Twyn Hywel (Round Cairn) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Twyn Hywel (Round Cairn) by thesweetcheat

The cairn with masts to the immediate NW, which provide a good landmark for finding the site.

Image credit: A. Brookes (11.1.2014)

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Image of Twyn Hywel (Round Cairn) by thesweetcheat

Looking south to the summit of Cefn Eglwysilan – the intervening ground was a muddy quagmire on this visit.

Image credit: A. Brookes (11.1.2014)

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Image of Twyn Hywel (Round Cairn) by thesweetcheat

Looking NE across the cairn, to the Senghenydd ridge, where there are several more substantial cairns.

Image credit: A. Brookes (11.1.2014)

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Image of Twyn Hywel (Round Cairn) by thesweetcheat

Perhaps not the most impressive cairn you’ll ever see, but the setting is great. Looking SE across the Senghenydd valley.

Image credit: A. Brookes (11.1.2014)

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Twyn Hywel

Round Cairn

thesweetcheat Mar 10, 2014

Coflein has the following:

A centrally disturbed round cairn, 8.5m in diameter and 0.5m high.
Several tumuli on ‘Eglwysilan Common’ were opened in 1753, when a number of urns containing burnt bones were found in stone cists, condition=Damaged.

Sites within 20km of Twyn Hywel

Twyn-y-Gwynt

Chambered Tomb • 0.52km WNW

6

1
Pant Waungorrwg

Ring Cairn • 0.94km SSE

4

1
Garnedd Lwyd

Round Barrow(s) • 1.02km ESE

4

1

1
Carneddi Llwydion

Cairn(s) • 1.1km NNE

16

2
Cwmeldeg

Cairn(s) • 1.25km NNE

5

2
Caer-moel

Ring Cairn • 1.28km NE

2
Pont-y-Pridd Rocking Stone

Rocking Stone • 2.03km WSW

18

1

13
Coed-Pen-Maen Common

Cist • 2.19km WSW

9

2
The Bryn

Cairn(s) • 3.69km E

9

1

2
Tarren Deusant

Carving • 6.15km SW

4

2

4

1
Lle’r Gaer

Enclosure • 6.43km SW

1
Cefn Gwyngul

Round Cairn • 6.67km W

3
Mynydd Bach (Maesycymmer)

Cairn(s) • 6.84km ENE

12

3
Maen Cattwg

Cup Marked Stone • 6.87km NNE

3

2
Twyn Cae-Hugh

Round Barrow(s) • 7.37km ENE

6

2
Tyle-gwyn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.57km ENE

2

2
Garth Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 7.58km SSE

25

2

11
Taff’s Well

Sacred Well • 7.68km SE

1

2
Carn-y-Wiwer (Ynyshir)

Cairn(s) • 7.91km W

6

1
Tir-Cook

Cairn(s) • 7.99km NNW

1
Tir Lan

Cairn(s) • 8.07km NNW

1
Twyn Yr Oerfel

Round Barrow(s) • 8.1km E

10

2
Perthgelyn

Cairn(s) • 8.26km WNW
Caerau Hillfort, Rhiwsaeson

Hillfort • 8.64km SSW

8

5
Twyn Bryn Bychan

Cairn(s) • 8.64km NW

7

1
Penrhiw Cradoc

Round Cairn • 8.97km WNW

5
Mynydd y Capel cairns

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.97km NNW

10

1
Mynydd y Capel stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.01km NNW

4

1
Cae-yr-Arfau

Chambered Tomb • 9.21km S

6

3
Penrhiw Fer

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.74km WNW

4
Mynydd Brith-weunydd

Cairn(s) • 9.81km W

6
Llywnda-Ddu

Hillfort • 10.11km SSE

1
Pen Craig Abercwmboi

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.16km WNW

10

1
Craig-Y-Parc

Enclosure • 10.25km S

1
Mynydd y Lan

Round Cairn • 10.79km ENE

4

1
Carn-y-Pigwn

Round Cairn • 10.81km WNW

5

1
The Beacons (Llantrisant)

Round Barrow(s) • 11.02km SW

7

3
Mynydd Pen-y-Graig

Cairn(s) • 11.19km WSW

6
Cefn-y-Rhondda

Cairn(s) • 11.86km W

11

1
Gelligaer Common Ring Cairn 1

12.12km N

2
Gelligaer Common Cairns

12.21km NNW

5

1
Mynydd Maes-teg

Cairn(s) • 12.29km WSW

1

1
Gelligaer Common Ring Cairn 2

12.31km NNW

1
Gelligaer Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.31km N

10

5

1
Mynydd Machen

Round Cairn • 12.41km E

10

3
Mynydd Cilfach-yr-Encil

Cairn(s) • 12.49km NNW

10

1
Castle Field Camp

Enclosure • 12.58km E

1
Carn y Bugail

Cairn(s) • 12.61km NNW

11

2
Mynydd y Gelli

Stone Circle • 12.66km W

18

6

1
Cefn y Brithdir

Cairn(s) • 12.7km N

12

1
Sant-Y-Nyll

Round Barrow(s) • 12.78km SSE

1
Mynydd yr Eglwys

Cairn(s) • 12.85km W

3

1
Craig Ruperra

Hillfort • 13.02km E

1
Merthyr Common

Cairn(s) • 13.33km NNW

10

2
Tarren Maerdy

Cairn(s) • 13.38km W

14

2
Carn Castellymeibion

Ring Cairn • 13.64km NW
Fochriw

Cairn(s) • 13.81km NNW

10

1

3
Naboth’s Vineyard

Round Barrow(s) • 13.89km SW

2

1
Coedcae Gaer

Hillfort • 14.04km WSW

10

3
Graig y Gilfach

Enclosure • 14.11km NW

1

1
Twyn Pant-Teg

Round Barrow(s) • 14.13km E

5

3
Garn Fach (Ogmore Valley)

Cairn(s) • 14.25km W

8

2
Twmbarlwm

Hillfort • 14.44km ENE

32

1

7

1
Rhos Gwawr

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.48km WNW

13
Garn Las (Troed y Rhiw)

Round Cairn • 14.58km NW

8

1
Ffos-y-frân

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.67km NNW

1

1
Garn Fawr (Ogmore Valley)

Cairn(s) • 14.81km W

11

2
Gwersyll

Hillfort • 14.84km NW

7

1
Maindy Camp

Hillfort • 14.88km W

19

3
Maindy Cairn

Cairn(s) • 14.9km W

3

3
Mynydd Henllys

Round Barrow(s) • 15.14km ENE

28

2
Twyn Blaenant

Ring Cairn • 15.22km NW

6

2
Mynydd Ton

Cairn(s) • 15.42km W

8

2
Twyn Yr Hyddod

Ring Cairn • 15.59km NNE

1
Wenallt

Round Barrow(s) • 15.59km E

1
Cwm Ian

Cairn(s) • 15.61km W

11

3
Mynydd Y Fforest

Enclosure • 15.7km SW

1
Cefn Man Moel

Dyke • 16.15km NNE

1
Mynydd Aberdare

Cairn(s) • 16.15km NW

13

3
Druidstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.32km E

1

4
Caerau

Hillfort • 16.5km SSE

1

6
Rhiwderin

Hillfort • 16.7km E

3

3
Bonvilston Gaer

Hillfort • 16.72km S

1
The Mount

Hillfort • 16.96km E

2
Vianshill

Round Barrow(s) • 17.07km SSE

2

1
Cottrell Park

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.08km S

5

4

1
Pont Lluest-wen

Round Cairn • 17.31km WNW

6
Y Domen Fawr

Cairn(s) • 17.37km NNE

7

2
Redland Farm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.38km S

2
Coed-y-Cwm

Chambered Tomb • 17.39km S

8

2
Leckwith

Round Barrow(s) • 17.58km SE

1
Marsyd

Round Barrow(s) • 17.59km SSE

1
Tinkinswood

Burial Chamber • 17.78km S

49

1

3

26

7
Coed y Defaid

Hillfort • 17.93km E

1

1
Mynydd Llangeinwyr

Round Cairn • 17.97km W

7

1
Carn-yr-Hyrddod, Mynydd Llangeinwyr

Cairn(s) • 18.08km W

15

1
Mynydd Tynewydd

Cairn(s) • 18.15km W

8

1
Pant Blaenhirwr

Cairn(s) • 18.15km WSW

3

1
Cefn y Llethr Hir

Round Cairn • 18.16km WNW

9
Craig Tan Y Lan

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.17km SW

1
Llanquian Wood Camp

Hillfort • 18.35km SSW

5

1
Stalling Down

Round Barrow(s) • 18.41km SSW

1
Crug yr Afan

Cairn(s) • 18.42km W

23

2
Gwern-y-Cleppa

Chambered Cairn • 18.51km E

11

8

1
Coed Y Gaer

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.73km WSW

1
St. Lythans

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 18.76km SSE

60

2

1

22

4
Mynydd Cefngyngon

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.8km WNW

9
Maes-y-Felin enclosure

Enclosure • 18.81km SSE

6
The Werfa

Round Barrow(s) • 18.88km W

10

2
Llantrithyd Camp

Enclosure • 18.9km SSW

1
Rhondda Fach

Cairn(s) • 19.01km WNW

6
Finger Post

Cairn(s) • 19.22km NW

1
Morlais Castle Hillfort

Hillfort • 19.29km NW

4

2
Tredegar Fort

Hillfort • 19.32km E

16

4

1
Dinas Powis

Hillfort • 19.42km SE

10

1
Coity Chambered Tomb

Chambered Tomb • 19.52km WSW

7

5
Mynydd Carn-y-cefn

Cairn(s) • 19.79km NNE

9

2
Pebyll

Ring Cairn • 19.84km W

6

1