Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales – Significant Name Changes

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales are the Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 40om in height that have a minimum drop of 30m.  Accompanying the main P30 list is a sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant, with the qualification to 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, with the Introduction to the re-naming of this list and its publication history appearing on Mapping Mountains on 13th May 2017.

The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips and the posts that have appeared on Mapping Mountains detailing the Significant Name Changes to the main P30 list and the sub list appear below presented chronologically in receding order.

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Pt. 345.6m (SN 712 626) - 210th 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. 

LIDAR image of Pt. 345.6m (SN 712 626)

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 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Esgair Wen group of hills, which are situated in the central part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with the B4343 road to its north-west and a minor road to its south, and has the town of Tregaron towards the south-west.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height bandof Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the invented and transposed name of Banc Blaengorffen, with an accompanying note stating; Name from buildings to the East.

Banc Blaengorffen

346m

SN713626

146/147

187

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 or as in this instance transpose the name of a farm and add the word Banc 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. 

Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,00 Explorer map

However, on occasion 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. 345.6m) notation, and for 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. 345.6m, and this is being used as the author has not found an appropriate name for the hill either through historic research and/or local enquiry. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Esgair Wen 

Name:  Pt. 345.6m 

Previously Listed Name:  Banc Blaengorffen 

OS 1:50,000 map:  146, 147

Summit Height:  345.6m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 71292 62685 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  291.3m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 71358 62143 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  54.4m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (April 2023)

 

 

 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Pt. 316.5m (SN 713 634) - 209th 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. 

LIDAR image of Pt. 316.5m (SN 713 634)

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 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Esgair Wen group of hills, which are situated in the central part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with the B4343 road to its north-west and a minor road to its south, and has the town of Tregaron towards the south-west.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the invented and transposed name of Banc Bwlchyddwyallt, with an accompanying note stating; 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 a farm and add the word Banc 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. 

Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map

However, on occasion 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. 316.5m) notation, and for 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. 316.5m, and this is being used as the author has not found an appropriate name for the hill either through historic research and/or local enquiry. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Esgair Wen 

Name:  Pt. 316.5m 

Previously Listed Name:  Banc Bwlchyddwyallt 

OS 1:50,000 map:  146, 147

Summit Height:  316.5m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 71395 63438 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  265.8m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 71406 63129 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  50.7m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (April 2023)

 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Cnuach Twndwn (SN 704 622) - 208th significant name change

Hill Reclassifications post for Cnuach Twndwn

 

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. 

LIDAR image of Cnuach Twndwn (SN 704 622)

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 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Esgair Wen group of hills, which are situated in the central part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with the B4343 road to its west and a minor road to its south, and has the town of Tregaron 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 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. 311m) notation with 20m of drop, based on the 311m summit spot height that appears on the Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map and the 291m 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. 

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. 

Extract from the Tithe map

The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 795 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 transcribed as Cniach Twndwn in the apportionments, with the assumed name being Cnuach Twndwn, with details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Caron and in the county named as Cardigan. 

Extract from the apportionments

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Cnuach Twndwn and this was derived from the Tithe map. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Esgair Wen 

Name:  Cnuach Twndwn 

Previously Listed Name:  Pt. 311m 

OS 1:50,000 map:  146, 147

Summit Height:  310.3m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 70475 62297 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  290.2m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 70717 62333 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  20.1m (LIDAR) 

 

My thanks to Aled Williams for advise relating to the listed name of this hill 

Myrddyn Phillips (March 2023)

 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Cae Stil (SN 734 646) - 207th 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. 

LIDAR image of Cae Stil (SN 734 646)

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 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Esgair Wen group of hills, which are situated in the central part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with minor roads to its north-east and south-west, and the B4343 road to its north-west, and has the village of Pontrhydfendigaid towards the north.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the invented and transposed name of Banc Gilfach-y-dwn-fach, with an accompanying note stating; Name from buildings to the South-West.

Banc Gilfach-y-dwn-fach

312m

SN734646

146/147

187

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 a farm and add the word Banc 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. 

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. 

Extract from the Tithe map

The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 1894 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 Cae Stil in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Caron and in the county named as Cardigan. 

Extract from the apportionments

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Cae Stil and this was derived from the Tithe map. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Esgair Wen 

Name:  Cae Stil 

Previously Listed Name:  Banc Gilfach-y-dwn-fach 

OS 1:50,000 map:  146, 147

Summit Height:  312.3m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 73445 46417 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  288.2m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 73562 64557 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  24.0m (LIDAR) 

 

My thanks to Aled Williams for advise relating to the listed name of this hill 

Myrddyn Phillips (March 2023)

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Cae Stil (SN 733 647) - 206th 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. 

LIDAR image of Cae Stil (SN 733 647)

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 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Esgair Wen group of hills, which are situated in the central part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with minor roads to its north-east and south-west, and the B4343 road to its north-west, and has the village of Pontrhydfendigaid towards the north.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the invented and transposed name of Banc Gilfachydwn Fawr, with an accompanying note stating; Name from buildings to the West.

Banc Gilfachydwn Fawr

300c

SN733648

146/147

187

Name from buildings 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 transpose the name of a farm and add the word Banc 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. 

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. 

Extract from the Tithe map

The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 1894 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 Cae Stil in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Caron and in the county named as Cardigan. 

Extract from the apportionments

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Cae Stil and this was derived from the Tithe map. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Esgair Wen 

Name:  Cae Stil 

Previously Listed Name:  Banc Gilfachydwn Fawr 

OS 1:50,000 map:  146, 147

Summit Height:  302.0m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 73377 64788 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  280.3m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 73406 64742 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  21.75m (LIDAR) 

 

My thanks to Aled Williams for advise relating to the listed name of this hill

Myrddyn Phillips (March 2023)

 

 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Lan Neuadd Alwen (SN 952 552) - 205th 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. 

LIDAR image of Lan Neuadd Alwen (SN 952 552)

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 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Drygarn Fawr group of hills, which are situated in the northern part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with minor roads to its north and west, and the B4358 road to its south-east, and has the village of Beulah towards the south-west.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the invented and transposed name of Moel Bwlch-chwyrn, with an accompanying note stating; Name from bwlch to the South-West.

Moel Bwlch-chwyrn

390m

SN952552

147

200

Name from bwlch 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 a bwlch and add the word Moel 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. 

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. 

Extract from the Tithe map

The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 898 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) Neuadd Alwen in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Llanafan Fawr and in the county named as Brecon. 

Extract from the apportionments

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Lan Neuadd Alwen and this was derived from the Tithe map. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Drygarn Fawr 

Name:  Lan Neuadd Alwen 

Previously Listed Name:  Moel Bwlch-chwyrn 

OS 1:50,000 map:  147

Summit Height:  389.4m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 95203 55201 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  314.4m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 95556 55887 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  74.9m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (March 2023)

 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Mynydd Cas-fuwch (SN 028 296) - 204th 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. 

LIDAR image of Mynydd Cas-fuwch (SN 028 296)

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 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

 Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Mynydd Preseli group of hills, which are situated in the south-western part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with minor roads to its north-west and south, the B4329 road to its south-east and the B4313 road to its north-east, and has the village of Cas-mael (Puncheston) towards the west.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the transposed name of Mynydd Castlebythe, which is the mixed language name prescribed the hill on the Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map.

Mynydd Castlebythe

347m

SN029296

145/157/158

35

Clem/Yeaman. Trig pillar

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 mixed language name prescribed the hill on the Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map.  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. 

Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map

The intricacies of language and prioritising one in favour of another for listing a hill is fraught with complication, with originating Cymraeg names being anglicised and also originating English names being cymricised, examples such as these are more common in border country and especially so for anglicised forms.  There is no steadfast rule that fits all, but as a standard a name that has its origins in the Welsh language and where this is substantiated by either historic documentation and/or contemporary usage should be prioritised in favour of a contemporary anglicised or English version of the name.  Likewise, if a name exists where an element of it is in English and if this name applies to a hill that is situated in a Welsh speaking part of Wales it is standard practice to use a full Welsh term for the name.  It is also standard practice to use a Welsh name for a hill if another name exists that has originated in a different language.

As the previously listed name for this hill comprises mixed language the Gazetteer of Welsh Place-Names and the Dictionary of the Place-Names of Wales were consulted, resulting in the English element of Castlebythe being dropped in favour of the full Welsh name.

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Mynydd Cas-fuwch and this was derived from prioritising a full Welsh language term for the hill in favour of a mixed language version. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Mynydd Preseli 

Name:  Mynydd Cas-fuwch 

Previously Listed Name:  Mynydd Castlebythe 

OS 1:50,000 map:  145, 157, 158

Summit Height:  346.4m (LIDAR)

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 02872 29646 (LIDAR)

Bwlch Height:  231.5m (LIDAR)

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 05870 29855 & SN 05868 29843 (LIDAR)

Drop:  114.9m (LIDAR)

 

Myrddyn Phillips (March 2023) 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Hen Gefn (SN 928 532) - 203rd 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. 

LIDAR image of Hen Gefn (SN 928 532)

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 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Drygarn Fawr group of hills, which are situated in the northern part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with minor roads to its west and north-east, and the B4358 road to its south-east, and has the village of Beulah towards the south south-west.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the transposed name of Ysgubor y Cefn, which is a prominent name that appears to the west of this hill on the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map.

Ysgubor y Cefn

328m

SN929533

147

200

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 building and presume it 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.

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. 

Extract from the Tithe map

The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 81 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 Hen Gefn in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Llanafan Fawr and in the county named as Brecon. 

Extract from the apportionments

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Hen Gefn and this was derived from the Tithe map. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Drygarn Fawr 

Name:  Hen Gefn 

Previously Listed Name:  Ysgubor y Cefn 

OS 1:50,000 map:  147

Summit Height:  327.3m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 92851 53245 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  271.8m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 92229 53525 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  55.5m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (February 2023)

 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Cae Glog Fawr (SN 750 716) - 202nd significant name change

Hill Reclassifications post for Cae Glog Fawr

 

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. 

LIDAR image of Cae Glog Fawr (SN 750 716)

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 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Carn yr Hyrddod group of hills, which are situated in the northern part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with minor roads to its north, west and south, and the B4343 road farther to its north-west, and has the village of Pont-rhyd-y-groes towards the north-west.

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. c 362m) notation with an estimated c 19m of drop, based on an estimated c 362m summit height and an estimated c 343m bwlch height, with both heights based on interpolation of 10m contouring. 

Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25000 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. 

Extract from the Tithe map

The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 468 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 Cae Glog Fawr in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Ysbyty Ystwyth and in the county named as Cardigan. 

Extract from the apportionments

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Cae Glog Fawr and this was derived from the Tithe map. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Carn yr Hyrddod 

Name:  Cae Glog Fawr 

Previously Listed Name:  Pt. c 362m 

OS 1:50,000 map:  135, 147

Summit Height:  361.7m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 75034 71676 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  341.4m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 75436 71630 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  20.3m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (February 2023)

 

 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Pt. 318.8m (SN 710 768) - 201st significant name change

Hill Reclassifications post for Pt. 318.8m

 

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. 

LIDAR image of Pt. 318.8m (SN 710 768)

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 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Y Garn group of hills, which are situated in the northern part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with the A4120 road to its north, and minor roads to its west and south, and has the village of Pontarfynach (Devil’s Bridge) 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 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 using a generic term derived from the Tithe map with an estimated c 25m of drop, based on the 319m summit spot height that appears on the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map and an estimated c 294m bwlch height based on interpolation of 10m contouring between 290m – 300m.

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.  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. 

However, on occasion 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. 318.8m) notation, and for 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. 318.8m, and this is being used as the author has not found an appropriate name for the hill either through historic research and/or local enquiry.

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Y Garn 

Name:  Pt. 318.8m 

Previously Listed Name:  Field 

OS 1:50,000 map:  135, 147

Summit Height:  318.8m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 71015 76877 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  293.3m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 70554 76787 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  25.5m (LIDAR) 

 

My thanks to Aled Williams for advise relating to the listed name of this hill

Myrddyn Phillips (February 2023)

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Banc Mawr (SN 712 802) - 200th 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. 

LIDAR image of Banc Mawr (SN 712 802)

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 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Banc Llechwedd Mawr group of hills, which are situated in the northern part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with minor roads to its north, south and east, and the A44 road farther to its north, and has the village of Ponterwyd towards the east.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the transposed name of Pen-rhiwlas, with an accompanying note stating; Name from buildings to the West.

Pen-rhiwlas

330c

SN712803

135

213

Name from buildings 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 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. 

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. 

Extract from the Tithe map

The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number K243 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 Mawr in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Llanbadarn Fawr and in the county named as Cardigan. 

Extract from the apportionments

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Banc Mawr and this was derived from the Tithe map. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Banc Llechwedd Mawr 

Name:  Banc Mawr 

Previously Listed Name:  Pen-rhiwlas 

OS 1:50,000 map:  135

Summit Height:  334.7m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 71221 80255 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  307.5m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 71001 80264 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  27.2m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (January 2023)

 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Borfa Ganol (SN 879 901) - 199th 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: 

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 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

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 northern part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with a minor road to its west and south, and the B4518 road to its east, and has the village of Penffordd-las (Staylittle) towards the north north-east.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the transposed name of Bryn Panel, which is a prominent name that appears to the north of this hill on the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map and does not necessarily apply to land where the summit is situated.

Bryn Panel

340c

SN880902

135/136

214/215

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. 

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. 

Extract from the Tithe map

The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 66 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 Borfa Ganol in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Trefeglwys and in the county named as Montgomeryshire. 

Extract from the apportionments

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Borfa Ganol and this was derived from the Tithe map. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Pumlumon 

Name:  Borfa Ganol 

Previously Listed Name:  Bryn Panel 

OS 1:50,000 map:  135, 136

Summit Height:  348m (spot height)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 87991 90139 (hand-held GPS via DoBIH) 

Bwlch Height:  c 306m (interpolation) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 87487 90021 (interpolation) 

Drop:  c 42m (spot height summit and interpolated bwlch) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (January 2023)

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Domen Fedw (SN 880 915) - 198th 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: 

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 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales y Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Pumlumon group of hills, which are situated in the northern part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with the B4518 road to its north-east and a minor road to its west, and has the village of Penffordd-las (Staylittle) towards the north-east.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the invented and transposed name of Mynydd Llwynygog, with an accompanying note stating; Name from buildings to the North-West.

Mynydd Llwynygog

338m

SN881915

135/136

214/215

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 or as in this instance transpose the name of a farm and add the word Mynydd 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. 

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. 

Extract from the Tithe map

The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 4 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 Domen Fedw in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Trefeglwys and in the county named as Montgomeryshire. 

Extract from the apportionments

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Domen Fedw and this was derived from the Tithe map. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Pumlumon 

Name:  Domen Fedw 

Previously Listed Name:  Mynydd Llwynygog 

OS 1:50,000 map:  135, 136

Summit Height:  338m (spot height)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 88082 91573 (spot height) 

Bwlch Height:  c 302m (interpolation) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 87851 92184 (interpolation) 

Drop:  c 36m (spot height summit and interpolated bwlch) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (January 2023)

 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Esgair Nant y Moch (SN 728 826) - 197th significant name change

Hill Reclassifications post for Esgair Nant y Moch

 

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: 

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 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Banc Llechwedd Mawr group of hills, which are situated in the northern part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with a minor road to its north-east and the A44 road to its south, and has the village of Ponterwyd 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 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 by the name of Esgair Gorlan, which is a prominent name that appears to the north-west of this hill on the Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map. 

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.  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 the original publication of the Welsh P30 lists on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website there have been a number of 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 were digitally updated such as the Ordnance Survey Vector Map Local that was hosted on the Geograph website and which was entitled the Interactive Coverage Map, whilst others are current and digitally updated such as the interactive mapping on the Magic Maps and WalkLakes websites, and it is the series of Ordnance Survey Six-Inch maps that form the basis of the change in the listed name of this hill.

Extract from the Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps

The Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps formed the base map Ordnance Survey used for many decades leading to the production of the 1:10,000 Series of maps, both have now been superseded by the digitised Master Map.  The series of Six-Inch maps are excellent for name placement and especially so compared to the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map, and it is the series of Six-Inch maps that name the land where the summit of this hill is situated as Esgair Nant y Moch.  This name is also reproduced on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map, although it is not ideally placed.

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Esgair Nant y Moch and this was derived from the Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Banc Llechwedd Mawr 

Name:  Esgair Nant y Moch 

Previously Listed Name:  Esgair Gorlan 

OS 1:50,000 map:  135

Summit Height:  383m (spot height)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 72835 82612 (spot height) 

Bwlch Height:  c 362m (interpolation) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 72614 82524 (interpolation) 

Drop:  c 21m (spot height summit and interpolated bwlch) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (January 2023)

 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Pt. c 380m (SN 712 827) - 196th 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: 

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 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Banc Llechwedd Mawr group of hills, which are situated in the northern part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with a minor road to its north and west, and the A44 road to its south, and has the village of Ponterwyd towards the east south-east.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the invented and transposed name of Moel Rhosgoch, with an accompanying note stating; Name from lake to the North.

Moel Rhosgoch

380c

SN713828

135

213

Name from lake 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 transpose the name of a lake and add the word Moel 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. 

Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map

However, on occasion 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. c 380m) notation, and for 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. c 380m, and this is being used as the author has not found an appropriate name for the hill either through historic research and/or local enquiry. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Banc Llechwedd Mawr 

Name:  Pt. c 380m 

Previously Listed Name:  Moel Rhosgoch 

OS 1:50,000 map:  135

Summit Height:  c 380m (interpolation)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 71297 82783 (interpolation) 

Bwlch Height:  c 354m (interpolation) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 71140 82868 (interpolation) 

Drop:  c 26m (interpolated summit and bwlch) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (January 2023)

 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Pt. 323m (SN 704 822) - 195th significant name change

Hill Reclassifications post for Pt. 323m

 

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: 

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 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Banc Llechwedd Mawr group of hills, which are situated in the northern part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with a minor road to its north-west  and the A44 road to its south, and has the village of Ponterwyd 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 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. 

Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map

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 name of Pen y Graig-ddu with 21m of drop.  This is a prominent name that appears to the east of the summit on the Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger map and to the south-east of the summit on the 1:25,000 Explorer map and which the Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps indicate is the name of a crag that is topographically not a part of this hill. 

Extract from the Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps

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 a prominent name that appears on contemporary Ordnance Survey maps 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.

However, on occasion 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. 323m) notation, and for 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. 323m, and this is being used as the author has not found an appropriate name for the hill either through historic research and/or local enquiry. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Banc Llechwedd Mawr 

Name:  Pt. 323m 

Previously Listed Name:  Pen y Graig-ddu 

OS 1:50,000 map:  135

Summit Height:  323m (spot height)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 70430 82201 (spot height) 

Bwlch Height:  c 303m (interpolation) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 70650 82212 (interpolation) 

Drop:  c 20m (spot height summit and interpolated bwlch) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (December 2022)

 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Bryn Mawr (SN 683 894) - 194th 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 and LIDAR analysis conducted by Myrddyn Phillips. 

LIDAR image of Bryn Mawr (SN 683 894)

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 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Banc Llechwedd Mawr group of hills, which are situated in the northern part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with a minor road to its north and south, and the A487 road to its west, and has the village of Tal-y-bont towards the west. 

Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the transposed name of Disgwylfa, which is a prominent name that appears to the north-east of this hill on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map and does not necessarily apply to land taking in the summit of this hill.

Disgwylfa

311m

SN683891

135

213

 

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 a prominent name that appears on the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map and presume it 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. 

Extract from the Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps which are usually reliable for name placement

Extract from the Tithe map confirming the bounded land applicable to the name of Disgwylfa

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

The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number B838 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 Bryn Mawr in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Llanfihangel Genau’r Glyn and in the county named as Cardigan. 

Extract from the apportionments

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Bryn Mawr and this was derived from the Tithe map. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Banc Llechwedd Mawr 

Name:  Bryn Mawr 

Previously Listed Name:  Disgwylfa 

OS 1:50,000 map:  135

Summit Height:  309.2m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 68314 89423 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  c 273m (interpolation) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 68596 89569 (interpolation) 

Drop:  c 36m (LIDAR summit and interpolated bwlch) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (December 2022)

 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Ffridd (SN 763 964) - 193rd 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 and LIDAR analysis conducted by Myrddyn Phillips. 

LIDAR bwlch image of Ffridd (summit at SN 763 964)

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 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Banc Llechwedd Mawr group of hills, which are situated in the northern part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with a minor road to its west and east, the A489 road to its north and the A487 road farther to its west, and has the town of Machynlleth towards the north north-west.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the transposed name of Bryn Mawr, which is a prominent name that appears to the south-east of this hill on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map and does not necessarily apply to land taking in the summit of this hill.

Bryn Mawr

367m

SN764965

135

23/215

 

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 a prominent name that appears on the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map and presume it 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. 

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. 

Extract from the Tithe map

The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 394 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 in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Machynlleth and in the county named as Montgomery. 

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:  Banc Llechwedd Mawr 

Name:  Ffridd 

Previously Listed Name:  Bryn Mawr 

OS 1:50,000 map:  135

Summit Height:  367m (spot height)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 76395 96489 (hand-held GPS via DoBIH) 

Bwlch Height:  273.6m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 76689 95566 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  93m (spot height summit and LIDAR bwlch) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (December 2022)

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Gors Goch (SN 730 962) - 192nd 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. 

LIDAR image of Gors Goch (SN 730 962)

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 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Banc Llechwedd Mawr group of hills, which are situated in the northern part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with a minor road to its north and the A487 road to its west, and has the hamlet of Ffwrnais (Furnace) towards the west south-west.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the invented and transposed name of Moel Gors Goch, with an accompanying note stating; Name from bog to the south.

Moel Gors Goch

333m

SN730963

135

23

Name from bog 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 a prominent name that appeared on the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map and add the word Moel 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. 

Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map

Since the original publication of the Welsh P30 lists on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website there have been a number of 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 were digitally updated such as the Ordnance Survey Vector Map Local that was hosted on the Geograph website and which was entitled the Interactive Coverage Map, whilst others are current and digitally updated such as the interactive mapping on the Magic Maps and WalkLakes websites, and it is the series of Ordnance Survey Six-Inch maps that form the basis of the change in the listed name of this hill. 

Extract from the Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps

The Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps formed the base map Ordnance Survey used for many decades leading to the production of the 1:10,000 Series of maps, both have now been superseded by the digitised Master Map.  The series of Six-Inch maps are excellent for name placement and especially so compared to the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map, and it is the series of Six-Inch maps that name the land where the summit of this hill is situated as Gors Goch.  This name is also reproduced on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map, although it is not ideally placed.

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Gors Goch and this was derived from the Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Banc Llechwedd Mawr 

Name:  Gors Goch 

Previously Listed Name:  Moel Gors Goch 

OS 1:50,000 map:  135

Summit Height:  333.8m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 73038 96222 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  299.4m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 72999 95931 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  34.4m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (December 2022)

 

 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Banc (SN 701 949) - 191st 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. 

LIDAR image of Banc (SN 701 949)

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 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Banc Llechwedd Mawr group of hills, which are situated in the northern part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with the A487 road to its north-west and a minor road to its south, and has the hamlet of Ffwrnais (Furnace) towards the west.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height bandof Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the transposed name of Dynyn Hill, which is a prominent name that appears to the north-west of this hill on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map and does not necessarily apply to land taking in the summit of this hill.

Dynyn Hill

320c

SN702949

135

23

 

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 a prominent name that appears on the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map and presume it 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. 

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. 

Extract from the Tithe map

The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 292 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 Llanfihangel Genau’r Glyn and in the county named as Cardigan. 

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:  Banc Llechwedd Mawr 

Name:  Banc 

Previously Listed Name:  Dynyn Hill 

OS 1:50,000 map:  135

Summit Height:  323.9m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 70180 94944 & SN 70183 94947 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  296.7m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 70375 95065 & SN 70378 95064 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  27.2m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (December 2022)

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Brithdir Pasture (SN 932 865) - 190th 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. 

LIDAR image of Brithdir Pasture (SN 932 865)

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 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

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 northern part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with the B4518 road to its north and a minor road to its south, and has the town of Llanidloes towards the south-east.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the invented and transposed name of Mynydd Bidffald, with an accompanying note stating; Name from buildings to the North.

Mynydd Bidffald

310m

SN933865

136

214

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 transpose the name of a farm and add the word Mynydd 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. 

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. 

Extract from the Tithe map

The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 79 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 Brithdir Pasture in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Llanidloes and in the county named as Montgomery. 

Extract from the apportionments

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Brithdir Pasture and this was derived from the Tithe map. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Pumlumon 

Name:  Brithdir Pasture 

Previously Listed Name:  Mynydd Bidffald 

OS 1:50,000 map:  136

Summit Height:  309.3m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 93295 86593 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  264.0m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 93123 86803 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  45.3m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (November 2022)

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Y Byrwydd (SJ 137 051 & SJ 135 050) - 189th 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: 

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 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

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 southern part of North Wales (Region A, Sub-Region A3), and it is positioned with the B4385 road to its north and a minor road to its south, and has the small town of Llanfair Caereinion towards the west north-west.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the transposed name of Ty-top, which is a prominent name that appears close to the summit of this hill on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map.

Ty-top

370c

SJ135051

125/136

215

Four points of same height

 

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/old house and presume it 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. 

Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map

Since the original publication of the Welsh P30 lists on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website there have been a number of 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 were digitally updated such as the Ordnance Survey Vector Map Local that was hosted on the Geograph website and which was entitled the Interactive Coverage Map, whilst others are current and digitally updated such as the interactive mapping on the Magic Maps and WalkLakes websites.  One of the historic maps now available online is the Ordnance Survey One-Inch ‘Old Series’ map, and it is this map that forms the basis for the change in the listed name of this hill. 

Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger map

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 this map that places the name of Y Byrwydd across the summit area of this hill. 

Extract from the Ordnance Survey One-Inch 'Old Series' map

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Y Byrwydd, and this was derived from the Ordnance Survey One-Inch ‘Old Series’ map available via the website hosting The Welsh Tithe Maps. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Carnedd Wen 

Name:  Y Byrwydd 

Previously Listed Name:  Ty-top 

OS 1:50,000 map:  125, 136

Summit Height:  368m (spot height)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SJ 13703 05133 & SJ 13514 05065 (spot height) 

Bwlch Height:  c 343m (interpolation) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SJ 14154 04674 (interpolation) 

Drop:  c 25m (spot height summit and interpolated bwlch) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (November 2022)

 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Close (SJ 113 045) - 188th 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: 

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 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

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 southern part of North Wales (Region A, Sub-Region A3), and it is positioned with minor roads to its north, west and east, the B4385 road farther to its north, the B4389 road farther to its west and the B4390 road to its south-east, and has the small town of Llanfair Caereinion towards the north north-west.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height bandof Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the transposed name of Bryn-mawr, with an accompanying note stating; Name from habitation to the South.

Bryn-mawr

311m

SJ113045

136

215

Name from habitation 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. 

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. 

Extract from the Tithe map

The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 817 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 Close in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Llanfair and in the county named as Montgomery. 

Extract from the apportionments

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Close and this was derived from the Tithe map. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Carnedd Wen 

Name:  Close 

Previously Listed Name:  Bryn-mawr 

OS 1:50,000 map:  136

Summit Height:  311m (spot height)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SJ 11309 04566 (spot height) 

Bwlch Height:  c 287m (interpolation) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SJ 11051 04501 (interpolation) 

Drop:  c 24m (spot height summit and interpolated bwlch) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (November 2022)

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Mynydd Llanfair (SJ 038 040) - 187th significant name change

Hill Reclassifications post for Mynydd Llanfair

Summit Relocations post for Mynydd Llanfair

 

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. 

LIDAR image of Mynydd Llanfair (SJ 038 040)

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 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

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 southern part of North Wales (Region A, Sub-Region A3), and it is positioned with the A458 road to its north, a minor road to its south and the A470 road to its south-west, and has the small town of Llanfair Caereinion 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 name of Mynydd Lletty-Gwilym, which is a prominent name that appears next to the summit of this hill on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map and which does not necessarily apply to land the summit is situated on, and it was listed with an estimated c 21m of drop, based on the 374m summit spot height that appears on the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map and an estimated c 353m bwlch height, based on interpolation of 5m contouring between 350m – 355m. 

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. 

Extract from the Tithe map

The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 3630 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 Mynydd Llanfair on the Tithe map with the field named as Sheepwalk on Mynydd Llanfair in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Llanfair and in the county named as Montgomery. 

Extract from the apportionments

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Mynydd Llanfair and this was derived from the Tithe map. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Carnedd Wen 

Name:  Mynydd Llanfair 

Previously Listed Name:  Mynydd Lletty-Gwilym 

OS 1:50,000 map:  136

Summit Height:  373.7m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SJ 03809 04011 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  351.9m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SJ 03291 04027 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  21.8m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (October 2022)

 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Bryn Du (SJ 031 044) - 186th 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. 

LIDAR image of Bryn Du (SJ 031 044)

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 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

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 southern part of North Wales (Region A, Sub-Region A3), and it is positioned with a minor road to its south, the A458 road to its north and the A470 road to its south-west, and has the small town of Llanfair Caereinion towards the east north-east. 

Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the transposed name of Cors y Carreg, which is a prominent name that appears to the north-east of this hill on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map and which does not necessarily apply to land taking in the summit of this hill.

Cors y Carreg

392m

SJ031044

136

215

 

Since the original publication of the Welsh P30 lists on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website there have been a number of 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 were digitally updated such as the Ordnance Survey Vector Map Local that was hosted on the Geograph website and which was entitled the Interactive Coverage Map, whilst others are current and digitally updated such as the interactive mapping on the Magic Maps and WalkLakes websites.  One of the historic maps now available online is the Ordnance Survey One-Inch ‘Old Series’ map, and it is this map that forms the basis for the change in the listed name of this hill. 

Extract from the Ordnance Survey One-Inch 'Old Series' map

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 this map that places the name of Bryn Du close to the summit of this hill.

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Bryn Du, and this was derived from the Ordnance Survey One-Inch ‘Old Series’ map. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Carnedd Wen 

Name:  Bryn Du 

Previously Listed Name:  Cors y Carreg 

OS 1:50,000 map:  136

Summit Height:  391.0m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SJ 03105 04497 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  356.4m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SJ 03401 05063 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  34.6m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (October 2022)

 

 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Cae Coch (SJ 006 070) - 185th significant name change

Hill Reclassifications post for Cae Coch

 

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. 

LIDAR image of Cae Coch (SJ 006 070)

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 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

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 southern part of North Wales (Region A, Sub-Region A3), and it is positioned with minor roads to its north and west, and the A458 road to its north-east, and has the village of Llanerfyl 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 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. c 306m) notation with an estimated c 24m of drop, based on an estimated c 306m summit height and an estimated c 282m bwlch height, with both heights based on interpolation of 5m contouring. 

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. 

Extract from the Tithe map

The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 1492 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 Cae Coch in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Llanerfyl and in the county named as Montgomery. 

Extract from the apportionments

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Cae Coch and this was derived from the Tithe map. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Carnedd Wen 

Name:  Cae Coch 

Previously Listed Name:  Pt. c 306m 

OS 1:50,000 map:  125

Summit Height:  306.2m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SJ 00687 07065 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  279.7m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SJ 00845 06915 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  26.5m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (October 2022)

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Cefn Gwyn (SO 028 995) - 184th significant name change

Hill Reclassifications post for Cefn Gwyn

Summit Relocations post for Cefn Gwyn

 

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. 

LIDAR image of Cefn Gwyn (SO 028 995)

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 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

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 southern part of North Wales (Region A, Sub-Region A3), and it is positioned with minor roads to its north, west and east, and the A470 road to its south-west, and has the village of Caersŵs towards the south.

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. 382m) notation with 21m of drop, based on the 382m summit spot height that appeared on the Ordnance Survey Vector Map Local hosted on the Geograph website and which was entitled the Interactive Coverage Map and the 361m bwlch spot height that appears on the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map. 

Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map

Since the original publication of the Welsh P30 lists on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website there have been a number of 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 were digitally updated such as the Ordnance Survey Vector Map Local that was hosted on the Geograph website and which was entitled the Interactive Coverage Map, whilst others are current and digitally updated such as 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 Cefn Gwyn taking in the summit of this hill at contrast to its current position on the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map. 

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 Gwyn, and the name placement was confirmed by the Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Carnedd Wen 

Name:  Cefn Gwyn 

Previously Listed Name:  Pt. 382m 

OS 1:50,000 map:  136

Summit Height:  382.7m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SO 02813 99573 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  362.0m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SO 02633 99303 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  20.6m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (October 2022)

 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Pt. 388.0m (SH 978 000) - 183rd significant name change

Hill Reclassifications post for Pt. 388.0m

 

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. 

LIDAR image of Pt. 388.0m (SH 978 000)

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 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

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 southern part of North Wales (Region A, Sub-Region A3), and it is positioned with minor roads to its north and west, and the A470 road to its south-west, and has the village of Carno towards the south 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 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. 

Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map

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 as Cefn Brith with 23m of drop.  This is a prominent name that appears to the east of the summit on the Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map and which the Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps indicate is the name of a farm as well as land to its east, but which does not necessarily apply to land that the summit of this hill is situated on. 

Extract from the Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps

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 a prominent name that appears on contemporary Ordnance Survey maps and presume it 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.

However, on occasion 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. 388.0m) notation, and for 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. 388.0m, and this is being used as the author has not found an appropriate name for the hill either through historic research and/or local enquiry. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Carnedd Wen 

Name:  Pt. 388.0m 

Previously Listed Name:  Cefn Brith 

OS 1:50,000 map:  136

Summit Height:  388.0m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SH 97819 00071 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  364.9m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SH 98147 00343 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  23.2m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (September 2022)

 

 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Pt. 357.9m (SH 939 029) - 182nd significant name change

Hill Reclassifications post for Pt. 357.9m

 

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. 

LIDAR image of Pt. 357.9m (SH 939 029)

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 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

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 southern part of North Wales (Region A, Sub-Region A3), and it is positioned with the A470 road to its south-west and a minor road to its south-east, and has the village of Talerddig towards the south.

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 as Mynydd Hafod-y-foel with an estimated c 23m of drop.  This is a prominent name that appears to the south-west of the summit of this hill on the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map and which does not necessarily apply to land that the summit is situated on. 

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 a prominent name that appears on contemporary Ordnance Survey maps and presume it 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.

However, on occasion 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. 357.9m) notation, and for 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. 357.9m, and this is being used as the author has not found an appropriate name for the hill either through historic research and/or local enquiry. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Carnedd Wen 

Name:  Pt. 357.9m 

Previously Listed Name:  Mynydd Hafod-y-foel 

OS 1:50,000 map:  136

Summit Height:  357.9m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SH 93969 02971 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  c 334m (interpolation) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SH 94097 02750 (interpolation) 

Drop:  c 24m (LIDAR summit and interpolated bwlch) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (September 2022)

 

 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Tal Cefn (SH 939 132) - 181st significant name change

Survey post for Tal Cefn

 

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 a Trimble GeoXH 6000 survey conducted by Myrddyn Phillips. 

Tal Cefn (SH 939 132)

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 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

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 southern part of North Wales (Region A, Sub-Region A3), and it is positioned with the A458 road to its north, and has the town of Dinas Mawddwy towards the west north-west.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the transposed name of Foel y Bwlch, which is a prominent name that appears to the south of the summit of this hill on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map and which the Tithe map indicates does not apply to the land where the summit is situated.

Foel y Bwlch

352m

SH939133

125

23

 

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 a prominent name that appears on contemporary Ordnance Survey maps and presume it 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. 

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. 

Extract from the Tithe map

The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 642 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 Tal Cefn on the Tithe map as well as in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Garthbeibio and in the county named as Montgomery. 

Extract from the apportionments

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Tal Cefn and this was derived from the Tithe map and is also represented 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:  Tal Cefn 

Previously Listed Name:  Foel y Bwlch 

OS 1:50,000 map:  125

Summit Height:  352.6m (converted to OSGM15)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SH 93936 13273                                     

Bwlch Height:  306.0m (converted to OSGM15) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SH 93724 12944 

Drop:  46.6m 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (September 2022)

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Lower Field (SJ 137 155) - 180th significant name change

Survey post for Lower Field

Hill Reclassifications post for Lower 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 derived from a Trimble GeoXH 6000 survey conducted by Myrddyn Phillips with assistance from Mark Trengove. 

LIDAR image of Lower Field (SJ 137 155)

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 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Foel Cedig group of hills, which are situated in the southern part of North Wales (Region A, Sub-Region A3), and it is positioned encircled by minor roads, with the A490 road farther to its north-east, the B4393 road farther to its north-west, the B4382 road farther to its west and the A495 road farther to its south-east, and has the village of Meifod towards the south-east.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height bandof Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the transposed name of Maes-y-castell, which is a prominent name that appears to the south-east of the summit of this hill on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map and which the Ordnance Survey Six-Inch map indicates is the name of a farm.

Maes-y-castell

320c

SJ137155

125

239

Two points of same height (Gallt y Goedhwch SJ137159).

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 a prominent name that appears on contemporary Ordnance Survey maps and presume it 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.

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. 

Extract from the Tithe map

The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 302 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 Lower Field in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Meifod and in the county named as Montgomery. 

Extract from the apportionments

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Lower Field and this was derived from the Tithe map. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Foel Cedig 

Name:  Lower Field 

Previously Listed Name:  Maes-y-castell 

OS 1:50,000 map:  125

Summit Height:  321.1m (converted to OSGM15)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SJ 13704 15586                                     

Bwlch Height:  295.3m (converted to OSGM15) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SJ 13681 15650 

Drop:  25.8m 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (September 2022)

 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Cae yr Ardd (SJ 088 152) - 179th 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. 

LIDAR image of Cae yr Ardd (SJ 088 152)

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 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Foel Cedig group of hills, which are situated in the southern part of North Wales (Region A, Sub-Region A3), and it is positioned with minor roads to its south-west and east, and the B4382 road to its north-west, and has the town of Llanfyllin towards the north-east.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the invented and transposed name of Pen y Lletty-meirch, with an accompanying note stating; Name from buildings to the East.

Pen y Lletty-meirch

300c

SJ088152

125

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 or as in this instance transpose the name of a farm and add the words Pen-y- 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.

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. 

Extract from the Tithe map

The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 825 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 Cae yr Ardd in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Llanfihangel and in the county named as Montgomery. 

Extract from the apportionments

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Cae yr Ardd and this was derived from the Tithe map. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Foel Cedig 

Name:  Cae yr Ardd 

Previously Listed Name:  Pen y Lletty-meirch 

OS 1:50,000 map:  125 

Summit Height:  303.1m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SJ 08841 15231 (LIDAR)                                     

Bwlch Height:  275.0m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SJ 08925 15349 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  28.1m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (August 2022)

 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Cae Talcen Ysgubor (SJ 093 152) - 178th significant name change

Hill Reclassifications post for Cae Talcen Ysgubor

 

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. 

LIDAR image of Cae Talcen Ysgubor (SJ 093 152)

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 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Foel Cedig group of hills, which are situated in the southern part of North Wales (Region A, Sub-Region A3), and it is positioned encircled by minor roads, with the B4382 road farther to its west, and has the town of Llanfyllin towards the north-east.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the invented and transposed name of Pen y Farchwel, with an accompanying note stating; Name from buildings to the South.

Pen y Farchwel

331m

SJ093152

125

239

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 add the words Pen-y- 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.

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. 

Extract from the Tithe map

The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 852 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 Cae Talcen Ysgubor in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Llanfihangel and in the county named as Montgomery. 

Extract from the apportionments

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Cae Talcen Ysgubor and this was derived from the Tithe map. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Foel Cedig 

Name:  Cae Talcen Ysgubor 

Previously Listed Name:  Pen y Farchwel 

OS 1:50,000 map:  125 

Summit Height:  330.8m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SJ 09389 15229 (LIDAR)                                     

Bwlch Height:  301.7m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SJ 09507 15592 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  29.1m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (August 2022)

 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Pt. 333.2m (SJ 091 161) - 177th significant name change

Summit Relocations post for Pt. 333.2m

 

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 location, the drop and status of the hill confirmed by LIDAR analysis conducted by Myrddyn Phillips. 

LIDAR image of Pt. 333.2m (SJ 091 161)

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 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Foel Cedig group of hills, which are situated in the southern part of North Wales (Region A, Sub-Region A3), and it is positioned with minor roads to its north, west and south, the B4393 road farther to its north and the B4382 road farther to its west, and has the town of Llanfyllin towards the north-east.

The hill appeared in the original Welsh 300m P30 list on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the invented and transposed name of Pen y Llettyreos, with an accompanying note stating; Name from buildings to the East.

Pen y Llettyreos

331m

SJ091163

125

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 or as in this instance prefix the name of the farm with the words Pen 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.

Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map

However, on occasion 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. 333.2m) notation, and for 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. 333.2m, and this is being used as the author has not found an appropriate name for the hill either through historic research and/or local enquiry. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Foel Cedig 

Name:  Pt. 333.2m 

Previously Listed Name:  Pen y Llettyreos 

OS 1:50,000 map:  125 

Summit Height:  333.2m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SJ 09191 16165 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  305.3m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SJ 09266 16570 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  27.8m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (August 2022)

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Ffridd (SJ 031 167) - 176th significant name change

Hill Reclassifications 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. 

LIDAR image of Ffridd (SJ 031 167)

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 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Foel Cedig group of hills, which are situated in the southern part of North Wales (Region A, Sub-Region A3), and it is positioned with minor roads to its east, north and west, the B4395 road farther to its south-east and the B4393 road farther to its north-east, and has the village of Llanwddyn towards the north-west.

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. 339m) notation with 22m of drop, based on the 339m summit spot height that appears on the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map and the 317m 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. 

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. 

Extract from the Tithe map

The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 1613 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 in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Llanfihangel and in the county named as Montgomery. 

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:  Foel Cedig 

Name:  Ffridd 

Previously Listed Name:  Pt. 339m 

OS 1:50,000 map:  125 

Summit Height:  338.4m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SJ 03171 16727 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  315.4m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SJ 02999 16910 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  23.0m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (July 2022)