Mapping Mountains – Trimble Surveys – Moel y Gamelin

 

20.09.21  Middle Field (SJ 282 533) 

The upper field leading to the summit of Middle Field (SJ 282 533)

The name this hill is now listed by has come from the Tithe and it was the last of four hills visited during a beautiful morning and early afternoon when the sun shone and life took on a very relaxed feel.  The three preceding hills were relatively easy affairs to reach their summits and this hill proved likewise, with my greatest difficulty navigating through a series of roads connecting housing estates that did not appear on my map.  However, I only stopped once to ask onward directions and soon afterward found myself at my designated parking spot. 

I approached the hill from the south having parked close to double gates on a narrow lane, leaving sufficient space for vehicles to pass and to use the gates if needed.  A dried dirt track led from the double gates toward a small quarried area.  A herd of cows lazily looked my way from the adjacent field, with one mother next to a small calf paying particular attention to the rogue hill walker.  I decided to take a wide berth. 

Leaving the dirt track I walked across a rutted section of field toward the boundary fence that would give access to the upper field where the summit of this hill was situated.  Walking toward the fence I aimed for a gap between stunted trees in favour of using a gate which was positioned close to where a number of the cows were still looking my way.  Once over the fence I walked through long grass toward the summit. 

Gathering data at the first of two positions on the summit of Middle Field

Prior to visiting this hill I read online logs on the Hill Bagging website giving two potential positions for the high point, and when I reached the summit area I proceeded to assess the ground from a number of directions and decided to take two data sets, one from the northerly part of the upper hill and the other further south.  Happy with my chosen Trimble set-up positions I activated the equipment to gather data. 

Gathering data at the second of two positions on the summit of Middle Field

Whilst on the summit all was quiet, little stirred, the cows had munched their way over the prow of the adjacent field, the sun shone, a slight breeze whisked across the hill and I was more than happy with my four hill foray to this part of Wales. 

Once the second data set was gathered and stored I headed down the field and re-joined the dried dirt track back to my car.  Before leaving I changed and enjoyed the quiet surrounds before re-joining the busy A483 road back toward Oswestry and then homeward bound to Welshpool. 

 

Survey Result: 

 

Middle Field (significant name change)

Summit Height:  279.7m (converted to OSGM15, Trimble GeoXH 6000)

Summit Grid Reference:  SJ 28217 53386 (Trimble GeoXH 6000)

Bwlch Height:  c 243m (interpolation)

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SJ 27795 53224 (interpolation)

Drop:  c 37m (Trimble GeoXH 6000 summit and interpolated bwlch)

Dominance:  13.12% (Trimble GeoXH 6000 summit and interpolated bwlch)

 

 

For further details please consult the Trimble Survey Spreadsheet