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<< Our Photo Pages >> Mynydd Troed - Chambered Tomb in Wales in Powys

Submitted by TheCaptain on Monday, 10 May 2004  Page Views: 11444

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Mynydd Troed
Country: Wales County: Powys Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Brecon  Nearest Village: Pen-y-genffordd
Map Ref: SO16142842  Landranger Map Number: 161
Latitude: 51.947930N  Longitude: 3.221529W
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
 2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 3 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.
 5 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
 4

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Mynydd Troed
Mynydd Troed submitted by TheCaptain : Mynydd Troed, Chambered Tomb in Powys, SO161284 The remains of this tomb are nicely positioned at the top of the pass to the west end of Mynydd Troed hill. Remains can be seen of a chamber at the northern end, and there are also several other bits of stone poking through the top of the mound. This is the view north towards Mynydd Troedd. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Chambered Tomb in Powys. The remains of this tomb, marked Long Cairn on the map, are nicely positioned at the top of the pass to the west end of Mynydd Troed hill, which the little road goes over between Llangors and the A479. There is parking for about half a dozen cars right at the top of the pass, on the open hillside. The remains of this chambered tomb lie about 100m from the parking place on the northern, gated side of the road, just to the east of the main track up the ridge of the hill.

The mound is probably about 20m by 15m and up to a metre in height, and has been well knocked about. Remains can be seen of a chamber at the northern end, where stones positioned at right angles to each other are clearly visible. There are also several other bits of stone poking through the top of the mound, which are presumably something to do with the tomb as they appear to be positioned on their edges.

The views from here are spectacular, not only with the hills of Mynydd Troedd and Mynydd Llangorse each side of the pass, but also lovely views down Cwm Sorgwm to the southeast, and down over the Usk valley to the southwest, where Llangors Lake can clearly be seen, with its crannog. It makes me wonder whether there was any connection between the two, as the barrow would probably have been on the skyline from Llangors, although it is not on the top of the ridge.

Visited Sunday, 2nd May 2004
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Mynydd Troed
Mynydd Troed submitted by h_fenton : Mynydd Troed Long Cairn With far reaching views over to Llangorse Lake and the Brecon Beacons. Grid Reference: SO 16139 28423 1 August 2010 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Mynydd Troed submitted by cerrig : Sunrise, Jan 2010. A very misty day. This monument has been given an Ambience of 3, and it is little more than a grassy mound now. But on a good day it's in a location that's hard to beat,the views are a bit special,especially in these conditions. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Mynydd Troed submitted by Burnsie61 : Photo taken from Mynydd Llangorse (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Mynydd Troed submitted by Bladup : Mynydd Troed chambered long cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Mynydd Troed submitted by cerrig : This Summer shot shows the Sorgwm valley (cwm) and Pen Allt Mawr beyond. To the left is Mynydd Troed and to the right is Mynydd Llangorse. Pen Allt Mawr is where the sun rises at the Winter Equinox, as viewed from this mound. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mynydd Troed
Mynydd Troed submitted by cerrig : This is a summer shot, looking West. In the valley is Llangorse lake, with the Central Beacons beyond. Just right of centre is the Black Mountain, 40 miles away. This Passage Mound is another in The Black Mountains (plural) that have this long distance view. And what a view.

Mynydd Troed
Mynydd Troed submitted by cerrig : Sunrise,Jan 2010. The mist played games with me for 2 hours. These photos didn't come easy. When the sun shone through i was usually on the wrong side of the mound,I'd race around the other side to get some nice warm light and shadow on the Eastern face,just in time to see the mist recover the sun. I'd go back around the Western side to get a shot of the mound without the sun blinding me,and the m...

Mynydd Troed
Mynydd Troed submitted by cerrig : This is looking South towards Mynydd Llangors. Another hill with great views on a good day(it has been known to happen, there was one only last year) (2 comments)

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Mynydd Troed submitted by cerrig : This is looking North up to Mynydd Troed. On a fine day the views from the summit are stunning.

Mynydd Troed
Mynydd Troed submitted by TheCaptain : Mynydd Troed, Chambered Tomb in Powys, SO161284 The remains of this tomb are nicely positioned at the top of the pass to the west end of Mynydd Troed hill. This is the view down over the Usk valley to the southwest, where Llangors Lake can be seen, with its crannog. It makes me wonder whether there was any connection between the two, as the barrow would probably have been on the skyline fr...

Mynydd Troed
Mynydd Troed submitted by TheCaptain : Mynydd Troed, Chambered Tomb in Powys, SO161284 The remains of this tomb, marked Long Cairn on the map, are nicely positioned at the top of the pass to the west end of Mynydd Troed hill. This view of the mound is looking south across the pass towards Mynydd Llangorse.

Mynydd Troed
Mynydd Troed submitted by TheCaptain : Mynydd Troed, Chambered Tomb in Powys, SO161284 The remains of this tomb are nicely positioned at the top of the pass to the west end of Mynydd Troed hill. The mound is probably about 20m by 15m and up to a metre in height, and has been well knocked about. This is the view down Cwm Sorgwm to the southeast.

Mynydd Troed
Mynydd Troed submitted by TheCaptain : Mynydd Troed, Chambered Tomb in Powys, SO161284 Remains of a chamber at the northern end, where stones positioned at right angles to each other are visible.

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Re: Mynydd Troed by TheCaptain on Thursday, 23 January 2014
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