Sheep Fold on Mynydd yr Eglwys

 

Small drystone sheep fold  (Post Medieval) constructed on the lower slopes of Mynydd yr Eglwys (SS979685) .

 

Winter Solstice 21

 

The Sleeping Giant Winter Solstice 21

 

It's been a long time since I rock and rolled it's been a long time since my last post . Last Tuesday was the 21st of December  I went  a small town called  Craig-y-nos near the top of the Swansea valley near  Dan-yr-Ogof caves .  After parking and directions we set off on the  'Quarry Trail' , hiking up one side of Cribarth Mountain aka the 'Sleeping Giant'. The plan was to visit a seven stones alignment  'Saith Maen ', located on the upper slopes . Somewhere along the trail  my phone died . Making it impossible to find the stone row on moorland pocked marked with sinkholes and limestone crags . We followed the track to the top to see what else the mountain has to offer . 

 HAPPY XMAS ..

 Gilbraith Cairn 

 Hollowed out mound of limestone rock located near a trig point making it very easy to find . .