<< Our Photo Pages >> Carnedd Copa Arenig Fach - Cairn in Wales in Gwynedd
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Carnedd Copa Arenig FachCountry: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Bala Nearest Village: Frongoch
Map Ref: SH8203841599
Latitude: 52.958748N Longitude: 3.757529W
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 |
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Situated on the copa (summit) of Arenig Fach mountain lies a large Bronze Age cairn. It is one of a pair with the other cairn some 40m to the NE. According to Coflein, NPRN 514738 ' the other cairn survived in a much better condition.... As this example has been truncated by the construction of a shelter and triangulation pillar.' Basically, Coflein's contention is that a previous implication made by RCAHMW Merioneth Inventory 467 in that, this cairn material was purely re-used material from the other cairn (Carnedd Y Bachgen) was inaccurate. Coflein goes on to describe the cairn as being 10m in diameter by 0.06m high, and insists that this cairn should not be confused or mistaken for the other cairn, i.e. Carnedd y Bachgen.
During my visit I was able to see Coflein's point. The cairn material spreads circularly around the current shelter, clearly emerging from the turf in an upward slant towards the centre. There's no discernable large kerbing but the basic shape suggests a large rocky mountain cairn that's common in Meirionydd.
Arenig Fach rises from the Migneint moorland it is a copa (peak/summit) of the Arenig range of mountains. From most directions it looks like a heathery lump. However, it's NE side is a series of steep cliffs with a small tarn called Llyn Arenig Fach at the base. It is a notoriously challenging ascent and descent with narrow heathery paths and hidden holes, and the summit does not provide for much of a respite until you reach the trig point and shelter. I destroyed my mountain trainers during this visit.(see pic) luckily I always carry a spare pair.
The views from the copa are wonderful with a 360 degree mountain fest and life suddenly seems that little less stressful ... Until you start your descent 😲
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