At the north end of a linear outcrop near a summit on the western side of Esgair Gorlan, at 405m OD, are the remains of a round cairn. It is a slightly oval, turf-covered stony mound measuring 11.2m (E-W) by 9.8m. It is 1.3m high on the east side but higher on the north where excavation spoil from a central hollow has been piled up. The linear hollow, presumably the site of a cist, is aligned north-south and measures 2.8m by 1.8m and is 0.2m deep. There are no visible structural remains of the cist and the hollow is occupied by a small loose boulder; other loose stones lie nearby. Around the east perimeter of the cairn is an arc of seven earthfast stone blocks forming a kerb. The largest, on the south, is 0.9m long and has the appearance of an outward-leaning slab. Stones protruding through the turf elsewhere around the cairn edge suggest further elements of the kerb may lie concealed within the cairn mass.
(notified by J.Johnston, Aberystwyth Ramblers)
