Foel Goch (Round Cairn) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Foel Goch (Round Cairn) by thesweetcheat

Retrospective view of Foel Goch from the west, on the way to Garnedd Fawr.

Image credit: A. Brookes (23.4.2024)

thesweetcheat Feb 23, 2025

Image of Foel Goch (Round Cairn) by thesweetcheat

Looking northwards, with the high mountains of Eryri on the left.

Image credit: A. Brookes (23.4.2024)

thesweetcheat Feb 23, 2025

Image of Foel Goch (Round Cairn) by thesweetcheat

The western panorama of Arenig and Y Mignient, with the distant Moelwynion and Yr Eifl on the far skyline.

Image credit: A. Brookes (23.4.2024)

thesweetcheat Feb 23, 2025

Image of Foel Goch (Round Cairn) by thesweetcheat

Looking southwest, with Aranau on the left above Llyn Tegid and Arenig Fawr on the right. Immediately to the left of the trig pillar, Cader Idris is just visible on the distant skyline.

Image credit: A. Brookes (23.4.2024)

thesweetcheat Feb 23, 2025

Image of Foel Goch (Round Cairn) by thesweetcheat

Looking southeast towards Y Berwyn and Hirnant hills.

Image credit: A. Brookes (23.4.2024)

thesweetcheat Feb 23, 2025

Articles

Foel Goch

Round Cairn

thesweetcheat Feb 23, 2025

Entirely speculative; the summit of Foel Goch is marked with an OS trig pillar, a post-medieval boundary stone and a small pile of stones. However, all three things sit on top of a circular mound, covered in turf and low vegetation. The mound itself is not recorded on the HER or Coflein, but it is clearly artificial. The summit to the west, Garnedd Goch, boasts a definite Bronze Age cairn. To me, the mound on top of Foel Goch is a strong candidate for archaeological evaluation as a possible cairn or round barrow.

Sites within 20km of Foel Goch

Garnedd Fawr (Foel Goch)

Round Cairn • 1.59km WSW

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Cwm Main

Cairn(s) • 2.35km ESE

1
Coed-y-Bedo Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.56km ESE

10

2
Cefn Caer Euni Circles

Ring Cairn • 4.12km E

16

4
Cefn Ddwysarn Camp

Hillfort • 4.33km SE

1

1
Caer Eini

Hillfort • 4.75km E

11

2
Cronglwyd Fawr

Round Barrow(s) • 5.64km N

1
Caer Caradog

Hillfort • 5.79km N

16

4
Branas Uchaf

Chambered Tomb • 7.45km ESE

21

6
Afon Ceirw (Destroyed)

Cairn circle • 8.04km WNW

2

1
Tyfos

Kerbed Cairn • 8.18km E

14

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4
Carnedd Wen

Round Cairn • 8.47km ESE

6

2
Carnedd-y-Filiast

Cairn(s) • 8.54km W

2

1
Garnedd Wen

Round Cairn • 8.56km WSW

13

2
Graig Yr Arian (Silver rock)

Chambered Tomb • 8.7km ESE

4

2
Garn Prys

Cairn circle • 8.73km WNW

5

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Moel y Garnedd, Gwastadros

Cairn(s) • 8.88km SW

6

2
Tan-y-Coed

Chambered Cairn • 9.67km E

17

3
Gwernclas Mound

Artificial Mound • 9.97km ENE

1
Foel Frech

Round Cairn • 9.98km W

7

1
Gwerclas

Cairn(s) • 9.98km ENE

2

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1
Tyn-y-Cefn Cursus

Cursus • 10.73km ENE

1
Hafod-y-Llan Isaf

Cairn(s) • 10.79km N
Penagored

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.3km ESE

4

2
Moel ty Uchaf

Cairn circle • 11.38km E

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Foel Cwm-Sian Llwyd

Cairn(s) • 11.67km SE

13

1
Dinas Melin y Wig

Hillfort • 11.72km NE

6

1
Rhyd-y-Gethin

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.04km ESE

2

1
Cerrig Bwlch y fedw

Stone Circle • 12.12km E

17

1
Cefn Penagored

Kerbed Cairn • 12.15km ESE

11

2

1
Ffridd Camen, Y Berwyn

Ring Cairn • 12.17km ESE

16

1
Yr Aran cairns

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.19km ESE

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2
Yr Aran

Standing Stones • 12.32km ESE

4

5
Cefn Penagored Ridge

Kerbed Cairn • 12.36km ESE

13

4
Moel Pearce

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.39km E

3

1
Rhyd-y-Gethin (Cairns)

Cairn(s) • 12.41km ESE

19

1
Corwen Cross

Cup Marked Stone • 12.41km ENE

7

1

1
Carreg y Big yn y Fach Rhewllyd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.42km ENE

2

1

3
Cwm Tywyll

Ring Cairn • 12.78km ESE

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1

2
Cwm Tywyll

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.79km ESE

2

1
Nant Esgeiriau

Round Cairn • 13km ESE

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2
Pennant cairn

Cairn(s) • 13.01km ESE

28

1
Garw Fynydd

Cairn(s) • 13.19km NE

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Hafod y Dre

Stone Row / Alignment • 13.29km WNW

3

1
Arenig Fach

Round Cairn • 13.29km WSW

11

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3
Caer Drewyn

Hillfort • 13.44km ENE

18

4

2
Nant Heilyn

Kerbed Cairn • 13.46km NW

10

1

1
Trawsnant

Cairn(s) • 13.46km E

6

1
Hafod y Garreg

Stone Row / Alignment • 13.5km WNW

1

1
Maen Llwyd (Cloceinog)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.64km NE

2

3
Moel yr Eglwys

Cairn(s) • 13.72km WSW

20

1

4
Llyn Brenig 8

Cairn(s) • 14.37km N

12

1
Llyn Brenig 6

14.47km NNE

5
Bwrdd Arthur

Round Cairn • 14.49km E

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3
Bryn Beddau

Stone Circle • 14.51km NE

5

4
Bryn Du

Round Barrow(s) • 14.51km NE
Brenig 42

Round Barrow(s) • 14.53km N

3

1
Pen yr Orsedd

Cairn(s) • 14.58km NW

5

1
Llyn Brenig 51

14.61km N

14

1
Nant Croes-y-Wernen

Stone Circle • 14.74km E

6

2
Capel Hiraethog

Ring Cairn • 14.76km NE
Llyn Brenig 46

Cairn(s) • 14.81km N

8

1
Foel y Geifr

Cairn(s) • 14.86km S

3

2
Llyn Brenig 41

Round Barrow(s) • 14.89km N

5

1
Brenig 40

Round Barrow(s) • 14.96km N

3

1
Llyn Brenig 44

Cairn(s) • 15.06km N

9

2
Cadair Berwyn

Round Cairn • 15.19km ESE

17

2
Bwlch Maen Gwynedd

Cairn(s) • 15.22km E

13

1
Boncyn Arian

Round Barrow(s) • 15.26km N

5

1
Moel Sych

Round Cairn • 15.31km ESE

20

2
Cadair Berwyn cairn II

Cairn(s) • 15.32km ESE

26

2
Tomle

Artificial Mound • 15.34km E

7

1
Cwm Rhiwiau

Stone Circle • 15.77km ESE
Rhos y Beddau

Stone Circle • 15.93km ESE

10

2
Rhos y Beddau

Stone Row / Alignment • 15.93km ESE

2

2
Cerrig Beddau

Kerbed Cairn • 15.93km ESE

1
Foel Ystrodur Fawr

Round Cairn • 16.06km WSW

8

1
Brenig 47

Round Cairn • 16.11km N

6

2
Nant yr Olchfa

Cairn(s) • 16.25km WSW

7

1

1
Bryn Cau

Cairn(s) • 16.27km SW

7

1
Moel Fferna

Cairn(s) • 16.43km E

12

2
Craig ty-glas

Cairn(s) • 16.67km SE

17

3
Twr-yr-Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 16.74km NNE

2

1
Pincyn Llys

Cairn(s) • 16.9km NE

1

1
Afon Disgynfa

Cairn(s) • 17.1km ESE

15

1
Bryn-cyplau, Nebo

Cairn(s) • 17.28km WNW

4

1
Y Foel Cairns

Cairn(s) • 17.3km W

19

1
Owain Glyndwr’s Mount

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 17.32km ENE

12

2
Ddol-Frwynog

Cairn(s) • 17.58km NW

1
Bedd Crynddyn

Cairn(s) • 17.66km ESE

12

4
Gorsedd Bran Tumuli A-F

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.99km N

7

1
Maen Pebyll

Long Barrow • 17.99km WNW

7

3
Craig Rhiwarth Cairn I

Cairn(s) • 18.04km ESE

1
Capel Garmon

Chambered Cairn • 18.07km WNW

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2

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5
Llyn Conwy

Cairn(s) • 18.12km W

2

1
Ty’n-y-coed Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 18.19km WNW

3

1
Rhiwiau

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.33km NNW

8

2

1
Craig Rhiwarth

Hillfort • 18.34km ESE

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3
Pen-Plaenau

Cairn(s) • 18.35km E

8

1
Craig Rhiwarth Cairn II

Cairn(s) • 18.37km ESE

6

1
Moel Caws (South)

Round Cairn • 18.43km SW
Garnedd Wen

Cairn(s) • 18.48km ESE

4

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Mynydd Tarw, Y Berwyn

Round Cairn • 18.64km E

10

2
Blaen y Cwm

Round Barrow(s) • 18.64km NNW

5

1
Glan Hafon cairn

Cairn(s) • 18.67km ESE

17

2
Afon Prysor (Cairn to NW of)

Round Cairn • 18.91km WSW

8

1

1
Fairy Glen

Natural Rock Feature • 18.97km WNW

2

1
Craig yr Arian

Burial Chamber • 19.01km SE

1
Moel y Gadfa

Round Cairn • 19.28km S

6

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Pen-y-Gaer (Efenechtyd)

Hillfort • 19.65km NE

9

2
Iwerddon

Cairn(s) • 19.68km W

7

2
Pant Clyd

Cairn(s) • 19.82km SW

1