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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Mynydd Egryn Cairn
Country: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Barmouth  Nearest Village: Llanaber
Map Ref: SH62331949
Latitude: 52.755430N  Longitude: 4.041383W
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
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 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.
 3 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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Mynydd Egryn Cairn
Mynydd Egryn Cairn submitted by w650marion : Finding the cairn is easy - a clear footpath up from the top of the Bwlch y Rhiwgyr pass, and it is big! (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cairn in Gwynedd

Bronze Age cairn. Source: Coflein NPRN 302813, which contains only basic information. See the comments section below for more information.
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Mynydd Egryn Cairn
Mynydd Egryn Cairn submitted by Justfrank : Mynedd Egryn I walked from Barmouth the panorama walk, l Followed the wall right to it (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mynydd Egryn Cairn
Mynydd Egryn Cairn submitted by w650marion : The top of the Cairn with Cadair Idris on its left shoulder. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mynydd Egryn Cairn
Mynydd Egryn Cairn submitted by w650marion : This cairn can see and be seen from a great distance - in this photo is Moelfre and Cors y Gedol (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Mynydd Egryn Cairn
Mynydd Egryn Cairn submitted by w650marion : So we came back on a sunny day to see the views from the cairn.... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mynydd Egryn Cairn
Mynydd Egryn Cairn submitted by w650marion : A 6ft+ wall has been built over the north side of the cairn.

Mynydd Egryn Cairn
Mynydd Egryn Cairn submitted by w650marion : Standing on the west side of the cairn

Mynydd Egryn Cairn
Mynydd Egryn Cairn submitted by w650marion : There is a hollow in the cairn where some stones have been removed.

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 668m NNE 33° Bwlch y Rhiwgyr* Ring Cairn (SH62712004)
 1.0km SE 124° Cerrig Arthur* Stone Circle (SH63161889)
 1.1km NW 318° Mynydd Egryn Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH61632030)
 1.1km NW 317° Hengwm Ring Cairn* Ring Cairn (SH61602032)
 1.3km E 97° Cae-Tudur Ancient Village or Settlement (SH63601929)
 1.5km NW 315° Carneddau Hengwm* Chambered Cairn (SH61322055)
 1.7km SSW 203° Ffridd Fechan Hill Fort* Hillfort (SH616179)
 1.9km SW 229° Settlement North of Hendre Coed Uchaf* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH609183)
 1.9km SW 226° Cairn North of Hendre Coed Uchaf* Cairn (SH609182)
 1.9km NNW 337° Ffridd Newydd* Stone Circle (SH61642129)
 2.0km E 82° Cerrig y Cledd (South)* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SH643197)
 2.0km ENE 77° Cerrig y Cledd (North)* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SH643199)
 2.2km NW 309° Pen-y-Dinas (Gwynedd)* Hillfort (SH607209)
 2.2km SW 233° Bodfan Llanaber Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SH605182)
 2.4km WNW 291° Settlement West of Mynydd Egryn* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH601204)
 2.5km WNW 300° Cae'r Llwyn Homestead* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH602208)
 2.5km WNW 282° Egryn Abbey Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH599201)
 2.5km NNW 348° Llyn Irddyn Hut Circle* Cairn (SH61862198)
 2.6km NNW 330° Llecheiddior* Stone Circle (SH61112174)
 2.7km NNW 334° Cairns SE from Pont Fadog* Cairn (SH612220)
 2.8km SSW 199° Matthew Davies Marker Stone (SH6134916917)
 2.8km N 356° Tumulus, Llyn Irddyn* Round Barrow(s) (SH62232225)
 2.8km WNW 294° Hendre Eirian Hut Circles* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH598207)
 2.8km N 1° Llyn Irddyn W* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH62462229)
 2.9km ENE 70° Bryn Castell Hillfort* Hillfort (SH65072042)
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Re: Mynydd Egryn Cairn by w650marion on Thursday, 08 October 2020
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Searching the records, this is a Scheduled Monument called - “cairn 350m to SW of Bwlch y Rhiwgyr” -
http://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/sam/FullReport?lang=en&id=4001

Also more interesting info at Gwynedd Archaeological Trust -

https://archwilio.org.uk/arch/query/page.php?watprn=GAT1138&dbname=gat&tbname=core&sessid=CHI28yohdz4&queryid=Q568684001602160566

I’m looking forward to going back on a sunny day and seeing the views.
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Re: Mynydd Egryn Cairn by w650marion on Tuesday, 06 August 2019
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[added to main site text. thank you. admin] Coflein: Cairn Mynydd Egryn
https://coflein.gov.uk/en/site/302813/details/cairn-mynydd-egryn

Scheduled Monument ME238: name of cairn is "Cairn 350m to SW of Bwlch y Rhiwgyr"
http://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/sam/FullReport?lang=en&id=4001

"The remains of a burial cairn, probably dating to the Bronze Age (c.2300 BC - 800 BC) and situated within rough grazing just above and to the SW of the pass known as Bwlch y Rhiwgyr on the Llawlech ridge. The cairn is circular on plan and measures about 14m in diameter over a low grass-covered stony bank up to 1.5m in thickness and 0.3m in height. Stone has been robbed from the cairn and used to construct the overlying drystone march wall.

[added to main site info. thank you. admin] Condition:3 Ambience:4 Access:3 Accuracy:5

The views over the Mawddach estuary to the south and Harlech Bay and Llyn to the north, glimpsed as the clouds blew fast around us were excellent. The wind was howling!

There appears to be a glitch as the photos I have just submitted have also appeared duplicated on "Mynydd Egryn - Ancient Village or Settlement" page
https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=19420
I think the photos by Pab and Durhamnature from 2008 of the settlement have accidentally been duplicated too!
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    Re: Mynydd Egryn Cairn by Anne T on Tuesday, 06 August 2019
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    There were two site pages with exactly the same name, Mynydd Egryn, which was picking up the images from the cairn and the settlement. I've now renamed these to Mynydd Egryn Cairn and Mynydd Egryn Settlement, which has resolved the issue. Any problems, please post another comment here. Thank you for spotting this!
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