Bryn Mawr

Heol fach wledig yn mynd i gyfeiriad Ffarmers. A minor rural road heading in the direction of Ffarmers.

Dyma weddillion o Siambr Claddu Craig Twrch. Mae'r heneb yn dyddio nol i'r Oes Bres ac felly yn 4,000 oed. Sylwer bod y capfaen wedi cael ei symud oddi ar y cistfaen er mwyn dod o hyd i greiriau. Yn wreiddiol dadorchuddiwyd y garn gan gerrig ond fe ddaeth yn gwar cyfleus ar gyfer codi adeiladau a gwalydd. The remains of a 4,000 year old Bronze Age burial chamber known as Craig Twrch. Note that the capstone has been dislodged revealing its cistfaen. The capstone was removed centuries ago by likely treasure seekers. Originally, the cairn would have been covered by a stone mound but this has long gone and used as building material.

I'd hoped to take a photo from the exact geographical centre of the square, but it was 40 metres west of here over old forestry: tall plants, hidden stumps, deep water-filled holes.

Anhedd-dy o'r enw Llechau Uchaf. A property known as Llechau Uchaf (trans. stones / slabs).

Saron, Capel y Trefnyddion a adeiladwyd yn 1836. Fe'i helaethwyd yn 1876. Yn 1909 roedd gan yr addoldy 84 o aelodau. Yn 2006 roedd 11 o ffyddloniaid yn cadw'r achos i fynd. Saron Methodist Chapel was built in 1836 and extended in 1876. In 1909 the remote meeting house had 84 members but in 2006 there were 11 worshippers.

The ruins of a fascinatingly large dwelling shown on the old OS maps as Plas Newydd, situated north-west of Craig Twrch and just inside the county boundary on the Carmarthenshire side.

From above Wernfeudwy

This is a telephoto assisted image taken from the track at the south-western end of Craig Twrch.

This stony moorland track predates the Clywedog Plantation, but still continues through it, having been extended to the west to join the Llanfair Clydogau-Ffarmers road (formerly Roman Sarn Helen). A rock blockage at the forest entrance prevents vehicles using this as a way in.

A stony road enters the Clywedog Plantation here, but a rock blocks the way to vehicles at the gate.

Looking towards Bryn Mawr from the stony road near the forest entrance.

The stony road into the forest comes from the public road between Ffarmers and Llanfair Clydogau, and predates the forest, but was extended through the trees to rejoin that public road at SN63914948. The strategic boulders prevent any use of the forestry road by vehicles larger than a quad-bike.

This stony road predates the Clywedog Plantation, but still continues through it, having been extended to the north and west, meandering to join the Llanfair Clydogau-Ffarmers road (formerly Roman Sarn Helen) at SN63954944.

This stony forestry road predates the Clywedog Plantation, but still continues through it, having been extended to the north and west, meandering to join the Llanfair Clydogau-Ffarmers road (formerly Roman Sarn Helen) at SN63954944.

This stony forestry road extends a pre-existing one, meandering to join the Llanfair Clydogau-Ffarmers road (formerly Roman Sarn Helen) at SN63954944.

This stony forestry road extends a pre-existing one, meandering to join the Llanfair Clydogau-Ffarmers road (formerly Roman Sarn Helen) at SN63954944.

Looking north across the Clywedog Plantation. This stony forestry road extends a pre-existing one, meandering to join the Llanfair Clydogau-Ffarmers road (formerly Roman Sarn Helen) at SN63954944.

Looking south. This newer part of the stony road through the Clywedog Plantation links with one which predates the planting of the forest and leads to the Ffarmers/Llanfair-Clydogau public road (formerly Roman Sarn Helen) at SN64614810.