Esgair Fraith, Carreg y Bwci and Sarn Helen.
Towards Esgair Fraith (Speckles Ridge) |
Carreg y Bwci - the Goblin Stone, supposed Tumulus with large conglomerate stone said in legend to be the home of a goblin. Horses are said to fear this stone. |
Carreg y Bwci |
Carreg y Bwci |
Rocks on Carreg y Bwci ditch |
Bowl shaped depression in the rock |
Fire in the lee of the stone |
Carreg y Bwci illustrating earthwork |
Coed Lwynyfan and Tan-fforest |
Site of Bwlch-y-ffin (Cottage present on 1880s map) |
Craig Twrch and Twrch Valley from Sarn Helen |
Cairn on Esgair Fraith |
Detail of stones |
Remains of a second, larger cairn |
Centrepoint of cairn |
Towards Carreg y Bwci from first Cairn. The cairn is also visible from Carreg y Bwci. Note also series of depressions surrounding the monument. |
Coed Llwynifan and the Teifi Valley |
Sarn Helen Roman Road illustrating Roman Practice Work (foreground left of centre) |
Sheep beat a hasty retreat |
Exposed strata with peaty topsoil overlying glacial till of clay/sand and pebbles. |
Exposed rock formation |
Miss Barnwell at the entrance to Fferm Esgair Fraith, an abandoned hill farm abandoned in the 1940s and planted by the Forestry Commission in the 50s. This was the site of Brith Gof's Tri Bywyd, an innovative piece of 'archaeological theatre' in 1995 |
Building I |
Scraps of metal and leatherwork, Bldg I. |
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