Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant
Y Cribau (SH 717 366) - 105th significant name change
There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill derived from LIDAR analysis conducted by Myrddyn Phillips.
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| LIDAR image of Y Cribau (SH 717 366) |
The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:
Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales. Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop. The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips, with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13th May 2017.
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| Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips |
The hill is adjoined to the Arenig group of hills, which are situated in the central part of North Wales (Region A, Sub-Region A3), and it is positioned with the A470 road to its west and the A4212 road to its south, and has the village of Trawsfynydd towards the south-west.
When the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills were published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website this hill was listed under the invented and transposed name of Pen Pant-mawr, with an accompanying note stating; Name from buildings to the South.
| Pen Pant-mawr | 328m | SH718366 | 124 | 18 | Name from buildings to the South |
During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day. My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them. This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found.
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| Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map |
As the summit of this hill comprises bounded land the details for it were examined on the Tithe map. The term Tithe map is generally given to a map of a Welsh or English parish or township and which was prepared after the 1836 Tithe Commutation Act. This act allowed tithes to be paid in cash rather than goods. The Tithe maps gave names of owners and occupiers of land in each parish and importantly for place-name research they also included the name of enclosed land. This enclosed land is usually based on a field system, however not every field is given a name, but many are and especially so in Wales.
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| Extract from the Tithe map |
The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 724 on the Tithe map, this can be cross referenced against the apportionments; it is these apportionments that give the name of the owner or occupier of the land as well as the name of the land. The land where the summit of this hill is situated is named as Y Cribau, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Trawsfynydd and in the county named as Merioneth.
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| Extract from the apportionments |
Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Y Cribau and this was derived from the Tithe map.
The full details for the hill are:
Group: Arenig
Name: Y Cribau
Previously Listed Name: Pen Pant-mawr
OS 1:50,000 map: 124
Summit Height: 327.7m (LIDAR)
Summit Grid Reference: SH 71788 36647 (LIDAR)
Bwlch Height: 288.5m (LIDAR)
Bwlch Grid Reference: SH 72482 36629 (LIDAR)
Drop: 39.25m (LIDAR)
Myrddyn Phillips (July 2021)
Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant
Ffridd (SH 953 451) - 104th significant name change
Significant Height Revisions post for Ffridd
There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill derived from LIDAR analysis conducted by Myrddyn Phillips.
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| LIDAR image of Ffridd (SH 953 451) |
The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:
Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales. Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop. The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips, with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13th May 2017.
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| Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips |
The hill is adjoined to the Arenig group of hills, which are situated in the central part of North Wales (Region A, Sub-Region A3), and it is positioned with the A5 road to its north-east, the B4501 road to its west and a minor road to its south, and has the village of Llangwm towards the east south-east.
When the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills were published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website this hill was listed under the invented and transposed name of Pen Hafotty Garthmeilio, with an accompanying note stating; Name from buildings to the East.
| Pen Hafoty Garthmeilio | 361m | SH953452 | 116 | 18 | Name from buildings to the East. |
During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day. My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them. This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found.
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| Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map |
As the summit of this hill comprises bounded land the details for it were examined on the Tithe map. The term Tithe map is generally given to a map of a Welsh or English parish or township and which was prepared after the 1836 Tithe Commutation Act. This act allowed tithes to be paid in cash rather than goods. The Tithe maps gave names of owners and occupiers of land in each parish and importantly for place-name research they also included the name of enclosed land. This enclosed land is usually based on a field system, however not every field is given a name, but many are and especially so in Wales.
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| Extract from the Tithe map |
The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 253 on the Tithe map, this can be cross referenced against the apportionments; it is these apportionments that give the name of the owner or occupier of the land as well as the name of the land. The land where the summit of this hill is situated is named as Ffridd, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Llangwm and in the county named as Denbigh.
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| Extract from the apportionments |
Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Ffridd and this was derived from the Tithe map.
The full details for the hill are:
Group: Arenig
Name: Ffridd
Previously Listed Name: Pen Hafotty Garthmeilio
OS 1:50,000 map: 116
Summit Height: 363.6m (LIDAR)
Summit Grid Reference: SH 95302 45157 (LIDAR)
Bwlch Height: 338.5m (LIDAR)
Bwlch Grid Reference: SH 94841 45316 (LIDAR)
Drop: 25.1m (LIDAR)
Myrddyn Phillips (June 2021)
Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant
Y Figyn (SJ 175 085) - 103rd significant name change
Survey post for Y Figyn
There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill derived from LIDAR analysis and a subsequent Trimble GeoXH 6000 survey conducted by Myrddyn Phillips.
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| Y Figyn (SJ 175 085) |
The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:
Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales. Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop. The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips, with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13th May 2017.
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| Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips |
The hill is adjoined to the Carnedd Wen group of hills which are situated in the south-eastern part of North Wales (Region A, Sub-Region A4), and it is positioned with the B4392 road to its north, a minor road to its immediate south and the A458 road farther to its south, and has the town of Y Trallwng (Welshpool) towards the east.
When the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills were published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website this hill was listed under the invented and transposed name of Bryn Graig, with an accompanying note stating; Name from buildings to the East.
| Bryn Graig | 309m | SJ175086 | 125 | 215/239 | Name from buildings to the East |
During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day. My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them. This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found.
Since publication of these P30 lists on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website there have been a number of Ordnance Survey maps made available online, some of these are historic such as the series of Six-Inch maps on the National Library of Scotland website, whilst others are current and digitally updated such as the old Vector Map Local hosted on the Geograph website and which was entitled the Interactive Coverage Map, and the interactive mapping on the Magic Maps and WalkLakes websites, and it is the Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps that give the name of Y Figyn for the area taking in this hill.
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| Extract from the Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps |
The detail given on the Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps is also reproduced on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map, with the name placement on the 1:50,000 Landranger being more appropriate compared to its 1:25,000 Explorer counterpart.
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| Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger map |
Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Y Figyn, and this was derived from the Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps with the detail reproduced on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map.
The full details for the hill are:
Group: Carnedd Wen
Name: Y Figyn
Previously Listed Name: Bryn Graig
OS 1:50,000 map: 125
Summit Height: 309.1m (converted to OSGM15, Trimble GeoXH 6000)
Summit Grid Reference: SJ 17527 08594 (Trimble GeoXH 6000)
Bwlch Height: 230.1m (LIDAR)
Bwlch Grid Reference: SJ 18071 08434 (LIDAR)
Drop: 79.0m (Trimble GeoXH 6000 summit and LIDAR bwlch)
Myrddyn Phillips (June 2021)
Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant
Banc Cwmnewydion (SN 718 749) - 102nd significant name change
Survey post for Banc Cwmnewydion
There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill derived from LIDAR analysis and a subsequent Trimble GeoXH 6000 survey conducted by Myrddyn Phillips.
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| Banc Cwmnewydion (SN 718 749) |
Although the name of this hill remains as first listed, this was based on invention which has fortunately been substantiated by an early edition Ordnance Survey map available via the website hosting the Tithe maps; therefore as the name of this hill has been substantiated the details for it are worth documenting under the Significant Name Changes heading.
The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:
Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales. Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop. The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips, with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13th May 2017.
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| Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips |
The hill is adjoined to the Elenydd group of hills which are situated in the central part of the Mid and West Wales Region (Region B, Sub-Region B2), and it is encircled by minor roads with farther afield the A4120 road to its north and the B4343 road to its east, and has the village of Pontarfynach (Devil’s Bridge) towards the north-east.
When the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills were published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website this hill was listed with what was then an invented and transposed name of Banc Cwmnewydion, with an accompanying note stating; Name from stream to the South.
| Banc Cwmnewydion | 344m | SN718749 | 135/147 | 213 | Name from stream to the South |
During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day. My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them or as in this instance transpose the name of a near stream and prefix it with the word Banc. This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found.
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| Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map |
As the summit of this hill comprises bounded land the details for it were examined on the Tithe map. The term Tithe map is generally given to a map of a Welsh or English parish or township and which was prepared after the 1836 Tithe Commutation Act. This act allowed tithes to be paid in cash rather than goods. The Tithe maps gave names of owners and occupiers of land in each parish and importantly for place-name research they also included the name of enclosed land. This enclosed land is usually based on a field system, however not every field is given a name, but many are and especially so in Wales.
The Website hosting the Tithe maps also has projections of other maps including an early edition Ordnance Survey map and an Ordnance Survey Six-Inch map, and importantly is it the former that names the land taking in this hill as Banc Cwmnewydion.
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| Extract from an early edition Ordnance Survey map |
Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Banc Cwmnewydion and this was derived from an early edition Ordnance Survey map.
The full details for the hill are:
Group: Elenydd
Name: Banc Cwmnewydion
Previously Listed Name: Banc Cwmnewydion
OS 1:50,000 map: 135, 147
Summit Height: 343.3 (converted to OSGM15, Trimble GeoXH 6000)
Summit Grid Reference: SN 71839 74977 (Trimble GeoXH 6000)
Bwlch Height: 306.0m (LIDAR)
Bwlch Grid Reference: SN 71791 76371 (LIDAR)
Drop: 37.3m (Trimble GeoXH 6000 summit and LIDAR bwlch)
Myrddyn Phillips (May 2021)
Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant
Banc (SN 721 762) - 101st significant name change
Survey post for Banc
Hill Reclassifications post for Banc
Significant Height Revisions post for Banc
There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill derived from LIDAR analysis and a subsequent Trimble GeoXH 6000 survey conducted by Myrddyn Phillips.
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| Banc (SN 721 762) |
The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:
Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales. Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop. The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips, with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13th May 2017.
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| Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips |
The hill is adjoined to the Elenydd group of hills which are situated in the central part of the Mid and West Wales Region (Region B, Sub-Region B2), and it is encircled by minor roads with farther afield the A4120 road to its north and the B4343 road to its east, and has the village of Pontarfynach (Devil’s Bridge) towards the east north-east.
When the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills were published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website this hill was not included in the Hills to be surveyed sub list, as it was considered not to meet the criteria then used for this sub category.
After the sub list was standardised, and interpolated heights and drop values also included the details for this hill were re-evaluated and it was listed under the point (Pt. 350m) notation with 22m of drop based on the 350m summit spot height and the 328m bwlch spot height that appeared on the Ordnance Survey Vector Map Local hosted on the Geograph website and which was entitled the Interactive Coverage Map. The 350m summit spot height is now shown on the interactive mapping available on the Magic Maps website.
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| Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map |
As the summit of this hill comprises bounded land the details for it were examined on the Tithe map. The term Tithe map is generally given to a map of a Welsh or English parish or township and which was prepared after the 1836 Tithe Commutation Act. This act allowed tithes to be paid in cash rather than goods. The Tithe maps gave names of owners and occupiers of land in each parish and importantly for place-name research they also included the name of enclosed land. This enclosed land is usually based on a field system, however not every field is given a name, but many are and especially so in Wales.
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| Extract from the Tithe map |
The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 869 on the Tithe map, this can be cross referenced against the apportionments; it is these apportionments that give the name of the owner or occupier of the land as well as the name of the land. The land where the summit of this hill is situated is named as Banc, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Llanfihangel-y-Creuddyn and in the county named as Cardigan.
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| Extract from the apportionments |
Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Banc and this was derived from the Tithe map.
The full details for the hill are:
Group: Elenydd
Name: Banc
Previously Listed Name: Pt. 350m
OS 1:50,000 map: 135, 147
Summit Height: 350.9 (converted to OSGM15, Trimble GeoXH 6000)
Summit Grid Reference: SN 72127 76209 (Trimble GeoXH 6000)
Bwlch Height: 329.1m (LIDAR)
Bwlch Grid Reference: SN 72361 75991 (LIDAR)
Drop: 21.7m (Trimble GeoXH 6000 summit and LIDAR bwlch)
Myrddyn Phillips (May 2021)
Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant
Ffridd Dylasau Isaf (SH 817 511) - 100th significant name change
There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill derived from LIDAR analysis conducted by Myrddyn Phillips.
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| LIDAR image of Ffridd Dylasau Isaf (SH 817 511) |
The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:
Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales. Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop. The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips, with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13th May 2017.
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| Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips |
The hill is adjoined to the Arenig group of hills, which are situated in the central part of North Wales (Region A, Sub-Region A3), and it is positioned with the A5 road to its north and the B4406 road to its west, and has the village of Penmachno towards the west south-west.
When the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills were published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website this hill was listed under the invented and transposed name of Pen y Hwylfa, with an accompanying note stating; Name from buildings to the South-East.
| Pen y Hwylfa | 371m | SH817512 | 116 | 18 | Name from buildings to the South-East. |
During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day. My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them. This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found.
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| Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map |
As the summit of this hill comprises bounded land the details for it were examined on the Tithe map. The term Tithe map is generally given to a map of a Welsh or English parish or township and which was prepared after the 1836 Tithe Commutation Act. This act allowed tithes to be paid in cash rather than goods. The Tithe maps gave names of owners and occupiers of land in each parish and importantly for place-name research they also included the name of enclosed land. This enclosed land is usually based on a field system, however not every field is given a name, but many are and especially so in Wales.
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| Extract from the Tithe map |
The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 1214 on the Tithe map, this can be cross referenced against the apportionments; it is these apportionments that give the name of the owner or occupier of the land as well as the name of the land. The land where the summit of this hill is situated is named as Ffridd Dylasau Isaf, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Penmachno and in the county named as Caernarfon.
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| Extract from the apportionments |
Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Ffridd Dylasau Isaf and this was derived from the Tithe map.
The full details for the hill are:
Group: Arenig
Name: Ffridd Dylasau Isaf
Previously Listed Name: Pen y Hwylfa
OS 1:50,000 map: 116
Summit Height: 371.3m (LIDAR)
Summit Grid Reference: SH 81747 51149 (LIDAR)
Bwlch Height: 344.2m (LIDAR)
Bwlch Grid Reference: SH 81710 50665 (LIDAR)
Drop: 27.1m (LIDAR)
Myrddyn Phillips (May 2021)
Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant
Castell Faen Grach (SN 726 775) - 99th significant name change
Survey post for Castell Faen Grach
There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill derived from LIDAR analysis and a subsequent Trimble GeoXH 6000 survey conducted by Myrddyn Phillips.
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| Castell Faen Grach (SN 726 775) |
The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:
Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales. Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop. The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips, with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13th May 2017.
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| Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips |
The hill is adjoined to the Elenydd group of hills which are situated in the central part of the Mid and West Wales Region (Region B, Sub-Region B2), and it is positioned with the Afon Rheidol and a minor road to its north and the A4120 road to its south, and has the village of Pontarfynach (Devil’s Bridge) towards the south-east.
When the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills were published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website this hill was listed under the invented and transposed name of Bryn Tynycastell, with an accompanying note stating; Name from buildings to the South.
| Bryn Tynycastell | 315m | SN727775 | 135/147 | 213 | Name from buildings to the South |
During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day. My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them. This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found.
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| Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map |
Since publication of these P30 lists on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website there have been a number of Ordnance Survey maps made available online, some of these are historic such as the series of Six-Inch maps on the National Library of Scotland website, whilst others are current and digitally updated such as the old Vector Map Local hosted on the Geograph website and which was entitled the Interactive Coverage Map. One of the historic maps now available is the Ordnance Survey One-Inch ‘Old Series’ map and it is this map that formed the basis for the change in this hill’s listed name.
The One-Inch ‘Old Series’ map was the first map that Ordnance Survey produced, and their publication culminated from the whole of Britain being surveyed between 1791 and 1874 and the detail gathered therein produced at a scale of one inch to the mile and published in sheet format between 1805 and 1874. The One-Inch ‘Old Series’ maps for the whole of Wales are now available online; they are also available in map format as enlarged and re-projected versions to match the scale and dimensions of the Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger series and are published by Cassini. This series of maps form another important part in the study of Welsh upland place-names and bridge the timeframe leading up to the production of the Ordnance Survey base map of the Six-Inch series, and importantly for this hill and its listed name, it is the One-Inch ‘Old Series’ map that names the area taking in the summit of this hill as Castell Fan Grach.
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| Extract from the Ordnance Survey One-Inch 'Old Series' Map |
For the composition of this name the Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps were consulted. This is the base map Ordnance Survey used leading to the production of the 1:10,000 Series of maps, both have now been superseded by the digitised Master Map. The use of Fan Grach on the One-Inch ‘Old Series’ map refers to a farm positioned south-westward of the summit of this hill, and for the composition of the farm name the Six-Inch map was consulted. This map gives the name of the farm as Faen Grach and therefore it is this composition that is being used.
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| Extract from the Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps |
Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Castell Faen Grach and this was derived from the Ordnance Survey One-Inch ‘Old Series’ map with the Six-Inch map consulted for the composition.
The full details for the hill are:
Group: Elenydd
Name: Castell Faen Grach
Previously Listed Name: Bryn Tynycastell
OS 1:50,000 map: 135, 147
Summit Height: 315.2m (converted to OSGM15, Trimble GeoXH 6000)
Summit Grid Reference: SN 72693 77587 (Trimble GeoXH 6000)
Bwlch Height: 276.6m (LIDAR)
Bwlch Grid Reference: SN 72614 77645 (LIDAR)
Drop: 38.5m (Trimble GeoXH 6000 summit and LIDAR bwlch)
Myrddyn Phillips (May 2021)
Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant
Pen Rhiw (SJ 289 561) - 98th significant name change
There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill derived from LIDAR analysis conducted by Myrddyn Phillips.
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| LIDAR image of Pen Rhiw (SJ 289 561) |
The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:
Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales. Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop. The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips, with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13th May 2017.
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| Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips |
The hill is adjoined to the Moel y Gamelin group of hills, which are situated in the north-eastern part of North Wales (Region A, Sub-Region A2), and it is positioned with minor roads to its north and south-east, with the B5101 road to its west, and has the village of Cymau towards the east south-east.
When the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills were published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website this hill was listed under the invented and transposed name of Bryn Penrhiw, with an accompanying note stating; Name from buildings to the North-West.
| Bryn Penrhiw | 300c | SJ289562 | 117 | 256 | Name from buildings to the North-West |
During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day. My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them. This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found.
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| Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map |
As the summit of this hill comprises bounded land the details for it were examined on the Tithe map. The term Tithe map is generally given to a map of a Welsh or English parish or township and which was prepared after the 1836 Tithe Commutation Act. This act allowed tithes to be paid in cash rather than goods. The Tithe maps gave names of owners and occupiers of land in each parish and importantly for place-name research they also included the name of enclosed land. This enclosed land is usually based on a field system, however not every field is given a name, but many are and especially so in Wales.
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| Extract from the Tithe map |
The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number G307 on the Tithe map, this can be cross referenced against the apportionments; it is these apportionments that give the name of the owner or occupier of the land as well as the name of the land. The land where the summit of this hill is situated is named as Pen Rhiw, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Hope and in the county named as Flint.
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| Extract from the apportionments |
Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Pen Rhiw and this was derived from the Tithe map.
The full details for the hill are:
Group: Moel y Gamelin
Name: Pen Rhiw
Previously Listed Name: Bryn Penrhiw
OS 1:50,000 map: 117
Summit Height: 300.1m (LIDAR)
Summit Grid Reference: SJ 28955 56183 (LIDAR)
Bwlch Height: 273.5m (LIDAR)
Bwlch Grid Reference: SJ 29007 56388 (LIDAR)
Drop: 26.6m (LIDAR)
Myrddyn Phillips (May 2021)
Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant
Ffriddoedd (SH 901 368) - 97th significant name change
Survey post for Ffriddoedd
There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill confirmed by a Trimble GeoXH 6000 survey conducted by Myrddyn Phillips.
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| Ffriddoedd (SH 901 368) |
The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:
Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales. Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop. The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips, with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13th May 2017.
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| Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips |
The hill is adjoined to the Arenig group of hills, which are situated in the central part of North Wales (Region A, Sub-Region A3), and it is positioned with the A4212 road to its north-east and the A494 road to its south-east, and has the town of Y Bala towards the east south-east.
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| Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map |
| Pen Ty'n-y-bryn | 330c | SH902369 | 125 | 18 | Name from buildings to the North-East. |
During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day. My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them. This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found.
As the summit of this hill comprises bounded land the details for it were examined on the Tithe map. The term Tithe map is generally given to a map of a Welsh or English parish or township and which was prepared after the 1836 Tithe Commutation Act. This act allowed tithes to be paid in cash rather than goods. The Tithe maps gave names of owners and occupiers of land in each parish and importantly for place-name research they also included the name of enclosed land. This enclosed land is usually based on a field system, however not every field is given a name, but many are and especially so in Wales.
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| Extract from the Tithe map |
The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 1024 on the Tithe map, this can be cross referenced against the apportionments; it is these apportionments that give the name of the owner or occupier of the land as well as the name of the land. The land where the summit of this hill is situated is named as Ffriddoedd, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Llanycil and in the county named as Merionethshire.
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| Extract from the apportionments |
Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Ffriddoedd, and this was derived from the Tithe map.
The full details for the hill are:
Group: Arenig
Name: Ffriddoedd
Previously Listed Name: Pen Ty’n-y-bryn
OS 1:50,000 map: 125
Summit Height: 332.3m (converted to OSGM15)
Summit Grid Reference: SH 90190 36854
Bwlch Height: 297.8m (converted to OSGM15)
Bwlch Grid Reference: SH 90167 36446
Drop: 34.4m
Myrddyn Phillips (April 2021)
Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant
Clogwyn Uchaf (SJ 262 459) - 96th significant name change
Hill Reclassifications post for Clogwyn Uchaf
There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill derived from LIDAR analysis conducted by Myrddyn Phillips.
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| LIDAR image of Clogwyn Uchaf (SJ 262 459) |
The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:
Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales. Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop. The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips, with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13th May 2017.
The hill is adjoined to the Moel y Gamelin group of hills, which are situated in the north-eastern part of North Wales (Region A, Sub-Region A2), and it is positioned with minor roads to its north-east and south, with the A539 road further to its south and the B5097 road further to its east, and has the village of Rhosllannerchrugog towards the east.
When the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills were published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website this hill was not included in the accompanying Hills to be surveyed sub list, as it was considered not to meet the criteria then used for this sub category.
When the sub list was standardised, and interpolated heights and drop values also included the details for this hill were re-assessed and it was listed under the point (Pt. 315m) notation with an estimated c 24m of drop based on the 315m summit spot height and an estimated c 291m bwlch height based on interpolation of 5m contouring between 290m – 295m that appear on the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map.
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| Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map |
As the summit of this hill comprises bounded land the details for it were examined on the Tithe map. The term Tithe map is generally given to a map of a Welsh or English parish or township and which was prepared after the 1836 Tithe Commutation Act. This act allowed tithes to be paid in cash rather than goods. The Tithe maps gave names of owners and occupiers of land in each parish and importantly for place-name research they also included the name of enclosed land. This enclosed land is usually based on a field system, however not every field is given a name, but many are and especially so in Wales.
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| Extract from the Tithe map |
The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number G37 on the Tithe map, this can be cross referenced against the apportionments; it is these apportionments that give the name of the owner or occupier of the land as well as the name of the land. The land where the summit of this hill is situated is named as Clogwyn Uchaf, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Ruabon and in the county named as Denbigh.
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| Extract from the apportionments |
Therefore, the name this hill is listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Clogwyn Uchaf, and this was derived from the Tithe map.
The full details for the hill are:
Group: Moel y Gamelin
Name: Clogwyn Uchaf
Previously Listed Name: Pt. 315m
OS 1:50,000 map: 117
Summit Height: 314.4m (LIDAR)
Summit Grid Reference: SJ 26286 45940 (LIDAR)
Bwlch Height: 289.5m (LIDAR)
Bwlch Grid Reference: SJ 26381 47029 (LIDAR)
Drop: 25.0m (LIDAR)
Myrddyn Phillips (April 2021)
Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant
Top Field (SJ 070 055) - 95th significant name change
Survey post for Top Field
Hill Reclassifications post for Top Field
Summit Relocations post for Top Field
There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill confirmed by LIDAR analysis and a subsequent Trimble GeoXH 6000 survey conducted by Myrddyn Phillips.
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| Top Field (SJ 070 055) |
The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:
Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales. Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop. The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips, with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13th May 2017.
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| Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips |
The hill is adjoined to the Carnedd Wen group of hills which are situated in the south-eastern part of North Wales (Region A, Sub-Region A4), and it is encircled by minor roads, with the A458 road further to its north and the B4389 road further to its east, and has the small town of Llanfair Caereinion towards the east north-east.
The hill appeared in the original Welsh 300m P30 list published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the invented and transposed name of Bryn Rhiw-hiriaeth-uchaf, with an accompanying note stating; Name from buildings to the East.
| Bryn Rhiw-hiriaeth-uchaf | 335m | SJ071055 | 125 | 215 | Name from buildings to the East |
During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day. My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them and as in this instance transpose the name of a farm and add the word Bryn. This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found.
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| Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map |
This was one of a number of hills visited in the company of Alex Cameron during a day’s hill bagging. After visiting the summit we headed back to my car where Alex put a brew on and whilst enjoying this and assorted accompaniments a tractor appeared chugging up the lane, once it safely negotiated the narrow gap between the paved section of road and my car I flagged it down. The person driving the tractor was the local farmer; Owen Evans and he told me that unsurprisingly the hill has no individual name, but the field where the summit of the hill is situated is known as Top Field.
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| Owen Evans |
Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Top Field, and this was derived from local enquiry.
The full details for the hill are:
Group: Carnedd Wen
Name: Top Field
Previously Listed Name: Bryn Rhiw-hiriaeth-uchaf
OS 1:50,000 map: 125
Summit Height: 333.3m (converted to OSGM15, Trimble GeoXH 6000)
Summit Grid Reference: SJ 07082 05572 (Trimble GeoXH 6000)
Bwlch Height: 301.1m (LIDAR)
Bwlch Grid Reference: SJ 06237 05273 (LIDAR)
Drop: 32.2m (Trimble GeoXH 6000 summit and LIDAR bwlch)
Myrddyn Phillips (March 2021)
Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant
Caer Wedyn (SJ 095 047) - 94th significant name change
Survey post for Caer Wedyn
There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill derived from LIDAR analysis and a Trimble GeoXH 6000 survey conducted by Myrddyn Phillips.
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| The summit of Caer Wedyn (SJ 095 047) |
The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:
Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales. Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop. The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips, with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13th May 2017.
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| Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips |
The hill is adjoined to the Carnedd Wen group of hills which are situated in the south-eastern part of North Wales (Region A, Sub-Region A4), and it has a minor road to its north-west and its south and the B4389 road to its east, and has the small town of Llanfair Caereinion towards the north north-east.
The hill appeared in the original Welsh 300m P30 list published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the invented and transposed name of Bryn Ty-bwnc, with an accompanying note stating; Name from buildings to the North-East.
| Bryn Ty-bwnc | 318m | SJ096047 | 136 | 215 | Name from buildings to the North-East |
During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day. My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them and as in this instance transpose the name of an old derelict farm house and add the word Bryn. This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found.
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| Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map |
This was one of a number of hills visited in the company of Alex Cameron during a day’s hill bagging. When leaving the summit the sound of a quad bike appeared in an adjacent field and it quickly disappeared over the brow of the hill. However, it thankfully reappeared and I flagged it down.
The local farmer on the quad bike was Glyn Evans and we chatted for ten minutes or so. It is Glyn’s field where the summit of this hill is situated and he told me that the hill doesn’t have an individual name, but the upper field where the summit is situated is known as Caer Wedyn after the name of the old landowning farm. Glyn surmised that the older name for the hill may have been Tŷ Bwnc after the old derelict farm house, but he told us that he had no evidence to substantiate this.
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| Glyn Evans |
Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Caer Wedyn, and this was derived from local enquiry.
The full details for the hill are:
Group: Carnedd Wen
Name: Caer Wedyn
Previously Listed Name: Bryn Ty-bwnc
OS 1:50,000 map: 136
Summit Height: 318.9m (converted to OSGM15, Trimble GeoXH 6000)
Summit Grid Reference: SJ 09555 04796 (Trimble GeoXH 6000)
Bwlch Height: 274.0m (LIDAR)
Bwlch Grid Reference: SJ 07037 04695 (LIDAR)
Drop: 44.9m (Trimble GeoXH 6000 summit and LIDAR bwlch)
Myrddyn Phillips (March 2021)
Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant
Caer Drewyn (SJ 091 444) - 93rd significant name change
Hill Reclassifications post for Caer Drewyn
There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill confirmed by LIDAR analysis conducted by Myrddyn Phillips, with a subsequent Leica GS15 survey conducted by John Barnard and Graham Jackson.
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| Caer Drewyn (SJ 091 444) |
The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are: Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales. Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop. The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips, with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13th May 2017.
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| Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips |
The hill is adjoined to the Moel y Gamelin group of hills, which are situated in the north-eastern part of North Wales (Region A, Sub-Region A2), and it is positioned with the A5104 road to its north, the B5437 road to its south and the B5436 road to its east, and has the village of Carrog towards the east south-east.
The qualifying hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website under the transposed and invented name of Pen Coed Mawr, with an accompanying note stating; Name from wood to the South, and it was included in the main P30 list and given twin topped 314m map heighted summit status along with its adjacent hill positioned at SJ 094 443.
| Pen Coed Mawr | 314m | SJ091444 | 125 | 255/256 | Name from wood to the South. |
After the P30 lists were standardised and interpolated heights and drop values also included, this hill was listed as the non-priority summit with 18m of drop based on the 314m summit spot height that appears on the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map and the 296m bwlch spot height that appeared on the Ordnance Survey Vector Map Local hosted on the Geograph website and which was entitled the Interactive Coverage Map, with its adjacent 314m twin summit given priority status and listed with an estimated c 91m of drop based on the 314m summit spot height and an estimated c 223m bwlch height based on interpolation of 10m contouring between 220m – 230m that appear on the Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map. Subsequent LIDAR analysis gives the summit positioned at SJ 09438 44364 as slightly lower and therefore it loses priority twin top status and the bylchau are swapped.
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| Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map |
During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day. My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them or as in this instance transpose the name of a near wood and prefix it with the word Pen. This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found.
Prior to local enquiry information being passed to me, and as this hill comprises bounded land the Tithe map was consulted. The term Tithe map is generally given to a map of a Welsh or English parish or township and which was prepared after the 1836 Tithe Commutation Act. This act allowed tithes to be paid in cash rather than goods. The Tithe maps gave names of owners and occupiers of land in each parish and importantly for place-name research they also included the name of enclosed land. This enclosed land is usually based on a field system, however not every field is given a name, but many are and especially so in Wales.
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| Extract from the Tithe map |
The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 661 on the Tithe map, this can be cross referenced against the apportionments; it is these apportionments that give the name of the owner or occupier of the land as well as the name of the land. The land where the summit of this hill is situated is named as Ffridd y Gaer, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Corwen and in the county named as Merioneth.
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| Extract from the apportionments |
However, as the locally known name for this hill compliments its main named feature this is being prioritised for its listed name, and this information was passed on to me by Aled Williams.
Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Caer Drewyn, and this was derived from local enquiry.
The full details for the hill are:
Group: Moel y Gamelin
Name: Caer Drewyn
Previously Listed Name: Pen Coed Mawr
OS 1:50,000 map: 125
Summit Height: 313.5m (Leica GS15)
Summit Grid Reference: SJ 09127 44416 (Leica GS15)
Bwlch Height: 222.7m (LIDAR)
Bwlch Grid Reference: SJ 09770 45600 (LIDAR)
Drop: 90.8m (Leica GS15 summit and LIDAR bwlch)
Myrddyn Phillips (March 2021)
Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant
Glog (SJ 114 037) - 92nd significant name change
Survey post for Glog
Significant Height Revisions post for Glog
There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill derived from detail on contemporary maps produced from Ordnance Survey data and a Trimble GeoXH 6000 survey conducted by Myrddyn Phillips.
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| Glog (SJ 114 037) |
The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:
Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales. Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop. The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips, with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13th May 2017.
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| Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips |
The hill is adjoined to the Carnedd Wen group of hills which are situated in the south-eastern part of North Wales (Region A, Sub-Region A4), and it has the B4385 road to its north, the B4389 road to its west, the B4390 road to its south and the B4385 road to its east, and has the small town of Llanfair Caereinion towards the north north-west.
The hill appeared in the original Welsh 300m P30 list published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the transposed name of Manafon-llys, which is a prominent name that appears close to this hill’s summit on contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer maps.
During my early hill listing I paid little regard to name placement on the map, or the meaning of names and to what feature the name was appropriately applied to. Therefore, I prioritised names for listing purposes that I now understand are either inappropriate or where another name is viewed as being more appropriate.
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| Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map |
When I first visited this hill in October 2011 I drove to the farm positioned north-west of the summit and asked permission to park. I met Mr Roberts who kindly let me leave my car in the farmyard and when I asked if I could walk up the hill from this direction, he said ‘well, that’s that then’.
I also asked Mr Roberts what name he knew the hill by, he said Glog, which is also the name of his farm. This name is substantiated by map evidence as the farm positioned at SJ 115 033 is named Tan-y-glog. The word glog can be translated as knoll and the word tan as below, therefore Tan-y-glog can be translated as below the glog, or below the knoll and this is exactly where this farm is situated. With the name Manafon-llys being that of a township which except for this hill being situated in it, has nothing whatsoever to do with the hill itself, as evidenced by the plan of the parish of Manafon given below.
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| Extract from the parish map adjoined to the Tithe map |
Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Glog, and this was derived from local enquiry.
The full details for the hill are:
Group: Carnedd Wen
Name: Glog
Previously Listed Name: Manafon-llys
OS 1:50,000 map: 136
Summit Height: 315.4m (converted to OSGM15, Trimble GeoXH 6000)
Summit Grid Reference: SJ 11434 03700 (Trimble GeoXH 6000)
Bwlch Height: c 253m (interpolation)
Bwlch Grid Reference: SJ 11080 03903 (interpolation)
Drop: c 62m (Trimble GeoXH 6000 summit and interpolated bwlch)
Myrddyn Phillips (March 2021)
Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant
Mountain Park (SJ 094 443) - 91st significant name change
There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that was listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill confirmed by LIDAR analysis conducted by Myrddyn Phillips.
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LIDAR image of Mountain Park (SJ 094 443)
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The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:
Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales. Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop. The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips, with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13th May 2017.
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Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips
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The hill is adjoined to the Moel y Gamelin group of hills, which are situated in the north-eastern part of North Wales (Region A, Sub-Region A2), and it is positioned with the A5104 road to its north, the B5437 road to its south and the B5436 road to its east, and has the village of Carrog towards the south-east.
This hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website under the transposed and invented name of Pen Coed Mawr, with an accompanying note stating; Name from wood to the South, and it was included in the main P30 list and given twin topped 314m map heighted summit status along with its adjacent hill positioned at SJ 091 444.
| Pen Coed Mawr | 314m | SJ091444 | 125 | 255/256 | Name from wood to the South. |
After the P30 lists were standardised and interpolated heights and drop values also included, this hill was listed as the priority summit with an estimated c 91m of drop based on the 314m summit spot height and an estimated c 223m bwlch height based on interpolation of 10m contouring between 220m – 230m that appear on the Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map, with its adjacent 314m twin summit given non-priority status and listed with 18m of drop based on the 314m summit spot height that appears on the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map and the 296m bwlch spot height that appeared on the Ordnance Survey Vector Map Local hosted on the Geograph website and which was entitled the Interactive Coverage Map. Subsequent LIDAR analysis gives the summit positioned at SJ 09125 44411 as slightly higher, therefore the summit positioned at SJ 09438 44364 loses priority twin top status and the bylchau are swapped.
During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day. My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them or as in this instance transpose the name of a near wood and prefix it with the word Pen. This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found.
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Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map
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As this hill comprises bounded land the Tithe map was consulted. The term Tithe map is generally given to a map of a Welsh or English parish or township and which was prepared after the 1836 Tithe Commutation Act. This act allowed tithes to be paid in cash rather than goods. The Tithe maps gave names of owners and occupiers of land in each parish and importantly for place-name research they also included the name of enclosed land. This enclosed land is usually based on a field system, however not every field is given a name, but many are and especially so in Wales.
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Extract from the Tithe map
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The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 1873 on the Tithe map, this can be cross referenced against the apportionments; it is these apportionments that give the name of the owner or occupier of the land as well as the name of the land. The land where the summit of this hill is situated is named as Mountain Park, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Corwen and in the county named as Merioneth.
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Extract from the apportionments
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Therefore, the name this hill was listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Mountain Park, and this was derived from the Tithe map.
The full details for the hill are:
Group: Moel y Gamelin
Name: Mountain Park
Previously Listed Name: Pen Coed Mawr
OS 1:50,000 map: 125
Summit Height: 313.0m (LIDAR)
Summit Grid Reference: SJ 09438 44364 (LIDAR)
Bwlch Height: 295.7m (LIDAR)
Bwlch Grid Reference: SJ 09279 44430 (LIDAR)
Drop: 17.3m (LIDAR)
Myrddyn Phillips (March 2021)
Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant
Pen y Mirth (SO 319 948) - 90th significant name change
Survey post for Pen y Mirth
There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill confirmed by a Trimble GeoXH 6000 survey conducted by Myrddyn Phillips.
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Pen y Mirth (SO 319 948)
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The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:
Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales. Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop. The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips, with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13th May 2017.
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Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips
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The hill is adjoined to the Stiperstones group of hills, which straddle the border between Wales and England with the Welsh part of this group situated in the north-eastern part of Mid and West Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with the A490 road to its west, the A489 road to its south and the A488 road to its east, and has the small community of Hyssington towards the south-west.
The hill appeared in the original Welsh 300m P30 list published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the partly invented and transposed name of Bank Farm Top, with an accompanying note stating; Name from farm to the South-East.
| Bank Farm Top | 332m | SO319948 | 137 | 216 | Name from farm to the South-East |
During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day. My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them or as in this instance transpose the name of an adjacent farm and add the word Top to it. This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found.
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Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map
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As this hill comprises bounded land the Tithe map was consulted. The term Tithe map is generally given to a map of a Welsh or English parish or township and which was prepared after the 1836 Tithe Commutation Act. This act allowed tithes to be paid in cash rather than goods. The Tithe maps gave names of owners and occupiers of land in each parish and importantly for place-name research they also included the name of enclosed land. This enclosed land is usually based on a field system, however not every field is given a name, but many are and especially so in Wales.
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Extract from the Tithe map
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The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 398 on the Tithe map, this can be cross referenced against the apportionments; it is these apportionments that give the name of the owner or occupier of the land as well as the name of the land. The land where the summit of this hill is situated is named as Penymirth in the apportionments, with the details appearing in the parish of Hyssington and in the counties named as Montgomery and Salop.
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Extract from the apportionments
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Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Pen y Mirth, and this was derived from the Tithe map.
The full details for the hill are:
Group: Stiperstones
Name: Pen y Mirth
Previously Listed Name: Bank Farm Top
OS 1:50,000 map: 137
Summit Height: 332.2m (converted to OSGM15)
Summit Grid Reference: SO 31947 94840
Bwlch Height: 299.7m (converted to OSGM15)
Bwlch Grid Reference: SO 31847 94950
Drop: 32.5m
Myrddyn Phillips (March 2021)
Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant
Cefn Top (SO 317 953) - 89th significant name change
Survey post for Cefn Top
There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill confirmed by a Trimble GeoXH 6000 survey conducted by Myrddyn Phillips.
The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:
Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales. Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop. The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips, with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13th May 2017.
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Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips
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The hill is adjoined to the Stiperstones group of hills, which straddle the border between Wales and England with the Welsh part of this group situated in the north-eastern part of Mid and West Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with the A490 road to its west, the A489 road to its south and the A488 road to its east, and has the village of Yr Ystog (Churchstoke) towards the west south-west.
The hill appeared in the original Welsh 300m P30 list published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the partly invented and transposed name of Little Cefn Hill, with an accompanying note stating; Name from buildings to the South-West.
| Little Cefn Hill | 354m | SO318953 | 137 | 216 | Name from buildings to the South-West |
During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day. My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them or as in this instance transpose the name of an adjacent farm and add the word Hill to it. This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found.
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Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map
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This was one of a number of hills on a circular walk and before visiting the summit I called at Brithdir Farm to make place-name enquiries. I was met by Barry Llewelyn whose family have farmed from Brithdir since the 1860s and he named many of the hills in the surrounding area, including this one which he told me is known as Cefn Top. Barry told me that he rents the land that the summit of this hill is situated on, and I then asked about the name of Cefn Bank, which appears on the Ordnance Survey Six-Inch map. Barry explained that they know the minor road as Cefn Bank and not the hill; this road is positioned to the west of the hill and crosses close to where its bwlch is situated. I spent a number of minutes with Barry and after asking about other local hills I thanked him for his time and headed down the farm’s access track on to the narrow leading to Woodgate Farm, where I stopped and asked another farmer about this hill and the name of Cefn Bank. I was told the same information as Barry had given me; Cefn Bank is the name they know the minor road to the west of the hill.
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Barry Llewelyn of Brithdir farm
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Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Cefn Top, and this was derived from local enquiry.
The full details for the hill are:
Group: Stiperstones
Name: Cefn Top
Previously Listed Name: Little Cefn Hill
OS 1:50,000 map: 137
Summit Height: 354.4m (converted to OSGM15)
Summit Grid Reference: SO 31764 95334
Bwlch Height: 313.2m (converted to OSGM15)
Bwlch Grid Reference: SO 31502 95512
Drop: 41.2m
Myrddyn Phillips (February 2021)
Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant
Brithdir Hill (SO 298 951) - 88th significant name change
Survey post for Brithdir Hill
Although the name of this hill remains as originally listed, it is worth documenting its confirmation under the Significant Name Changes heading, as its original use was an invention on my part and one which fortunately proved appropriate as this name has now been confirmed by detail on the Tithe map.
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Brithdir Hill (SO 298 951)
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There has been confirmation of a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill derived from detail on contemporary maps produced from Ordnance Survey data and a Trimble GeoXH 6000 survey conducted by Myrddyn Phillips.
The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:
Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales. Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop. The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips, with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13th May 2017.
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Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips
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The hill is adjoined to the Stiperstones group of hills, which straddle the border between Wales and England with the Welsh part of this group situated in the north-eastern part of Mid and West Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is encircled by minor roads with the A490 road further to its west, the A489 road further to its south and the A488 road further to its east, and has the village of Yr Ystog (Churchstoke) towards the west south-west.
The hill appeared in the original Welsh 300m P30 list published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the partly invented and transposed name of Brithdir Hill, with an accompanying note stating; Name from buildings to the North-East.
| Brithdir Hill | 371m | SO299952 | 137 | 216 | Name from buildings to the North-East |
During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day. My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them or as in this instance transpose the name of an adjacent farm and add the word Hill to the name. This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found.
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Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map
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As this hill comprises bounded land the Tithe map was consulted. The term Tithe map is generally given to a map of a Welsh or English parish or township and which was prepared after the 1836 Tithe Commutation Act. This act allowed tithes to be paid in cash rather than goods. The Tithe maps gave names of owners and occupiers of land in each parish and importantly for place-name research they also included the name of enclosed land. This enclosed land is usually based on a field system, however not every field is given a name, but many are and especially so in Wales.
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Extract from the Tithe map
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The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 986 on the Tithe map, this can be cross referenced against the apportionments; it is these apportionments that give the name of the owner or occupier of the land as well as the name of the land. The land where the summit of this hill is situated is named as Brightir Hill in the apportionments (the farm name is Brithdir, with this appearing as Brightir on the Tithe map), with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Churchstoke and in the county named as Montgomery.
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Extract from the apportionments
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Therefore, the name this hill is listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Brithdir Hill, and the confirmation of this name was from the Tithe map.
The full details for the hill are:
Group: Stiperstones
Name: Brithdir Hill
Previously Listed Name: Brithdir Hill
OS 1:50,000 map: 137
Summit Height: 371.1m (converted to OSGM15, Trimble GeoXH 6000)
Summit Grid Reference: SO 29863 95157 (Trimble GeoXH 6000)
Bwlch Height: c 313m (interpolation)
Bwlch Grid Reference: SO 29923 95772 (interpolation)
Drop: c 58m (Trimble GeoXH 6000 summit and interpolated bwlch)
Myrddyn Phillips (February 2021)
Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant
Mountain (SJ 235 555) - 87th significant name change
Hill Reclassifications post for Mountain
There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill derived from detail on contemporary maps produced from Ordnance Survey data and LIDAR analysis conducted by Myrddyn Phillips.
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LIDAR image of Mountain (SJ 235 555)
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The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:
Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales. Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop. The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips, with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13th May 2017.
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Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips
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The hill is adjoined to the Moel y Gamelin group of hills, which are situated in the north-eastern part of North Wales (Region A, Sub-Region A2), and it is positioned with the A5104 road to its west and the B5430 road to its south, and has the village of Treuddyn towards the north-north-east.
When the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills was published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, this hill was not included in the Hills to be surveyed sub list that accompanied the main P30 list, as it was considered not to meet the criteria then used for this sub category.
After the P30 lists were standardised, and interpolated heights and drop values also included, this hill was listed under the name of Bedlwyn, with 25m of drop based on the 334m summit spot height and the 309m bwlch spot height that appear on the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map.
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Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map
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During my early hill listing I paid little regard to name placement on the map, or the meaning of names and to what feature the name was appropriately applied to. Therefore I prioritised names for listing purposes that I now understand are either inappropriate or where another name is viewed as being more appropriate.
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Extract from the Tithe map
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As this hill comprises bounded land the Tithe map was consulted. The term Tithe map is generally given to a map of a Welsh or English parish or township and which was prepared after the 1836 Tithe Commutation Act. This act allowed tithes to be paid in cash rather than goods. The Tithe maps gave names of owners and occupiers of land in each parish and importantly for place-name research they also included the name of enclosed land. This enclosed land is usually based on a field system, however not every field is given a name, but many are and especially so in Wales.
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Extract from the Tithe map
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The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 979 on the Tithe map, this can be cross referenced against the apportionments; it is these apportionments that give the name of the owner or occupier of the land as well as the name of the land. The land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the same name as that adjoined to field number 976 and named as Mountain in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Mold and in the county named as Flintshire.
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Extract from the apportionments
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Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Mountain, and this was derived from the Tithe map.
The full details for the hill are:
Group: Moel y Gamelin
Name: Mountain
Previously Listed Name: Bedlwyn
OS 1:50,000 map: 117
Summit Height: 334.0m (LIDAR)
Summit Grid Reference: SJ 23575 55527 (LIDAR)
Bwlch Height: 309m (spot height)
Bwlch Grid Reference: SJ 23660 55008 (spot height)
Drop: 25m (LIDAR summit and spot height bwlch)
Myrddyn Phillips (December 2020)
Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant
Coedcae Mawr (ST 036 958) - 86th significant name change
Hill Reclassifications post for Coedcae Mawr
There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill initially confirmed by Joe Nuttall who produced a summit analysis programme using LIDAR, and then by LIDAR analysis initially conducted by Jim Bloomer and subsequently by Myrddyn Phillips.
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LIDAR image of Coedcae Mawr (ST 036 958)
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The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:
Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales. Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop. The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips, with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13th May 2017.
The hill is adjoined to the Cymoedd Morgannwg group of hills, which are situated in the central part of South Wales (Region C, Sub-Region C2), and it is encircled by minor roads with the A4233 road further to its west and the A4059 road and the A470 road further to its east, and has the town of Pontypridd towards the south-east.
The hill appeared in the original Welsh 300m P30 list on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website under the transposed and directional name of Y Dduallt South-West Top, with an accompanying note stating; Name from hill to the North-East.
| Y Ddaullt South-West Top | 360c | ST036958 | 170 | 166 | Name from hill to the North-East |
During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day. My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them or as in this instance use a directional name based on supplanting the name adjoined to the hill to the north-east and adding a directional component to it. This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found.
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Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map
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As this hill comprises bounded land the Tithe map was consulted. The term Tithe map is generally given to a map of a Welsh or English parish or township and which was prepared after the 1836 Tithe Commutation Act. This act allowed tithes to be paid in cash rather than goods. The Tithe maps gave names of owners and occupiers of land in each parish and importantly for place-name research they also included the name of enclosed land. This enclosed land is usually based on a field system, however not every field is given a name, but many are and especially so in Wales.
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Extract from the Tithe map
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The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 1641 on the Tithe map, this can be cross referenced against the apportionments; it is these apportionments that give the name of the owner or occupier of the land as well as the name of the land. The land where the summit of this hill is situated is named as Coedcae Mawr in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Llanwonno and in the county named as Glamorgan.
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Extract from the apportionments
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Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Coedcae Mawr, and this was derived from the Tithe map.
The full details for the hill are:
Group: Cymoedd Morgannwg
Name: Coedcae Mawr
Previously Listed Name: Y Dduallt South-West Top
OS 1:50,000 map: 170
Summit Height: 361.4m (LIDAR)
Summit Grid Reference: ST 03647 95811 (LIDAR)
Bwlch Height: 333.3m (LIDAR)
Bwlch Grid Reference: ST 03865 96007 (LIDAR)
Drop: 28.1m (LIDAR)
Myrddyn Phillips (December 2020)
Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant
Mynydd Fynnon Wen (SN 726 793) - 85th significant name change
There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill derived from LIDAR analysis conducted by Myrddyn Phillips.
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| LIDAR image of Mynydd Fynnon Wen (SN 726 793) |
The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:
Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales. Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop. The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips, with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13th May 2017.
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| Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips |
The hill is adjoined to the Pumlumon group of hills, which are situated in the north-western part of Mid and West Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B2), and it is positioned with the A44 road to its north and the A4120 road to its south and east, and has the village of Ponterwyd towards the east north-east.
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| Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map |
| Mynydd Pant-yr-oerfa | 376m | SN727793 | 135/147 | 213 | Name from buildings to the North |
During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day. My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them or as in this instance put the word Mynydd in front of a farm name. This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found.
Since publication of these P30 lists on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website there have been a number of Ordnance Survey maps made available online, some of these are historic such as the series of Six-Inch maps on the National Library of Scotland website, whilst others are current and digitally updated such as the old Vector Map Local that used to be hosted on the Geograph website and which was entitled the Interactive Coverage Map, and it is the series of Six-Inch maps that name the land taking in the summit of this hill as Mynydd Fynnon Wen.
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| Extract from the Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps |
Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Mynydd Fynnon Wen, and this was derived from the Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps.
The full details for the hill are:
Group: Pumlumon
Name: Mynydd Fynnon Wen
Previously Listed Name: Mynydd Pant-yr-oerfa
OS 1:50,000 map: 135, 147
Summit Height: 376.4m (LIDAR)
Summit Grid Reference: SN 72691 79343 & SN 72693 79347 (LIDAR)
Bwlch Height: 333.4m (LIDAR)
Bwlch Grid Reference: SN 72591 80115 (LIDAR)
Drop: 43.0m (LIDAR)
Myrddyn Phillips (December 2020)
Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant
Banc (SN 723 729) - 84th significant name changes
There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill initially confirmed by Joe Nuttall who produced a summit analysis programme using LIDAR, and then by LIDAR analysis initially conducted by Jim Bloomer and subsequently by Myrddyn Phillips.
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| LIDAR image of Banc (SN 723 729) |
The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:
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| Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips |
The hill is adjoined to the Elenydd group of hills, which are situated in the western part of Mid and West Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B2), and it is positioned with minor roads to its north and south and has the B4340 road to its west and the B4343 road to its east, and has the village of Pont-rhyd-y-groes towards the east south-east.
| Pengrogwynion | 316m | SN723730 | 135/147 | 213 | Name from buildings to the South |
During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day. My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them or as in this instance transpose the name of a farm and use it for that of the hill. This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found.
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| Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map |
As this hill comprises bounded land the Tithe map was consulted. The term Tithe map is generally given to a map of a Welsh or English parish or township and which was prepared after the 1836 Tithe Commutation Act. This act allowed tithes to be paid in cash rather than goods. The Tithe maps gave names of owners and occupiers of land in each parish and importantly for place-name research they also included the name of enclosed land. This enclosed land is usually based on a field system, however not every field is given a name, but many are and especially so in Wales.
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| Extract from the Tithe map |
The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 17 on the Tithe map, this can be cross referenced against the apportionments; it is these apportionments that give the name of the owner or occupier of the land as well as the name of the land. The land where the summit of this hill is situated is named as Banc in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Llanafan and in the county named as Cardigan.
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| Extract from the apportionments |
Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Banc, and this was derived from the Tithe map.
The full details for the hill are:
Group: Elenydd
Name: Banc
Previously Listed Name: Pengrogwynion
OS 1:50,000 map: 135, 147
Summit Height: 316.0m (LIDAR)
Summit Grid Reference: SN 72380 72986 (LIDAR)
Bwlch Height: 285.1m (LIDAR)
Bwlch Grid Reference: SN 72097 73104 (LIDAR)
Drop: 30.9m (LIDAR)
Myrddyn Phillips (November 2020)
Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant
Ffridd Bryn Mawr (SH 981 065) - 83rd significant name change
There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill confirmed by a Trimble GeoXH 6000 survey and LIDAR analysis conducted by Myrddyn Phillips.
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| Ffridd Bryn Mawr (SH 981 065) |
The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:
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| Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips |
The hill is adjoined to the Carnedd Wen group of hills, which are situated in the south-eastern part of North Wales (Region A, Sub-Region A4), and it has minor roads to its east, north and west and farther afield has the A458 road to its north-east and the A470 road to its south-west, and has the village of Llanerfyl towards the north-east.
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| Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map |
The hill appeared in the original Welsh 300m P30 list on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website under the transposed name of Cefnllys-uchaf, which is a prominent name that appears near to this hill on contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer maps.
| Cefnllys-uchaf | 373m | SH982066 | 125 | 215/239 | 374m on 1984 1:50000 map |
During my early hill listing I paid little regard to name placement on the map, or the meaning of names and to what feature the name was appropriately applied to. Therefore I prioritised names for listing purposes that I now understand are either inappropriate or where another name is viewed as being more appropriate. The name of Cefnllys-uchaf comes under this category as it is not directly related to this hill as it is the name of the local township.
As this hill comprises bounded land the Tithe map was consulted. The term Tithe map is generally given to a map of a Welsh or English parish or township and which was prepared after the 1836 Tithe Commutation Act. This act allowed tithes to be paid in cash rather than goods. The Tithe maps gave names of owners and occupiers of land in each parish and importantly for place-name research they also included the name of enclosed land. This enclosed land is usually based on a field system, however not every field is given a name, but many are and especially so in Wales.
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| Extract from the Tithe map |
The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 1885 on the Tithe map, this can be cross referenced against the apportionments; it is these apportionments that give the name of the owner or occupier of the land as well as the name of the land. The land where the summit of this hill is situated is named as Ffridd Bryn Mawr in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Llanerfyl and in the county named as Montgomery.
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| Extract from the apportionments |
During my visit to this hill I called at Hafod Farm (SH 988 071) and met John Cadwalader Jones, whose family have farmed from Hafod since 1918. John was very helpful naming a number of Ffriddoedd higher on the hill and confirming that the field where the summit of this hill is situated is named Ffridd Bryn Mawr.
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| John Cadwalader Jones of Hafod farm |
Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Ffridd Bryn Mawr, and this was derived from the Tithe map and substantiated by local enquiry.
The full details for the hill are:
Group: Carnedd Wen
Name: Ffridd Bryn Mawr
Previously Listed Name: Cefnllys-uchaf
OS 1:50,000 map: 125
Summit Height: 372.9m (converted to OSGM15, Trimble GeoXH 6000)
Summit Grid Reference: SH 98152 06576 (Trimble GeoXH 6000)
Bwlch Height: 303.8m (LIDAR)
Bwlch Grid Reference: SH 97875 05991 (LIDAR)
Drop: 69.1m (Trimble GeoXH 6000 summit and LIDAR bwlch)
Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant
Pen y Clun (SN 926 874) - 82nd significant name change
There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill confirmed by a Trimble GeoXH 6000 survey and latterly LIDAR analysis conducted by Myrddyn Phillips.
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| Pen y Clun (SN 926 874) |
The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:
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| Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips |
The hill is adjoined to the Pumlumon group of hills, which are situated in the north-western part of Mid and West Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B2), and it is positioned with minor roads to its east and north, and the B4518 road to its south-west, and has the town of Llanidloes towards the south-east.
| Pen-y-gaer | 382m | SN926875 | 136 | 214 | Name from ancient fort at summit. |
During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day. My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them or as in this instance use the generic term often used in Welsh for an ancient hill fort. This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found.
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| Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map |
Since publication of these P30 lists on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website there have been a number of Ordnance Survey maps made available online, some of these are historic such as the series of Six-Inch maps on the National Library of Scotland website, whilst others are current and digitally updated such as the old Vector Map Local that used to be hosted on the Geograph website and which was entitled the Interactive Coverage Map, and it is the series of Six-Inch maps that name the land taking in the summit of this hill as Pen y Clun.
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| Extract from the Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps |
As this hill comprises bounded land the Tithe map was consulted. The term Tithe map is generally given to a map of a Welsh or English parish or township and which was prepared after the 1836 Tithe Commutation Act. This act allowed tithes to be paid in cash rather than goods. The Tithe maps gave names of owners and occupiers of land in each parish and importantly for place-name research they also included the name of enclosed land. This enclosed land is usually based on a field system, however not every field is given a name, but many are and especially so in Wales.
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| Extract from the Tithe map |
The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 829 on the Tithe map, this can be cross referenced against the apportionments; it is these apportionments that give the name of the owner or occupier of the land as well as the name of the land. The land where the summit of this hill is situated is named as a sheepwalk adjoined to the farm of Pen y Clun, and this substantiates the information given on the Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps.
Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Pen y Clun, and this was derived from the Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps with the area of land known by this name confirmed by the Tithe map.
The full details for the hill are:
Group: Pumlumon
Name: Pen y Clun
Previously Listed Name: Pen-y-gaer
OS 1:50,000 map: 136
Summit Height: 381.7m (converted to OSGM15, Trimble GeoXH 6000)
Summit Grid Reference: SN 92639 87499 (Trimble GeoXH 6000)
Bwlch Height: 350.2m (LIDAR)
Bwlch Grid Reference: SN 92437 87531 (LIDAR)
Drop: 31.5m (Trimble GeoXH 6000 summit and LIDAR bwlch)
Myrddyn Phillips (November 2020)
Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant
Coed y Fedw (SJ 201 613) - 81st significant name change
There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill derived from detail on contemporary maps produced from Ordnance Survey data.
The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:
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| Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips |
The hill is adjoined to the Moel y Gamelin group of hills, which are situated in the north-eastern part of North Wales (Region A, Sub-Region A2), and it is positioned with the A494 road to its north-west and minor roads to its south and east, and has the village of Gwernymynydd towards the north-east.
After the P30 lists were standardised, and interpolated heights and drop values also included, and the lists updated, this hill was listed with an estimated c 24m of drop based on an estimated c 317m summit height and an estimated c 293m bwlch height, and it was subsequently listed under the point (Pt. c 317m) notation.
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| Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map |
Since publication of these P30 lists on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website there have been a number of Ordnance Survey maps made available online, some of these are historic such as the series of Six-Inch maps on the National Library of Scotland website, whilst others are current and digitally updated such as the mapping on the WalkLakes website, and it is this mapping that gives this hill a 318m summit spot height.
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| Extract from the WalkLakes website |
The details for this hill were also re-assessed against the mapping on the OS Maps website. This is the replacement for OS Get-a-map and until recent times had contours at 5m intervals which were proving consistently more accurate compared to the 5m contours that sometimes appear on the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map and used to appear on the online Vector Map Local. This resulted in its bwlch height being listed as c 294m based on interpolation of 5m contouring between 290m – 295m.
These re-assessments resulted in the 318m spot height on the WalkLakes website taken as that for the summit, and as this mapping indicates this position to be in woodland adjoined to the larger Coed y Fedw it is appropriate to use this name for listing purposes.
Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Coed y Fedw, and this was derived from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map and the mapping on the WalkLakes website.
The full details for the hill are:
Group: Moel y Gamelin
Name: Coed y Fedw
Previously Listed Name: Pt. c 317m
OS 1:50,000 map: 117
Summit Height: 318m (spot height)
Summit Grid Reference: SJ 20180 61372 (spot height)
Bwlch Height: c 294m (interpolation)
Bwlch Grid Reference: SJ 20367 61266 (interpolation)
Drop: c 24m (spot height summit and interpolated bwlch)
Myrddyn Phillips (October 2020)
Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant
Cefn Penarth (SN 924 853) - 80th significant name change
There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill initially confirmed by Joe Nuttall who produced a summit analysis programme using LIDAR, and then by LIDAR analysis initially conducted by Jim Bloomer and subsequently by Myrddyn Phillips, with the hill previously surveyed with the Trimble GeoXH 6000.
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| LIDAR image of Cefn Penarth (SN 924 853) |
The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:
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| Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips |
The hill is adjoined to the Pumlumon group of hills, which are situated in the north-western part of Mid and West Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B2), and it is positioned between the river valleys of the Afon Clewedog to its north and the Afon Hafren (River Severn) to its south, and has a minor road running the length of its ridge and the B4518 road to its north-east, and has the town of Llanidloes towards the east south-east.
| Mynydd Cefn-penarth | 317m | SN925854 | 136 | 214 | Name from buildings to the North-East and North-West |
During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day. My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them or as in this instance put the word Mynydd in front of that of a farm. This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found.
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| Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map |
During the updating of this hill’s details I made local enquiries relating to its name and was told that the area of land taking in the ridge comprising this hill is known as Cefn Penarth.
Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Cefn Penarth, and this was derived from local enquiry.
The full details for the hill are:
Group: Pumlumon
Name: Cefn Penarth
Previously Listed Name: Mynydd Cefn-penarth
OS 1:50,000 map: 136
Summit Height: 318.9m (LIDAR)
Summit Grid Reference: SN 92419 85333 (LIDAR)
Bwlch Height: 288.9m (LIDAR)
Bwlch Grid Reference: SN 92025 85612 (LIDAR)
Drop: 30.0m (LIDAR)
Myrddyn Phillips (October 2020)
Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant
Hafod Llŷn (SN 625 700) - 79th significant name change
Survey post for Hafod Llŷn
There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill confirmed by LIDAR analysis instigated by Joe Nuttall who produced a summit analysis programme, and then by LIDAR analysis conducted initially by Jim Bloomer and subsequently by Myrddyn Phillips, and a subsequent Trimble GeoXH 6000 survey.
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| LIDAR image of Hafod Llŷn (SN 625 700) |
The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:
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| Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips |
The hill is adjoined to the Hafod Ithel group of hills, which are situated in the western part of Mid and West Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B3), and it is encircled by minor roads and farther afield it has the B4576 road to its west and the A485 road to its east, and has the village of Lledrod towards the east.
| Moel Cwm Crown | 330m | SN626701 | 135 | 213 | Name from cwm to the North-West |
During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day. My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them or as in this instance transpose the name of a near cwm and prefix it with the invented word of Moel. This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found.
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| Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map |
As this hill comprises bounded land the Tithe map was consulted. The term Tithe map is generally given to a map of a Welsh or English parish or township and which was prepared after the 1836 Tithe Commutation Act. This act allowed tithes to be paid in cash rather than goods. The Tithe maps gave names of owners and occupiers of land in each parish and importantly for place-name research they also included the name of enclosed land. This enclosed land is usually based on a field system, however not every field is given a name, but many are and especially so in Wales.
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| Extract from the Tithe map |
The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 362 on the Tithe map, this can be cross referenced against the apportionments; it is these apportionments that give the name of the owner or occupier of the land as well as the name of the land. The land where the summit of this hill is situated is named as Hafod Llyn in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Lledrod and in the county named as Cardigan.
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| Extract from the apportionments |
When visiting this hill I met Ieuan and Avril Jones; the local farmers who live at Pwllclai. Avril kindly drove me up this hill with me clinging on in the back of a trailer and stopped beside a caravan and what turned out to be a water slide and small pool that they had constructed for their grandchildren during lockdown. I descended from the trailer with a broad smile on my face and said hello to Avril and thanked her for taking me up the hill. Ieuan soon appeared and we stood and chatted for quite some time.
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Ieuan and Avril Jones
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During the conversation I explained my interest in hill names and asked what name they knew this hill by; the reply made me smile; Hafod Llŷn. I showed them my notes for the hill with this name written out and told them that it appears on the Tithe. Ieuan explained that the name is Hafod Llŷn and not Hafod Llyn, the former relates to Pen Llŷn (Lleyn Peninsula in north-west Wales), whilst the latter would relate to a lake. The translation of this name can be the summer dwelling of the Llŷn. The word Llŷn being used as from this vantage point you can see the great sweep of Cardigan Bay taking in the Pembrokeshire coast all the way north to the Llŷn Peninsula.
Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Hafod Llŷn, and this was derived from the Tithe map and confirmed by local enquiry.
The full details for the hill are:
Group: Hafod Ithel
Name: Hafod Llŷn
Previously Listed Name: Moel Cwm Crown
OS 1:50,000 map: 135
Summit Height: 330.6m (converted to OSGM15, Trimble GeoXH 6000)
Summit Grid Reference: SN 62592 70023 (Trimble GeoXH 6000)
Bwlch Height: 300.0m (LIDAR)
Bwlch Grid Reference: SN 62234 69672 & SN 62235 69675 (LIDAR)
Drop: 30.6m (Trimble GeoXH 6000 summit and LIDAR bwlch)
Myrddyn Phillips (October 2020)
Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant
Pt. 317.0m (SJ 167 507) - 78th significant name change
There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill confirmed by LIDAR analysis conducted by Myrddyn Phillips.
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| LIDAR image of Pt. 317.0m (SJ 167 507) |
The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:
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| Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips |
The hill is adjoined to the Bryniau Clwyd group of hills which are situated in the north-eastern part of North Wales (Region A, Sub-Region A2), and it is positioned with the A525 road to its immediate west, south and east, has the town of Rhuthun (Ruthin) towards the north-west.
| Pen Nant y Garth | 317m | SJ168507 | 116 | 256 | Name from road pass to the West |
During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day. My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them or as in this instance use the name of what I presumed was a road and prefix it with the word Pen. This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found.
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| Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map |
However, occasionally even when research is conducted an appropriate name for the hill may not be found, and on such occasions the listing protocol is to use the point (Pt. 317.0m) notation, and in the case of this hill, this is such an example.
Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Pt. 317.0m, and this is being used as the author has not found an appropriate name for it either through historic research and / or local enquiry.
The full details for the hill are:
Group: Bryniau Clwyd
Name: Pt. 317.0m
Previously Listed Name: Pen Nant y Garth
OS 1:50,000 map: 116
Summit Height: 316.95m (LIDAR)
Summit Grid Reference: SJ 16791 50742 (LIDAR)
Bwlch Height: 275.55m (LIDAR)
Bwlch Grid Reference: SJ 16609 51268 (LIDAR)
Drop: 41.4m (LIDAR)
Myrddyn Phillips (October 2020)
Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant
Cefn y Frân (SH 834 606) - 77th significant name change
There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill derived from detail on contemporary maps produced from Ordnance Survey data.
The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:
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| Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips |
The hill is adjoined to the Mynydd Hiraethog group of hills which are situated in the north-eastern part of North Wales (Region A, Sub-Region A2), and it is positioned with the A548 road to its north, the B5427 road to its west and the B5113 road to its east, has the town of Llanrwst towards the west north-west.
The hill appeared in the original Welsh 300m P30 list on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website under the partly invented and transposed name of Pen y Sychnant, with an accompanying note stating; Name from river to the South.
| Pen y Sychbaht | 380c | SH834607 | 116 | 17 | Name from river to the South |
During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day. My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them or as in this instance transpose the name of a river and add the word Pen and the definite article y. This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found.
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| Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map |
Since publication of these P30 lists on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website there have been a number of Ordnance Survey maps made available online, some of these are historic such as the series of Six-Inch maps on the National Library of Scotland website, whilst others are current and digitally updated such as the Vector Map Local hosted on the Geograph website and which is entitled the Interactive Coverage Map, and it is the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map that uses the name of Cefn Efran, with the series of Six-Inch maps confirming this name’s composition as Cefn y Frân and its placement, with the name given to land that forms a part of this hill.
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| Extract from the Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps |
Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Cefn y Frân, and this was derived from the Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps.
The full details for the hill are:
Group: Mynydd Hiraethog
Name: Cefn y Frân
Previously Listed Name: Pen y Sychnant
OS 1:50,000 map: 116
Summit Height: c 380m (interpolation)
Summit Grid Reference: SH 83437 60696 (interpolation)
Bwlch Height: c 358m (interpolation)
Bwlch Grid Reference: SH 83408 60865 (interpolation)
Drop: c 22m (interpolated summit and bwlch)
Myrddyn Phillips (September 2020)
Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant
Fridd Ŷd (SH 836 629) - 76th significant name change
There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill derived from detail on contemporary maps produced from Ordnance Survey data.
The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:
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| Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips |
The hill is adjoined to the Mynydd Hiraethog group of hills which are situated in the north-eastern part of North Wales (Region A, Sub-Region A2), and it is positioned with the A548 road to its north, the B5113 road to its west and the B5384 road to its east, has the town of Llanrwst towards the west south-west.
| Pen y Rhos | 330m | SH837629 | 116 | 17 | Name from farm to the West |
During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day. My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them or as in this instance add the word Pen and the definite article y. This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found.
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| Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map |
As this hill comprises bounded land the Tithe map was consulted. The term Tithe map is generally given to a map of a Welsh or English parish or township and which was prepared after the 1836 Tithe Commutation Act. This act allowed tithes to be paid in cash rather than goods. The Tithe maps gave names of owners and occupiers of land in each parish and importantly for place-name research they also included the name of enclosed land. This enclosed land is usually based on a field system, however not every field is given a name, but many are and especially so in Wales.
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| Extract from the Tithe map |
The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 886 on the Tithe map, this can be cross referenced against the apportionments; it is these apportionments that give the name of the owner or occupier of the land as well as the name of the land. The land where the summit of this hill is situated is named as Ffridd Yd in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Llanrwst and in the county named as Denbigh.
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| Extract from the apportionments |
Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Ffridd Ŷd, and this was derived from the Tithe map.
The full details for the hill are:
Group: Mynydd Hiraethog
Name: Ffridd Ŷd
Previously Listed Name: Pen y Rhos
OS 1:50,000 map: 116
Summit Height: 330m (spot height)
Summit Grid Reference: SH 83652 62957 (spot height)
Bwlch Height: c 308m (interpolation)
Bwlch Grid Reference: SH 83697 62486 (interpolation)
Drop: c 22m (spot height summit and interpolated bwlch)
Myrddyn Phillips (September 2020)
Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant
Lan Cilpebyll (SN 988 363) - 75th significant name change
There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill confirmed by LIDAR analysis.
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| LIDAR image of Lan Cilpebyll (SN 988 363) |
This spreadsheet is being evaluated by DoBIH Editors and others, and for this particular hill it was Jim Bloomer who initially assessed its height and that of its adjacent peak via LIDAR analysis.
Myrddyn Phillips then evaluated this hill’s details via LIDAR analysis and confirmed its height and hence its prioritised Trichant status.
The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:
The hill is adjoined to the Mynydd Epynt group of hills, which are situated in the south-eastern part of Mid and West Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B2), and it is positioned with minor roads to its east, north and west and farther afield it has the A40 road to its south and the B4520 road to its east, and has the hamlet of Merthyr Cynog towards the north north-west.
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| Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map |
The hill appeared in the original Welsh 300m P30 list published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website under the name of Mynydd Bach and listed as a 387m map heighted twin summit with its adjacent hill positioned at SN 992 359. With the name of Mynydd Bach being appropriate for the adjacent hill but not necessarily for this hill.
| Mynydd Bach | 387m | SN992360 | 160 | 188 | Two tops of same height - other at SN988363 |
As this hill comprises bounded land the Tithe map was consulted. The term Tithe map is generally given to a map of a Welsh or English parish or township and which was prepared after the 1836 Tithe Commutation Act. This act allowed tithes to be paid in cash rather than goods. The Tithe maps gave names of owners and occupiers of land in each parish and importantly for place-name research they also included the name of enclosed land. This enclosed land is usually based on a field system, however not every field is given a name, but many are and especially so in Wales.
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| Extract from the Tithe map |
The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 798 on the Tithe map, this can be cross referenced against the apportionments; it is these apportionments that give the name of the owner or occupier of the land as well as the name of the land. The land where the summit of this hill is situated is named as Lan (of the farm) Cilpebyll in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Merthyr Cynog and in the county named as Brecon.
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| Extract from the apportionments |
The land associated with Mynydd Bach does not have a number given it on the Tithe, this signifies that this land was not tenanted and therefore viewed as Common land with the consolidating or extending of land holdings in to larger areas compared to that of the Tithe, and these larger areas of land would include land communally farmed under the open field system. As such, this land had its own individual name which can be thought of as that of the hill; Mynydd Bach. Whereas, the land named as Lan (of the farm) Cilpebyll on the Tithe was tenanted and took in a smaller patch of bounded land as indicated on the Tithe.
Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Lan Cilpebyll, and this was derived from the Tithe map.
The full details for the hill are:
Group: Mynydd Epynt
Name: Lan Cilpebyll
Previously Listed Name: Mynydd Bach
OS 1:50,000 map: 160
Summit Height: 385.9m (LIDAR)
Summit Grid Reference: SN 98815 36321 (LIDAR)
Bwlch Height: 310.4m (LIDAR)
Bwlch Grid Reference: SN 98629 37385 (LIDAR)
Drop: 75.5m (LIDAR)
Myrddyn Phillips (August 2020)
Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant
Cefn Uchaf (SJ 012 461) - 74th significant name change
Hill Reclassifications post for Cefn Uchaf
Significant Height Revisions post for Cefn Uchaf
Summit Relocations post for Cefn Uchaf
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