Ffridd Newydd

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Site Index Conwy Cromlechs Druids' Circle Llandrillo Moel ty Uchaf Llandudno Capel Garmon Barmouth Ffridd Newydd Dyffryn Ardudwy Harlech Llyn Brenig Beddgelert Rhos y Beddau Penbedw Denbighshire Gwytherin		The walk to Ffridd Newydd stone circle at SH 616 213 Drive on through Barmouth and head towards Harlech on the A496. After Tal y Bont look for a church on the left and take the right turn here between large gate posts and head up a long straight lane, go to the end, bending round some buildings, until you reach a gate across the lane. Don’t go through this one but park nearby and go through the gate on the side heading south. After a few hundred metres you will see a burial chamber on the right. Coetan Arthur Cromlech SH 603 228 This chamber appears to have been set on two round cairns that are joined together and has a huge capstone which has slipped down at the back. It. The entrance is to the south east and it is situated in a very attractive location. There are several cairns nearby to the east. Views of the burial chamber Evening view on the way back Ffridd Newydd Stone Circle SH 616 213 Continue on the tarmac track and cross the bridge. Carry on, ignoring the first footpath sign to the right that goes to a house. Where the path bends turn right and continue ahead uphill by the wall and after about 400 metres you will see cairns on a hilltop to the right. View of the cairns looking towards Lleyn Peninsula Keep on for about ½ mile and where the wall on your right stops by a stile and wire fence starts cross the stile and go through the gap in the wall into the field on the right. There are two circles here that are not easy to see. The grass covered stone banks are just visible in places. The southern circle is quite large at about 150 feet (50 metres) across and has one taller stone in the southeast at about 3 feet ( 1 metre) in height. There are nine stones just visible and a small hollow in the centre. Ffridd Newydd stone circle The tallest stone in the south The northern circle is very feint but a small bank can be vaguely made out in places. It is about 100 feet (30 metres) across and has one low stone in the northwest and a few more small stones in the grass. Cairn Circle SH 610 240 This is not really worth the effort as the footpath marked on the map only exists for a couple of hundred metres then disappears into difficult and boggy terrain to cross. From the gate where you can park at SH 603 231, go through the gate ahead to the east and turn left after a short distance following the footpath sign north. Where the path vanishes head northeast for almost a mile to find the cairn circle crossing several streams on the way. (We were heading for the burial chamber to the northwest but gave up as there were no gates in the walls and no visible path) Cairn Circle



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