beacons-FAILS-mountain-test.html
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Re: Pen y Fan Cairn by cerrig on Wednesday, 05 January 2011
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