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<< Our Photo Pages >> Moel Ysgyfarnogod Cairn - Cairn in Wales in Gwynedd

Submitted by TAlanJones on Tuesday, 15 June 2021  Page Views: 542

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Moel Ysgyfarnogod Cairn
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 0.373 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Gwynedd Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Trawsfynydd  Nearest Village: Talsarnau
Map Ref: SH6584534594
Latitude: 52.892009N  Longitude: 3.995544W
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.
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
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Moel Ysgyfarnogod Cairn
Moel Ysgyfarnogod Cairn submitted by TAlanJones : View to the north across the summit cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cairn in Gwynedd. At 623m Moel Ysgyfarnogod is at the northern end of the Rhinogau range of mountains. It can be ascended from either Trawsfynydd to the east or Talsarnau to the west. Either rout is extremely challenging.

At 623m Moel Ysgyfarnogod is at the northern end of the Rhinogau range of mountains. It can be ascended from either Trawsfynydd to the east or Talsarnau to the west. Either rout is extremely challenging.

The summit can be identified by a large cairn next to a trig point. There are at least another two cairns identified about the massive, however one in particular appears to be a walker cairn and the other suggests a cist burial but I'm not convinced.

This is a dramatic landscape with mountain lakes and signs of quarrying particularly on the western side. The views from the summit are glorious.
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Moel Ysgyfarnogod Cairn
Moel Ysgyfarnogod Cairn submitted by TAlanJones : On a lower level to the summit lies what appears to be a cist burial. Referred to as a cairn on the OS. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Moel Ysgyfarnogod Cairn
Moel Ysgyfarnogod Cairn submitted by TAlanJones : About 100m from the summit site sits this pile of stones? (Vote or comment on this photo)

Moel Ysgyfarnogod Cairn
Moel Ysgyfarnogod Cairn submitted by TAlanJones : This large pile of stones are about 15m from the summit cairn. I wondered if they had been removed from the summit cairn? (Vote or comment on this photo)

Moel Ysgyfarnogod Cairn
Moel Ysgyfarnogod Cairn submitted by TAlanJones : View to the east. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SH6534 : Moel Ysgyfarnogod by Rude Health
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SH6534 : Summit of Moel Ysgafarnogod by Peter S
by Peter S
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SH6534 : The summit trig point of Moel Ysgyfarnogod by David Medcalf
by David Medcalf
©2019(licence)
SH6534 : Trig point on Moel Ysgyfarnogod by Arthur C Harris
by Arthur C Harris
©2012(licence)
SH6534 : Summit, Moel Ysgyfarnogod by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
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Re: Moel Ysgyfarnogod Cairn by w650marion on Tuesday, 15 June 2021
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I could never get up this far, though I might make it up to the mine at Llyn Dywarchen. A lot of keen walkers do reach the top (as described on the internet). So a virtual trip for me shows no recorded sites on Archwilio or Historic Wales. But not everything has been fully surveyed here......Such an interesting landscape 😀
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    Re: Moel Ysgyfarnogod Cairn by TAlanJones on Tuesday, 15 June 2021
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    I also visited Foel Penolau and Diffwys on a circular from the Talsarnau side. Similar results re cairn hunting 😁
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