Cae West (SH 813 819)
There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill
that is listed in The Welsh P15s,
with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status
of the hill derived from LIDAR analysis conducted by Myrddyn Phillips.
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LIDAR image of Cae West (SH 813 819) |
The criteria for the list that this name change is applicable
to are:
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The Welsh P15s by Myrddyn Phillips |
The hill is adjoined to the Mynydd Hiraethog group
of hills, which are situated in the northern
part of North Wales (Region A, Sub-Region A2), and it is positioned with the B5115 road to its north-east,
and a minor road to its south, and has the town of Llandudno towards the west
north-west.
When the listing that became known as The Welsh P15s was being compiled, this
hill was included in the main P15 list under the point (Pt. c 81m) notation
with an estimated c 18m of drop, based on an estimated c 81m summit height and
an estimated c 63m bwlch height, with both heights based on interpolation of 5m
contouring.
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Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map |
As the summit of this hill comprises bounded land
the details for it were examined on the Tithe map. The
term Tithe map is generally given to a map of a Welsh or English parish or
township and which was prepared after the 1836 Tithe Commutation Act. This act allowed tithes to be paid in cash
rather than goods. The Tithe maps gave
names of owners and occupiers of land in each parish and importantly for
place-name research they also included the name of enclosed land. This enclosed land is usually based on a
field system, however not every field is given a name, but many are and
especially so in Wales.
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Extract from the Tithe map |
The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is
situated is given the number 72 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 West in the
apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing
in the parish of Llandudno and in the county named as Caernarfon.
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Extract from the apportionments |
Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in The Welsh P15s is Cae West and this was
derived from the Tithe map.
The full details for the hill are:
Group:
Mynydd Hiraethog
Name: Cae West
Previously Listed Name: Pt. c 81m
OS 1:50,000 map: 116
Summit Height: 80.3m (LIDAR)
Summit Grid Reference: SH 81343 81957 (LIDAR)
Bwlch Height: 63.0m (LIDAR)
Bwlch Grid
Reference: SH 81395 81871 (LIDAR)
Drop: 17.3m (LIDAR)
My thanks to Aled
Williams for advise relating to the listed name of this hill
Myrddyn Phillips
(December 2024)
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