<< Our Photo Pages >> Bryn Glas Cairns (Pontsticill) - Barrow Cemetery in Wales in Mid Glamorgan
Submitted by markj99 on Tuesday, 27 December 2022 Page Views: 635
Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Bryn Glas Cairns (Pontsticill) Alternative Name: Bryn GlasCountry: Wales County: Mid Glamorgan Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Merthyr Tydfil Nearest Village: Pontsticill
Map Ref: SO05271177
Latitude: 51.796527N Longitude: 3.375061W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
Internal Links:
External Links:
I have visited· I would like to visit
markj99 visited on 21st Nov 2012 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 3 Take the turn onto Dan-Y-Coed, a residential dead-end street on the S edge of Pontsticill. There is room to park at the end of the cul-de-sac. Follow a grass track N for c. 200 yards to reach a sheepfold. Walk NW for c. 300 yards to a small stone covered cairn, Bryn Glas III. Walk c. 30 yards N to Bryn Glas IV, then c. 85 yards N to Pontsticill Ring Cairn and its small satellite cairn Bryn Glas V. My route is viewable on Pontsticill Cairns.
The Bryn Glas cairns are difficult to locate in open moorland due to their low stature. GPS navigation would be advantageous.
The principal monument is a ring cairn, located furthest N at S005271170. Coflein 300944 states that Pontsticill Ring Cairn measures approx 16.2m in overall diameter and 0.3m high. A stony bank, varying from 1 to 1.5 metres wide, forms the perimeter of the round cairn, surrounding a flat featureless grassy interior. The low ring cairn is difficult to pick out in rough moorland.
There is a satellite cairn approx 5m SE of Pontsticill Ring Cairn, listed as Coflein 275008. It is named as Bryn Glas Cairn V. This round cairn, which measures approx 5m in diameter and 0.4m in height, has small scattered stones in the centre.
Bryn Glas Cairn IV is located approx 100 yards S of Pontsticill Ring Cairn. Coflein 275007 describes it as a round cairn measuring approx 5m in diameter by 0.4m high. Small scattered stones are embedded in the centre of the cairn.
Bryn Glas Cairn III lies approx 30 yards S of Bryn Glas IV. According to Coflein 275006, this round cairn measures approx 6-7 metres in diameter and 0.3m in height. There is a significant scattering of small to medium stones on the grass surface of the cairn. There are also traces of a small excavation in the centre of the low mound.
These 4 cairns form a N-S linear alignment, elevating Pontsticill cairns to a significant presence in the ancient landscape.
You may be viewing yesterday's version of this page. To see the most up to date information please register for a free account.
Do not use the above information on other web sites or publications without permission of the contributor.
Click here to see more info for this site
Nearby sites
Click here to view sites on an interactive OS mapKey: Red: member's photo, Blue: 3rd party photo, Yellow: other image, Green: no photo - please go there and take one, Grey: site destroyed
Download sites to:
KML (Google Earth)
GPX (GPS waypoints)
CSV (Garmin/Navman)
CSV (Excel)
To unlock full downloads you need to sign up as a Contributory Member. Otherwise downloads are limited to 50 sites.
Turn off the page maps and other distractions
Nearby sites listing. In the following links * = Image available
1.4km E 79° Abercriban Ciarn 1 Round Cairn (SO06651201)
1.8km NNE 31° Waun Rydd Cairn 1 Cairn (SO0625513310)
2.4km NE 54° Pontsticill Inscribed Stone* Early Christian Sculptured Stone (SO0726513176)
2.5km NE 42° Buarth Y Caerau Hut Circles Ancient Village or Settlement (SO0695213557)
2.6km NE 52° Cwm Criban Cairn (SO0734313320)
2.8km NE 46° Buarth Y Caerau 2 Cairn (SO0729613638)
3.0km WSW 250° Cefn Cil-Sanws* Ring Cairn (SO02421081)
3.0km W 265° Coedcae'r Gwarthog* Barrow Cemetery (SO02241154)
3.1km NNE 11° Y Gaer Enclosure Hillfort (SO05931478)
3.1km N 11° Y Gaer (Mid Glamorgan)* Hillfort (SO059148)
3.6km W 271° Fedw Standing Stone Standing Stone (Menhir) (SO01701191)
3.6km NW 305° Nant Gwinau* Stone Row / Alignment (SO02361390)
3.7km E 82° Odyn-fach Stone Circle (SO090122)
3.8km E 85° Garn Ddu Standing Stone Standing Stone (Menhir) (SO09111200)
4.0km WNW 287° Cefn Car Standing Stones* Standing Stones (SO01491299)
4.0km ENE 61° Carn-Y-Bugail Cairn (SO0880613629)
4.1km ENE 60° Garn Felen Cairn (SO0885613724)
4.2km ENE 59° Garn Felen Enclosure 1 Ancient Village or Settlement (SO0889213878)
4.3km ENE 61° Garn Felen Enclosure 2 Ancient Village or Settlement (SO0902513791)
4.3km ENE 70° Twyn Ceiliog Cairn 2 Cairn (SO0931813155)
4.3km NNE 29° Nany Y Ychen Cairn Cairn (SO0745215486)
4.6km NE 41° Gwaun Nant Ddu Stone Standing Stone (Menhir) (SO0834815158)
4.6km NE 36° Nany Y Ychen Misc. Earthwork (SO0804015447)
4.6km ENE 57° Cwar-Y-Hendre Ancient Village or Settlement (SO092142)
4.7km NE 42° Gwaun Nant Ddu Ancient Village or Settlement (SO0847615214)
View more nearby sites and additional images
We would like to know more about this location. Please feel free to add a brief description and any relevant information in your own language.
Wir möchten mehr über diese Stätte erfahren. Bitte zögern Sie nicht, eine kurze Beschreibung und relevante Informationen in Deutsch hinzuzufügen.
Nous aimerions en savoir encore un peu sur les lieux. S'il vous plaît n'hesitez pas à ajouter une courte description et tous les renseignements pertinents dans votre propre langue.
Quisieramos informarnos un poco más de las lugares. No dude en añadir una breve descripción y otros datos relevantes en su propio idioma.