Crugiau Maen Saeson (SN 141 456)
There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill
that is listed in the 200m Twmpau and
Y Trechol – The Dominant Hills of Wales,
with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop, dominance
and status of the hill derived from detail on contemporary maps produced from
Ordnance Survey data and LIDAR analysis conducted by Myrddyn Phillips.
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LIDAR image of Crugiau Maen Saeson (SN 141 456) |
The criteria for the two listings that this name
change applies to are:
200m Twmpau - Welsh hills at or above 200m and below 300m in height that have 30m
minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the 200m Sub-Twmpau, with
the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 200m and
below 300m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop, with the word
Twmpau being an acronym standing for thirty
welsh metre prominences and upward.
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The 200m Twmpau by Myrddyn Phillips |
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Y Trechol - The Dominant 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 encircled by minor roads, with
the B4546 road farther to its north-east and the A487 road farther to its
south-east, and has the town of Aberteifi (Cardigan) towards the east.
Bryn Pantsaeson | 205m | SN142455 | 145 | 35/198 | Name from farm 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. This is not a practice that I now advocate as
with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking
local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research
an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found.
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Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map |
When compiling the list of the Y Trechol – The Dominant Hills of Wales
I made place-name enquiries for a number of hills, including this one. I contacted Glen Johnson in relation to this
hill and its name. Glen had conducted a
tremendous amount of research concentrating on the area surrounding Aberteifi
(Cardigan). He told me the name of the
ancient cairns on the summit area of this hill is Crugiau Maen Saeson, with the
farm of Maensaeson situated to the west of the summit. He also said that the cairns are also known
locally as Pantygroes Cairns, with the farm of Pantygroes situated
north-north-westward from the summit.
Glen explained that the cairns are either side of the minor road that
passes to the east and north of the summit area, and that the ancient cairn at
the summit may have been damaged when the Reservoir was built close to it. LIDAR imaging suggests this cairn is intact,
although an on-site visit by an archaeologist would confirm one way or the
other.
Therefore, the name this hill
is now listed by in the 200m Twmpau and
Y Trechol – The Dominant Hills of Wales is
Crugiau Maen Saeson, and this was derived from local enquiry.
The full details for the hill are:
Group: Mynydd Preseli
Name: Crugiau Maen
Saeson
Previously Listed Name:
Bryn Pantsaeson
OS 1:50,000 map: 145
Summit Height: 205.3m (LIDAR)
Summit Grid Reference: SN 14104 45618 & SN 14106 45618 (LIDAR)
Bwlch Height: c 127m (interpolation)
Bwlch Grid
Reference: SN 15174 41089 (interpolation)
Drop: c 78m (LIDAR summit and interpolated bwlch)
Dominance: 38.13% (LIDAR summit and interpolated bwlch)
Myrddyn Phillips (March
2023)
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