28.02.15 Ynys Pen Syflog
(SH 561 395)
Hidden by trees - Ynys Pen Syflog (SH 561 395) |
After visiting Ynys Galch (SH
567 393) we jumped in Aled’s van and drove north-west down a paved road that is
marked as a track on Ordnance Survey maps.
To our right was one of the many drainage ditches that almost encircle
Porthmadog, in front of us was a wooded small hillock and to our left was a
compound with part of it being made up of an old farm. The old farm is named Pensyflog on current
maps, and it gives its name to the island we hoped to visit. I say ‘hoped’ as it has a wire fence
encircling it and does not seem to possess a right of access. It is also in view of the buildings around
the old farm which have a direct line of sight to the wood at its top. However, we only wanted to make a quick visit
and as Aled drove past the small island trying to find a parking place we
noticed that part of the wire fence was missing, this proved an ideal access
point.
As Aled had visited this island
he parked back on the paved track whilst I scampered up to the top, this
consists of rock which is overshadowed by a number of trees. After I positioned the Trimble on the high
point facing the only significant gap where grey sky emerged out of the
branches I made my way down on the northerly side of the outcrop of island, out
of view of the buildings around the old farm, and waited, and waited, and then
waited a bit more. Twenty minutes later
I pressed ‘Log’ and scampered back down to my waiting spot.
The view of the summit from my waiting spot |
This island is rather lovely as
it consists of a substantial rock shaped in an appealing gradient with copious
amounts of moss gathered on its seldom trodden ground, with a number of mature
trees adding complex shape to its surroundings.
Gathering data at the summit of Ynys Pen Syflog |
Once the necessary data had
been gathered I packed the Trimble away and re-joined Aled who had waited
patiently in his van, and off we sped heading toward the last survey of the
day.
Survey Result:
Ynys Pen Syflog
Summit
Height: 12.9m (converted to OSGM15)
Summit Grid Reference: SH 56156 39592
Drop: 10.0m
Dominance: 77.69%
Dominance: 77.69%
For further details please
consult the Trimble survey spreadsheet click {here}
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