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<< Our Photo Pages >> Corn Ddu Cairn - Cairn in Wales in Powys

Submitted by cerrig on Wednesday, 31 March 2010  Page Views: 5741

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Corn Ddu Cairn
Country: Wales County: Powys Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Brecon  Nearest Village: Libanus
Map Ref: SO00752133
Latitude: 51.881669N  Longitude: 3.443329W
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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Corn Ddu Cairn
Corn Ddu Cairn submitted by cerrig : The rebuilt cairn, with some recent additions. Looking West, towards the Camarthen Fans. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Corn Ddu is the second highest mountain in southern Britain, being just a few feet shorter than it's neighbour Pen y Fan.

The Cairn sits on the highest point at the Northern end of the summit plateau. A spectacular site, with commanding views all round.
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Corn Ddu Cairn
Corn Ddu Cairn submitted by TheCaptain : The cairn atop Corn Du, June 2017. Pen y Fan beyond. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Corn Ddu Cairn
Corn Ddu Cairn submitted by TheCaptain : The cairn atop Corn Du, June 2017 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Corn Ddu Cairn
Corn Ddu Cairn submitted by TheCaptain (Vote or comment on this photo)

Corn Ddu Cairn
Corn Ddu Cairn submitted by TheCaptain (Vote or comment on this photo)

Corn Ddu Cairn
Corn Ddu Cairn submitted by cerrig : Looking towards Pen y Fan, with it's own rebuilt cairn just visible on the summit. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Corn Ddu Cairn
Corn Ddu Cairn submitted by cerrig : Looking North, towards Pen y Fan and , beyond, the Black mountains.

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 519m ENE 59° Pen y Fan Cairn* Cairn (SO01202159)
 1.9km SW 224° Pont-ar-daf Timber Circle (SN994200)
 3.0km ESE 102° Fan y Big* Cairn (SO03652066)
 3.4km WNW 282° Blaenglyn* Cairn (SN974221)
 3.9km WNW 284° Rock art near Craig Cerrig Gleisiad* Rock Art (SN9697822316)
 4.2km SE 145° Lower Neuadd Reservoir Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SO03091783)
 4.2km NE 36° Plas-y-Gaer* Hillfort (SO033247)
 4.6km ESE 120° Garn Fawr (Brecon)* Cairn (SO04691893)
 5.1km NE 40° Coed Mawr Hillfort* Hillfort (SO04102512)
 5.3km W 273° Craig Cwn Ddu cairns* Cairn (SN95452170)
 5.6km ENE 59° Rhiwiau Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SO0565224123)
 5.7km SSE 154° Bwlch Gwyn 1 Standing Stone (Menhir) (SO03121612)
 5.7km SSE 154° Bwlch Gwyn 2 Standing Stone (Menhir) (SO03151611)
 5.9km ESE 123° Craig-Y-Fan Ddu* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SO05631806)
 6.1km NNW 328° Mynydd Illtud Standing Stone 1* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SN97602651)
 6.1km NW 312° Mynydd Illtud Standing Stone 2* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SN963255)
 6.3km E 100° Carn Pica* Cairn (SO06982015)
 6.4km ENE 65° Coed y Brenhin Hillfort* Ancient Village or Settlement (SO06592396)
 6.7km ENE 65° Coed y Caerau* Hillfort (SO069240)
 6.9km NW 310° Blaen Camlais Standing Stones* Standing Stones (SN9560525889)
 6.9km N 3° St Cattwg's Church (Llanspyddid)* Early Christian Sculptured Stone (SO01192818)
 6.9km NNW 344° Twyn-y-Gaer (Llanspyddid)* Hillfort (SN990280)
 6.9km SW 219° Bedd Llywarch* Standing Stones (SN96251604)
 7.6km SSE 167° Nant Gwinau* Stone Row / Alignment (SO02361390)
 7.9km WSW 245° Fan Llia Summit Cairn* Cairn (SN9353218168)
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