Frigan (SH 483 845)
There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that was 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.
LIDAR image of Frigan (SH 483 845) |
The Welsh
P15s – Welsh hills with 15m
minimum drop, irrespective of their height, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Welsh Sub-P15s,
with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills with 14m or more
and below 15m of drop. The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips, with the
Introduction to the list appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 10th
May 2019.
The Welsh P15s by Myrddyn Phillips |
When the listing that became known as The Welsh P15s was being compiled, this hill was listed under the point (Pt. 98m) notation with 14m of drop, based on the 98m summit spot height that appears on the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map and the 84m 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 |
Extract from the Tithe map |
The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is
situated is given the number 16 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 Frigan in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Llaneugrad and in the
county named as Anglesey.
Extract from the apportionments |
The full details for the hill are:
Group: Ynys Môn
Name: Frigan
Previously Listed Name: Pt. 98m
OS 1:50,000 map: 114,
115
Summit Height: 97.8m (LIDAR)
Summit Grid Reference: SH 48325 84509 (LIDAR)
Bwlch Height: 86.3m (LIDAR)
Bwlch Grid Reference: SH 48653 84477 (LIDAR)
Drop: 11.5m (LIDAR)
Myrddyn Phillips
(October 2021)
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