Mapping Mountains – Trimble Surveys – Hafod Ithel

 

15.10.20  Hafod Ithel (SN 610 677, previously Trimbled) 

I’d waited many years to visit this hill, and sixteen days after doing so I was heading back to it driving on the same narrow lane leading up its western flank in the good company of Charles Everett.  And like me sixteen days ago; this would be the first visit to Hafod Ithel for Charles. 

When I visited this hill in late September the forecast for blue skies had been overtaken by grey cloud pushing northward from the Preseli hills to the south.  Today, those blue skies were now above and the hill was bathed in early afternoon sunshine. 

Locking the car I followed Charles and sauntered the short distance toward the memorial to the Four Poets; T Hughes Jones, B T Hopkins, E Prosser Rhys and J M Edwards.  This is positioned close to a slender rib of rock and sits proudly and unobtrusively amongst the landscape. 

At the memorial to the Four Poets

Leaving the memorial we walked back down the path leading past my car and continued up on to the moor on the good path leading direct to the trig pillar atop the high point of Hafod Ithel. 

Charles heading for the summit of Hafod Ithel

Below us Llyn Eiddwen glistened, glinting and playing in the light.  To our north-east the rusted autumnal colour led the eye to the wind turbines close to the summit of Hafod Llŷn.  It was good to be here again, even though it was only a short time since my first visit. 

Llyn Eiddwen

Approaching on the path from the south were two people and they soon joined us at the summit.  We chatted for a number of minutes and they told us they had come from Lampeter for the day and were on a five mile circular walk. 

Looking toward Hafood Llŷn

Before leaving the summit Charles and I discussed whether the high point of the hill comprises an ancient tumulus.  I have found no proof of this either from old Ordnance Survey maps or historic records, but the ground hereabouts does lend itself to some form of human interference as it looks to be artificially raised. 

Leaving the summit it was only a short walk back on the greened path to my car.  Hafod Ithel was the sixth hill of a planned nine during the day, and or next; Banc Uchaf (SN 617 743) was due north and involved more navigating by Charles to find our way through the myriad of narrow lanes that dot the landscape hereabouts. 

 

Survey Result: 

 

Hafod Ithel  

Summit Height:  360.4m (converted to OSGM15, from previous Trimble GeoXH 6000 survey)

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 61062 67794 (from previous Trimble GeoXH 6000 survey)

Bwlch Height:  204.4m (converted to OSGM15, from previous Trimble GeoXH 6000 survey)

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 64577 68898 (from previous Trimble GeoXH 6000 survey)

Drop:  156.0m (from previous Trimble GeoXH 6000 survey)

Dominance:  43.29% (from previous Trimble GeoXH 6000 survey) 

 

For details of the Trimble GeoXH 6000 survey of this hill 

For further details please consult the Trimble Survey Spreadsheet