Ffridd Ddu (SH 769 075)
There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Pedwarau – The 400m Hills of Wales and 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 initially conducted by Aled Williams and subsequently by Myrddyn Phillips.
LIDAR image of Ffridd Ddu (SH 769 075) |
Y Pedwarau – The 400m Hills of Wales.
Welsh hills at or above 400m and below 500m in height that have 30m
minimum drop, accompanying the main Y Pedwarau list are five categories of sub
hills, with this hill being listed in the 390m Sub-Pedwar category. The criteria for 390m Sub-Pedwar status being
all Welsh hills at or above 390m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum
drop. The list is co-authored by Myrddyn Phillips and Aled Williams and is published on Mapping Mountains in Google Doc format.
Y Pedwarau - The 400m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips and Aled Williams |
Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips |
Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map |
Mynydd Ty-mawr | 390m | SH770076 | 124 | 23/215 | aka Mynydd Fron-felen |
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.
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.
Extract from the Tithe map |
Extract from the apportionments |
The full details for the hill are:
Group: Aran Fawddwy
Name: Ffridd Ddu
Previously Listed Name: Mynydd Tŷ-mawr
OS 1:50,000 map: 124
Summit Height: 390.9m (LIDAR)
Summit Grid Reference: SH 76983 07552 (LIDAR)
Bwlch Height: 335.9m (LIDAR)
Bwlch Grid Reference: SH 77180 07763 (LIDAR)
Drop: 55.0m (LIDAR summit and bwlch)
Myrddyn Phillips and
Aled Williams (February 2022)
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