Foel Eryr (SN 065 320)
There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Pedwarau, and the following details are in respect of a hill
that was surveyed with the Trimble GeoXH 6000 on the 12th September
2015.
The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:
Y Pedwarau - These are the Welsh hills at and above 400m and below 500m in height that have 30m minimum drop. The list is co-authored by Myrddyn Phillips and Aled Williams, and the introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of this list appeared on the 30th January 2017.
The hill is a part of the Mynydd Preseli range, which is a group of hills situated in the south-western part of mid and west Wales. The hill is positioned between the small communities of Brynberian to the north-east, Pontfaen to the west north-west and Maenclochog to the south south-east.
The hill is a part of the Mynydd Preseli range, which is a group of hills situated in the south-western part of mid and west Wales. The hill is positioned between the small communities of Brynberian to the north-east, Pontfaen to the west north-west and Maenclochog to the south south-east.
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| Foel Eryr (SN 065 320) |
The hill appeared in the 400m P30 list on Geoff
Crowder’s v-g.me website under the name of Cerrig
Lladron, which is a name that appeared close to the summit of the hill on
Ordnance Survey maps of the day.
Cerrig Lladron
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468m
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145
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35
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During my early hill listing I paid little regard to
name placement on a map, or the meaning of names and to what feature the name was
appropriately applied to. Therefore I
prioritised names for listing purposes that I now understand are inappropriate,
and Cerrig Lladron is such an example
as this name has been consistently applied by the Ordnance Survey to a patch of
stony ground to the north-east of this hill’s summit, whilst the same maps are
consistent in applying the name Foel Eryr
to the hill and not just to a feature on the hill.
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| Extract from the Ordnance Survey Draft Surveyors map |
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| Extract from the Ordnance Survey One-Inch 'Old Series' map |
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| Extract from the Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps |
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| Extract from the Ordnance Survey historical 1:25,000 map |
The use of this name is substantiated by the name used on the panoramic
viewfinder at the summit of the hill where Foel
Eryr is inscribed as the name of the hill.
Therefore the name this hill is now listed by in Y Pedwarau is
Foel Eryr and this name appears on contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer maps.
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| The top of the panoramic viewfinder naming the hill as Foel Eryr |
The full details for the hill are:
Group: Mynydd Preseli
Name: Foel Eryr
Previously Listed Name:
Cerrig Lladron
Summit Height: 467.4m (converted to OSGM15)
OS 1:50,000 map: 145
Summit Grid Reference:
SN 06586 32079
Drop: 63.6m (converted to OSGM15)
Myrddyn Phillips and Aled Williams (September 2016)
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