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<< Our Photo Pages >> Carneddau Hill Cairn - Cairn in Wales in Powys

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Carneddau Hill Cairn
Country: Wales County: Powys Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Builth Wells
Map Ref: SO06625407
Latitude: 52.176954N  Longitude: 3.367022W
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
 no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 no data 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.
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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
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Carneddau Hill Cairn
Carneddau Hill Cairn submitted by geoffstickland : Te cairn commands a 360 degree view of the surrounding country. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cairn in Powys

Remains of a circular burial cairn on summit of a hill on the east side of the Carneddau.

This site is recorded as Coflein NPRN 305825 (Carneddau Hill Cairn), which tells us this site was probably chosen for its commanding position with panoramic views. It is 19m in diameter, and now only up to 0.8m high thanks to extensive robbing of the stone. Coflein adds: "On top of the cairn are a stone shelter (NPRN 509837) and a modern marker cairn (NPRN 509838), using material from the cairn".

Thanks to geoffstickland for helping to correctly identify this site and provide the photographs.
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Carneddau Hill Cairn II
Carneddau Hill Cairn II submitted by geoffstickland : An impressive sight, being set high on Carneddau mountain. A large array of smaller stones with a modern marker-cairn in the middle. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carneddau Hill Cairn I
Carneddau Hill Cairn I submitted by geoffstickland : A grass-covered mound with extensive views in all directions. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carneddau Hill Cairn
Carneddau Hill Cairn submitted by Penbron : Carneddau Cairn (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carneddau Hill Cairn
Carneddau Hill Cairn submitted by geoffstickland : A large, partially collapsed cairn set high o Carneddau Mountain, visible from a considerable distance. Accessed only after a strenuous 1.5 mile walk up and across open mountain. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carneddau Hill Cairn
Carneddau Hill Cairn submitted by geoffstickland

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 237m WNW 284° Four Parishes Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SO06395413)
 350m WSW 249° Carneddau West* Cairn (SO06295395)
 366m WSW 251° Newmead Farm Cairn 3* Cairn (SO0627153958)
 541m NW 321° Newmead Farm Cairn 2* Cairn (SO06295450)
 568m NW 325° Newmead Farm Cairn 1* Cairn (SO06305454)
 816m SW 218° Carneddau Hill Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SO06105344)
 984m NE 40° Cwmberwyn Camp* Hillfort (SO07275481)
 1.0km ENE 76° Cwm-Berwyn Round Cairn* Cairn (SO076543)
 1.0km SSW 194° Caer Einon* Hillfort (SO06365309)
 1.2km N 3° Carneddau Hill Cairn II* Round Barrow(s) (SO06705527)
 1.3km SW 219° Gaer Fawr (Llanelwedd)* Hillfort (SO05795308)
 1.4km N 360° Carneddau Hill Cairn I.* Round Barrow(s) (SO06645544)
 1.6km ENE 75° Cilberllan Ring Cairn* Cairn (SO0815654436)
 2.1km ENE 68° The Gaer* Hillfort (SO08555480)
 2.3km E 88° Bryntwppa* Stone Row / Alignment (SO08905410)
 2.9km NE 45° Castle Bank (Radnorshire)* Hillfort (SO08695608)
 2.9km ENE 73° Perthi Common Cairns 1, 2, 3, 4* Cairn (SO0940654856)
 3.1km NNE 23° Upper House Cairns I,II & III* Cairn (SO079569)
 3.3km NNE 33° Court Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SO08495680)
 3.3km WSW 246° Wellfield Hillfort* Hillfort (SO03555280)
 3.3km WSW 250° Castell Caemardy* Artificial Mound (SO03465301)
 3.6km NE 37° Court Stone Row* Stone Row / Alignment (SO08865695)
 3.8km SSW 199° Garth Hill Fort* Hillfort (SO05285050)
 3.9km SW 221° Builth Wells Gorsedd Circle* Modern Stone Circle etc (SO040512)
 4.0km NE 46° Gwernfach Cairns I,II,III & IV* Cairn (SO096568)
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Re: Cwm-Berwyn Round Cairn by Andy B on Tuesday, 15 September 2020
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Coflein also list two stone settings within a few metres of this cairn that they say are post Medieval:
https://coflein.gov.uk/en/site/509839/details/carneddau-hill-stone-setting-i
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https://coflein.gov.uk/en/site/509840/details/carneddau-hill-stone-setting-ii
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Re: Cwm-Berwyn Round Cairn by Anne T on Thursday, 14 November 2019
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[now sorted. left these comments here for a short while as a reminder of what has been added/corrected. AT] As geoffstickland points out in his comment below, the Coflein link given above gives information about the Cwm-Berwyn Round Cairn, at grid reference: SO 076 543, not at the grid reference given here: SO 066 541.

There is another cairn, the Carneddau Hill Cairn, Coflein NPRN 305825 at SO 0662 5407, which matches the grid reference given here, plus the Coflein photos match those submitted by geoffstickland. Coflein adds: "On top of the cairn are a stone shelter (NPRN 509837) and a modern marker cairn (NPRN 509838), using material from the cairn".

It looks like the two cairns may have become confused; as Geoff says they are almost 1km apart, but both are on hilltop locations. If this is the case, this page and related photos need renaming to Carneddau Hill Cairn, and the Cyw-Berwyn Round Cairn adding as a new site page. Happy to come back and do this if others agree.

Thanks for the photos, geoffstickland - your walk was worth it. And the glimpse of the view through the mist is quite tantalising! Looking forward to seeing your next batch of photos.
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Re: Cwm-Berwyn Round Cairn by geoffstickland on Thursday, 14 November 2019
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I suspect that the cairn has been altered in recent times. There now appears to be the foundation of a small round house, about 3 feet high. This doesn't look "authentic" and could have been constructed out of the large number of scattered stones from the original cairn.

Coflein sates that this cairn is situated at OS SO076543 and this seems to be wrong, the reference given by The Portal above is correct. The Coflein reference is more likely that for the prehistoric fort about a kilometer to the NE.

There seems to be some general confusion in this immediate area. There are no cairns at SO06335, only a OS trig point.

The 2 cairns to the North are at SO067552. I will visit these in the near future and get an exact map reference
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