Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales – Significant Name Changes

 

Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales – Significant Name Changes

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales are the Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 40om in height that have a minimum drop of 30m.  Accompanying the main P30 list is a sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant, with the qualification to this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop, with the Introduction to the re-naming of this list and its publication history appearing on Mapping Mountains on 13th May 2017.

The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips and the posts that have appeared on Mapping Mountains detailing the Significant Name Changes to the main P30 list and the sub list appear below presented chronologically in receding order.

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Penlle’rfedwen (SN 735 111) - 245th significant name change

 

There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, 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 Penlle'rfedwen (SN 735 111)

The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:

Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales – Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop.  The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Mynydd Du group of hills, which are situated in the southern part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B5), and it is positioned with the A4068 road to its north-east, the A474 road to its west and a minor road to its east, and has the village of Brynaman towards the north-west.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the transposed name of Bryn-melyn, with an accompanying note stating; Name from disused quarry to the North-West.

Bryn-melyn

352m

SN735112

160

12

Trig pillar. Name from disused quarry to the North-West

During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day.  My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them or as in this instance transpose the name of a disused quarry and use it for that of the hill.  This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found. 

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. 

Extract from the Tithe map

The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 745 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 Penlle’rfedwen and Gwrhyd in the apportionments, with both being adjoining common land, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Llan-giwg and in the county named as Glamorgan. 

Extract from the apportionments

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Penlle’rfedwen and this was derived from the Tithe map. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Mynydd Du 

Name:  Penlle’rfedwen 

Previously Listed Name:  Bryn-melyn 

OS 1:50,000 map:  160

Summit Height:  352.0m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 73502 11156 & SN 73510 11154 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  318.6m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 72504 10750 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  33.4m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (March 2024)

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Glan y Bronydd (SN 841 386) - 244th significant name change

Hill Reclassifications post for Glan y Bronydd

 

There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, 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 Glan y Bronydd (SN 841 386)

The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:

Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales – Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop.  The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Mynydd Epynt group of hills, which are situated in the central part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with minor roads to its north and south south-east, the A483 road to its west and the A40 road to its south-west, and has the town of Llanymddfri (Llandovery) towards the west south-west.

When the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills were published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, this hill was not included in the Hills to be surveyed sub list, as it was considered not to meet the criteria then used for this sub category.

After the sub list was standardised, and interpolated heights and drop values also included the details for this hill were re-evaluated and it was listed under the point (Pt. c 353m) notation with an estimated c 20m of drop, based on an estimated c 353m summit height and an estimated c 333m bwlch height, with both heights based on interpolation of 10m contouring. 

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. 

Extract from the Tithe map

The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 2401 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 Glan y Bronydd in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Llanfair-ar-y-bryn and in the county named as Carmarthenshire. 

Extract from the apportionments

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Glan y Bronydd and this was derived from the Tithe map. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Mynydd Epynt 

Name:  Glan y Bronydd 

Previously Listed Name:  Pt. c 353m 

OS 1:50,000 map:  160

Summit Height:  354.9m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 84130 38630 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  333.9m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 83968 38357 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  21.1m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (March 2024)

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Lan Fawr Cwmclyd (SN 834 377) - 243rd significant name change

Hill Reclassifications post for Lan Fawr Cwmclyd

 

There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, 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 Lan Fawr Cwmclyd (SN 834 377)

The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:

Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales – Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop.  The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Mynydd Epynt group of hills, which are situated in the central part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with the A483 road to its north-west, and has the town of Llanymddfri (Llandovery) towards the west south-west.

When the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills were published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, this hill was not included in the Hills to be surveyed sub list, as it was considered not to meet the criteria then used for this sub category.

After the sub list was standardised, and interpolated heights and drop values also included the details for this hill were re-evaluated and it was listed under the point (Pt. c 372m) notation with an estimated c 19m of drop, based on an estimated c 372m summit height and the 353m 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

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. 

Extract from the Tithe map

The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 2023 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 Lan Fawr (of the farm) Cwmclyd in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Llanfair-ar-y-bryn and in the county named as Carmarthenshire. 

Extract from the apportionments

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Lan Fawr Cwmclyd and this was derived from the Tithe map. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Mynydd Epynt 

Name:  Lan Fawr Cwmclyd 

Previously Listed Name:  Pt. c 372m 

OS 1:50,000 map:  160

Summit Height:  373.0m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 83431 37781 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  352.8m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 83567 37755 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  20.2m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (March 2024)

 

 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Lan Pulput (SN 834 392) - 242nd significant name change

Hill Reclassifications post for Lan Pulput

 

There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, 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 Lan Pulput (SN 834 392)

The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:

Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales – Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop.  The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Mynydd Epynt group of hills, which are situated in the central part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with the A483 road to its north-west, and has the town of Llanymddyfri (Llandovery) towards the south-west.

When the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills were published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, this hill was not included in the Hills to be surveyed sub list, as it was considered not to meet the criteria then used for this sub category.

After the sub list was standardised, and interpolated heights and drop values also included the details for this hill were re-evaluated and it was listed under the point (Pt. 305m) notation with an estimated c 22m of drop, based on the 305m summit spot height that appears on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map, and an estimated c 283m bwlch height, based on interpolation of 10m contouring between 280m – 290m. 

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. 

Extract from the Tithe map

The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 2190 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 Lan Pulput in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Llanfair-ar-y-bryn and in the county named as Carmarthenshire. 

Extract from the apportionments

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Lan Pulput and this was derived from the Tithe map. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Mynydd Epynt 

Name:  Lan Pulput 

Previously Listed Name:  Pt. 305m 

OS 1:50,000 map:  160

Summit Height:  304.2m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 83485 39206 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  283.4m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 83885 39030 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  20.9m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (March 2024)

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Dorth Siwgr (SN 834 427) - 241st significant name change

Hill Reclassifications post for Dorth Siwgr

 

There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, 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 Dorth Siwgr (SN 834 427)

The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:

Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales – Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop.  The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Mynydd Epynt group of hills, which are situated in the central part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with the A483 road to its north-west and a minor road to its south, and has the town of Llanymddyfri (Llandovery) towards the south-west.

Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the transposed name of Sugar Loaf, which is the name given the hill on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map.

Sugar Loaf

320c

SN834427

147/160

187

 

Since the original publication of the Welsh P30 lists on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website the access to a large number of documents, both historical and contemporary is now available via online sources on the internet.  One of these is the transcript from Wyn W. Sir Gaerfyrddin. Ye Brython Cymreig, Saturday, Gorphenaf 8 published in 1898.  This confirms the use of the Welsh name with the literal translation now appearing on contemporary Ordnance Survey maps as the English name. 

Extract from Wyn W.  Sir Gaerfyrddin.  Ye Brython Cymreig, Saturday, Gorphenaf 8 published in 1898

The intricacies of language and prioritising one in favour of another for listing a hill is fraught with complication, with originating Cymraeg names being anglicised and also originating English names being cymricised, examples such as these are more common in border country and especially so for anglicised forms.  There is no steadfast rule that fits all, but as a standard a name that has its origins in the Welsh language and where this is substantiated by either historic documentation and/or contemporary usage should be prioritised in favour of a contemporary anglicised or English version of the name.  Likewise, if a name exists where an element of it is in English and if this name applies to a hill that is situated in a Welsh speaking part of Wales it is standard practice to use a full Welsh term for the name.  It is also standard practice to use a Welsh name for a hill if another name exists that has originated in a different language.

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Dorth Siwgr and this was derived Wyn W. Sir Gaerfyrddin. Ye Brython Cymreig, Saturday, Gorphenaf 8 published in 1898, with the prioritised language protocol being used. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Mynydd Epynt 

Name:  Dorth Siwgr 

Previously Listed Name:  Sugar Loaf 

OS 1:50,000 map:  147, 160

Summit Height:  325.6m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 83481 42793 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  295.2m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 83703 42851 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  30.4m (LIDAR) 

 

My thanks to Aled Williams for advising me in relation to the listed name of this hill 

Myrddyn Phillips (February 2024)

 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Lan Esgair Goch (SN 854 401) - 240th significant name change

Hill Reclassifications post for Lan Esgair Goch

 

There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, 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 Lan Esgair Goch (SN 854 401)

The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:

Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales – Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop.  The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Mynydd Epynt group of hills, which are situated in the central part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with a minor road to its north and the A483 road to its west, and has the town of Llanwrtyd towards the north north-east.

When the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills were published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, this hill was not included in the Hills to be surveyed sub list, as it was considered not to meet the criteria then used for this sub category.

After the sub list was standardised, and interpolated heights and drop values also included the details for this hill were re-evaluated and it was listed under the point (Pt. 328m) notation with 21m of drop, based on the 328m summit spot height that appears on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map, and the 307m 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

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. 

Extract from the Tithe map

The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 2233 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 Lan (of the farm) Esgair Goch in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Llanfair-ar-y-bryn and in the county named as Carmarthenshire. 

Extract from the apportionments

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Lan Esgair Goch and this was derived from the Tithe map. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Mynydd Epynt 

Name:  Lan Esgair Goch 

Previously Listed Name:  Pt. 328m 

OS 1:50,000 map:  147, 160

Summit Height:  329.1m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 85458 40143 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  307.6m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 85229 40376 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  21.5m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (February 2024)

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Fforest Crychan (SN 848 405) - 239th significant name change

Significant Height Revisions post for Fforest Crychan

There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, 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 Fforest Crychan (SN 848 405)

The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:

Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales – Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop.  The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Mynydd Epynt group of hills, which are situated in the central part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with a minor road to its north-east and the A483 road to its north-west, and has the town of Llanwrtyd towards the north north-east.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the transposed name of Brynffo, with an accompanying note stating; Name from farm to the East.

Brynffo

340c

SN847407

147/160

187

Name from farm to the East

During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day.  My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them or as in this instance transpose a name of a farm and use it for that of the hill.  This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found. 

Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map

As the summit of this hill used to comprise 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. 

Extract from the Tithe map

The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 1019 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 a part of the Sheepwalk associated with the farm of Cwm Crychan in the apportionments; this farm is positioned to the south-west of the summit, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Llanfair-ar-y-bryn and in the county named as Carmarthenshire. 

Extract from the apportionments

At the time of the Tithe this was an open hill with the land forming a part of the sheepwalk of Cwm Crychan farm.  This would be a part of the grazing land adjoined to this farm and would usually be considered the mountain (mynydd) land of the farm named Cwm Crychan and therefore would appear as Mynydd Cwm Crychan.  However, this land is no longer open and used for grazing, as it has been planted in conifers and now forms a part of Fforest Crychan.

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Fforest Crychan and this was derived from the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map with the Tithe map consulted for previous land use. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Mynydd Epynt 

Name:  Fforest Crychan 

Previously Listed Name:  Brynffo 

OS 1:50,000 map:  147, 160

Summit Height:  348.9m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 84822 40507 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  309.3m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 85385 41112 & SN 85384 41110 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  39.6m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (February 2024)

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Garth (SO 134 462) - 238th significant name change

 

There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, 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 Garth (SO 134 462)

The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:

Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales – Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop.  The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Gwaun Ceste group of hills, which are situated in the eastern part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B3), and it is positioned with a minor road to its north and west south-west, the A470 road farther to its west and the B4594 road to its south-east, and has the small community of Erwyd (Erwood) towards the south-west.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the transposed name of The Garth, which is the name given the hill on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map.

Since the original publication of the Welsh P30 lists on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website there have been a number of maps made available online.  Some of these are historic such as the series of Six-Inch maps on the National Library of Scotland website.  Whilst others were digitally updated such as the Ordnance Survey Vector Map Local that was hosted on the Geograph website and which was entitled the Interactive Coverage Map, whilst others are current and digitally updated such as the interactive mapping on the Magic Maps and WalkLakes websites.  One of the historic maps now available online is the Ordnance Survey Draft Surveyors map and it is this map that forms the basis in the change of the listed name of this hill. 

Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map

The Draft Surveyors maps consist of the preliminary drawings made by the Ordnance Survey surveyors between the 1780s and 1840 and formed the basis for the first publicly available One-Inch map.  They were drawn at scales of six inches to the mile for areas considered of particular military significance and down to two inches to the mile for other areas.  Fair copies were then produced from these preliminary drawings to one inch to the mile and then copper plates were prepared for printing.  The Draft Surveyors maps for the whole of Wales are now available online and they form an important part in the study of Welsh upland place-names as they bridge the time frame between the late 18^th century and the mid-19^th century when the Ordnance Survey produced their first One-Inch maps, and importantly for this hill and its listed name, it is this map that names the hill as Garth. 

Extract from the Ordnance Survey Draft Surveyors map

The intricacies of language and prioritising one in favour of another for listing a hill is fraught with complication, with originating Cymraeg names being anglicised and also originating English names being cymricised, examples such as these are more common in border country and especially so for anglicised forms.  There is no steadfast rule that fits all, but as a standard a name that has its origins in the Welsh language and where this is substantiated by either historic documentation and/or contemporary usage should be prioritised in favour of a contemporary anglicised or English version of the name.  Likewise, if a name exists where an element of it is in English and if this name applies to a hill that is situated in a Welsh speaking part of Wales it is standard practice to use a full Welsh term for the name.  It is also standard practice to use a Welsh name for a hill if another name exists that has originated in a different language.

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Garth and this was derived from the Ordnance Survey Draft Surveyors map with the prioritised language protocol being used. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Gwaun Ceste 

Name:  Garth 

Previously Listed Name:  The Garth 

OS 1:50,000 map:  148

Summit Height:  368.9m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SO 13431 46250 (LIDAR)                                        

Bwlch Height:  324.8m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SO 12866 46822 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  44.0m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (February 2024)

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Cwm Helyg (SO 121 460) - 237th significant name change

Summit Relocations post for Cwm Helyg

 

There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill derived from detail produced by JoeNuttall in his surface analysis programme, with subsequent LIDAR analysis conducted by the DoBIH team and independently by Myrddyn Phillips. 

LIDAR image of Cwm Helyg (SO 121 460)

The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:

Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales – Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop.  The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Gwaun Ceste group of hills, which are situated in the eastern part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B3), and it is positioned with a minor road to its north and south-west, the A470 road farther to its west and the B4594 road to its south-east, and has the small community of Erwyd (Erwood) towards the south-west.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the transposed name of Pen-y-garth, with an accompanying note stating; Name from buildings to the East.

Pen-y-garth

332m

SO122460

148

188

Name from buildings to the East

During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day.  My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them or as in this instance transpose the name of a farm and use it for that of the hill.  This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found. 

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. 

Extract from the Tithe map

The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 57 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 a part of Cwm Helyg farm in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Llanbedr Painscastle and in the county named as Radnor. 

Extract from the apportionments

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Cwm Helyg and this was derived from the Tithe map. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Gwaun Ceste 

Name:  Cwm Helyg 

Previously Listed Name:  Pen-y-garth 

OS 1:50,000 map:  148

Summit Height:  333.5m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SO 12120 46030 (LIDAR)                                        

Bwlch Height:  303.8m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SO 12449 46144 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  29.7m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (February 2024)

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Lan Brynffo (SN 851 408) - 236th significant name change

Hill Reclassifications post for Lan Brynffo

Summit Relocations post for Lan Brynffo

 

There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, 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 Lan Brynffo (SN 851 408)

The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:

Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales – Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop.  The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Mynydd Epynt group of hills, which are situated in the central part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with a minor road to its north and west, and the A483 road farther to its north-west, and has the town of Llanwrtyd towards the north north-east.

When the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills were published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, this hill was not included in the Hills to be surveyed sub list, as it was considered not to meet the criteria then used for this sub category.

After the sub list was standardised, and interpolated heights and drop values also included the details for this hill were re-evaluated and it was listed under the point (Pt. 338m) notation with an estimated c 25m of drop, based on the 338m summit spot height that appears on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map, and an estimated c 313m bwlch height, based on interpolation of 10m contouring between 310m – 320m.

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. 

Extract from the Tithe map

The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 2235 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 Lan (of the farm) Brynffo in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Llanfair-ar-y-bryn and in the county named as Carmarthenshire. 

Extract from the apportionments

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Lan Brynffo and this was derived from the Tithe map. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Mynydd Epynt 

Name:  Lan Brynffo 

Previously Listed Name:  Pt. 338m 

OS 1:50,000 map:  147, 160

Summit Height:  338.0m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 85196 40863 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  311.9m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 85003 40781 & SN 85003 40772 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  26.1m (LIDAR) 

 

My thanks to Aled Williams for advice regarding the listed name of this hill

Myrddyn Phillips (February 2024)

 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Pt. 395.2m (SN 847 436) - 235th significant name change

 

There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, 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 Pt. 395.2m (SN 847 436)

The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:

Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales – Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop.  The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Mynydd Epynt group of hills, which are situated in the central part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with the A483 road to its immediate north-west, and has the town of Llanwrtyd towards the north-east.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the invented and transposed name of Moel Bylchau, with an accompanying note stating; Name from buildings to the West.

Moel Bylchau

396m

SN847436

147/160

187

Clem/Yeaman. Name from buildings to the West

During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day.  My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them.  This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found.

Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map

However, on occasion even when research is conducted an appropriate name for the hill may not be found, and on such occasions the listing protocol is to use the point (Pt. 395.2) notation, and for this hill this is such an example.

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Pt. 395.2m, and this is being used as the author has not found an appropriate name for the hill either through historic research and/or local enquiry.                                                                            

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Mynydd Epynt 

Name:  Pt. 395.2m 

Previously Listed Name:  Moel Bylchau 

OS 1:50,000 map:  147, 160

Summit Height:  395.2m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 84736 43625 & SN 84737 43623 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  281.85m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 86057 40451 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  113.4m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (January 2024)

 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Wstrws (SN 389 502) - 234th significant name change

Hill Reclassifications post for Wstrws

Summit Relocations post for Wstrws

 

There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, 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 Wstrws (SN 389 502)

The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:

Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales – Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop.  The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Mynydd Bach group of hills, which are situated in the western part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with the A486 road to its north-west and minor roads to its south and east, and has the village of Post-mawr (Synod Inn) towards the north north-east.

When the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills were published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, this hill was not included in the Hills to be surveyed sub list, as it was considered not to meet the criteria then used for this sub category.

After the sub list was standardised, and interpolated heights and drop values also included the details for this hill were re-evaluated and it was listed under the name of Allt-ddu with an estimated c 22m of drop, based on the 308m summit spot height that appears on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map, and an estimated c 286m bwlch height, based on interpolation of 5m contouring between 285m – 290m. 

Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map

During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day.  My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them or as in this instance transpose a prominent name that appears on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map and presume it that of the hill.  This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found. 

Extract from the Tithe 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. 

Extract from the apportionments

The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 810 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 a part of Rhwstrws Lands in the apportionments, which relates to the farm named Wstrws on contemporary maps with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Llandysiliogogo and in the county named as Cardigan.

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Wstrws and this was derived from the Tithe map. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Mynydd Bach 

Name:  Wstrws 

Previously Listed Name:  Allt-ddu 

OS 1:50,000 map:  145

Summit Height:  308.2m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 38955 50296 (LIDAR)                               

Bwlch Height:  286.3m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 38557 50449 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  21.9m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (January 2024)

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Cymanfynydd Fach (SN 562 615) - 233rd significant name change

Summit Relocations post for Cymanfynydd Fach

 

There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, 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 Cymanfynydd Fach (SN 562 615)

The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:

Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales – Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop.  The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Mynydd Bach group of hills, which are situated in the western part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned encircled by minor roads, with the B4577 road farther to its north, the B4337 road farther to its west, the B4342 road farther to its south and the B4576 road farther to its east, and has the town of Aberaeron towards the west.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the invented and transposed name of Bryn y Hafodhir, with an accompanying note stating; Name from buildings to the South-West.

During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day.  My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them or as in this instance transpose the name of a farm and add the words Bryn y to it.  This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found. 

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. 

Extract from the Tithe map

The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 957 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 Cymanfynydd Fach in the apportionments, with research conducted by Iwan Wmffre for the composition of this name with his work detailed in the books entitled The Place-Names of Cardiganshire published by the British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Llanbadarn Trefeglwys and in the county named as Cardiganshire.  

Extract from the apportionments

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Cymanfynydd Fach and this was derived from the Tithe map with the language protocol used for part of the name. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Mynydd Bach 

Name:  Cymanfynydd Fach 

Previously Listed Name:  Bryn y Hafodhir 

OS 1:50,000 map:  146

Summit Height:  315.6m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 56285 61520 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  274.95m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 55869 60212 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  40.7m (LIDAR) 

 

My thanks to Aled Williams for advise relating to the listed name of this hill

Myrddyn Phillips (December 2023)

 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Brynele (SN 570 609) - 232nd significant name change

Hill Reclassifications post for Brynele

 

There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, 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 Brynele (SN 570 609)

The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:

Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales – Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop.  The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Mynydd Bach group of hills, which are situated in the western part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with minor roads to its north, west and south, with the B4576 road to its east, and has the village of Llangeitho towards the east south-east.

When the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills were published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, this hill was not included in the Hills to be surveyed sub list, as it was considered not to meet the criteria then used for this sub category.

When the sub list was standardised, and interpolated heights and drop values also included the details for this hill were re-evaluated and it was listed under the point (Pt. 304m) notation with 21m of drop, based on the 304m summit spot height that appears on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map, and the 283m 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

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. 

Extract from the Tithe map

The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 70 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 Brynele in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Nantcwnlle and in the county named as Cardiganshire. 

Extract from the apportionments

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Brynele and this was derived from the Tithe map. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Mynydd Bach 

Name:  Brynele 

Previously Listed Name:  Pt. 304m 

OS 1:50,000 map:  146

Summit Height:  303.4m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 57034 60907 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  283.3m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 56637 60817 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  20.1m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (December 2023)

 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Bryndu Goed (SN 636 697) - 231st significant name change

Hill Reclassifications post for Bryndu Goed

 

There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, 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 Bryndu Goed (SH 636 697)

The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:

Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales – Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop.  The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Mynydd Bach group of hills, which are situated in the western part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with a minor road to its north, west and south, the B4576 road farther to its west and the A485 road to its east, and has the village of Lledrod towards the north-east.

When the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills were published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, this hill was not included in the Hills to be surveyed sub list, as it was considered not to meet the criteria then used for this sub category.

After the sub list was standardised, and interpolated heights and drop values also included the details for this hill were re-evaluated and it was listed under the point (Pt. 306m) notation with an estimated c 21m of drop, based on the 306m summit spot height that appears on the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map and an estimated c 285m bwlch height, based on interpolation of 10m contouring between 280m – 290m. 

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. 

Extract from the Tithe map

The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 439 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 Bryndu Goed in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Lledrod and in the county named as Cardigan. 

Extract from the apportionments

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Bryndu Goed and this was derived from the Tithe map. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Mynydd Bach 

Name:  Bryndu Goed 

Previously Listed Name:  Pt. 306m 

OS 1:50,000 map:  135

Summit Height:  307.5m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 63610 69707 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  286.0m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 63529 69738 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  21.5m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (November 2023)

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Esgair Hyddod (SN 617 685) - 230th significant name change

Hill Reclassifications post for Esgair Hyddod

 

There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, 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 Esgair Hyddod (SN 617 685)

The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:

Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales – Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop.  The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Mynydd Bach group of hills, which are situated in the western part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with a minor road to its north, west and south, the B4576 road farther to its west and the A485 road to its east, and has the village of Lledrod towards the north-east.

When the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills were published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, this hill was not included in the Hills to be surveyed sub list, as it was considered not to meet the criteria then used for this sub category.

After the sub list was standardised, and interpolated heights and drop values also included the details for this hill were re-evaluated and it was listed under the point (Pt. 357m) notation with 22m of drop, based on the 357m summit spot height that appears on the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map and the 335m 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

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. 

Extract from the Tithe map

The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 701 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 Esgair Hyddod in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Llangwyryfon and in the county named as Cardigan. 

Extract from the apportionments

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Esgair Hyddod and this was derived from the Tithe map. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Mynydd Bach 

Name:  Esgair Hyddod 

Previously Listed Name:  Pt. 357m 

OS 1:50,000 map:  135

Summit Height:  357.2m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 61718 68531 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  335.3m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 61608 68135 & SN 61610 68135 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  21.9m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (October 2023)

 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Comin Mynydd Bach (SN 617 675) - 229th significant name change

Hill Reclassifications post for Comin Mynydd Bach

 

There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, 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 Comin Mynydd Bach (SN 617 675)

The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:

Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales – Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop.  The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Mynydd Bach group of hills, which are situated in the western part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with a minor road to its west and south, the B4576 road farther to its west and the A485 road to its east, and has the village of Lledrod towards the north-east.

When the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills were published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, this hill was not included in the Hills to be surveyed sub list, as it was considered not to meet the criteria then used for this sub category. 

Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map

After the sub list was standardised, and interpolated heights and drop values also included the details for this hill were re-evaluated and it was listed under the point (Pt. c 360m) notation with an estimated c 29m of drop, based on an estimated c 360m summit height interpolated from the uppermost 360m contour ring that appears on the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map and the 331m 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.

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. 

Extract from the Tithe map

The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 721 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 a part of the Mynydd Bach Common in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Lledrod and in the county named as Cardigan. 

Extract from the apportionments

The intricacies of language and prioritising one in favour of another for listing a hill is fraught with complication, with originating Cymraeg names being anglicised and also originating English names being cymricised, examples such as these are more common in border country and especially so for anglicised forms.  There is no steadfast rule that fits all, but as a standard a name that has its origins in the Welsh language and where this is substantiated by either historic documentation and/or contemporary usage should be prioritised in favour of a contemporary anglicised or English version of the name.  Likewise, if a name exists where an element of it is in English and if this name applies to a hill that is situated in a Welsh speaking part of Wales it is standard practice to use a full Welsh term for the name.  It is also standard practice to use a Welsh name for a hill if another name exists that has originated in a different language.

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Comin Mynydd Bach and this was derived from the Tithe map with the prioritised language protocol being used.

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Mynydd Bach 

Name:  Comin Mynydd Bach 

Previously Listed Name:  Pt. c 360m 

OS 1:50,000 map:  135

Summit Height:  360.45m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 61733 67595 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  330.6m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 61271 68238 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  29.8m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (October 2023)

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Crug Bach (SN 393 336) - 228th significant name change

 

There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, 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 Crug Bach (SN 393 336)

The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:

Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales – Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop.  The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Mynydd Pencarreg group of hills, which are situated in the south-western part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with minor roads to its north, south and east, and the A484 road to its west, and has the town of Llandysul towards the north north-east.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the transposed name of Waun Fawr, which is a prominent name that appears just to the north of the summit of this hill on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map.

During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day.  My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them or as in this instance transpose a name that appeared on the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map and presume it that of the hill.  This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found. 

Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map

Since the original publication of the Welsh P30 lists on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website there have been a number of maps made available online.  Some of these are historic such as the series of Six-Inch maps on the National Library of Scotland website.  Whilst others were digitally updated such as the Ordnance Survey Vector Map Local that was hosted on the Geograph website and which was entitled the Interactive Coverage Map, whilst others are current and digitally updated such as the interactive mapping on the Magic Maps and WalkLakes websites, and it is the series of Ordnance Survey Six-Inch maps that form the basis of the change in the listed name of this hill. 

Extract from the Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps

The Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps formed the base map Ordnance Survey used for many decades leading to the production of the 1:10,000 Series of maps, both have now been superseded by the digitised Master Map.  The series of Six-Inch maps are excellent for name placement and especially so compared to the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map, and it is the series of Six-Inch maps that position the name of Waun Fawr adjacent to buildings which at one time probably formed a farm.

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Crug Bach and this was derived from the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map with the Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps examined for the placement of the name Waun Fawr. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Mynydd Pencarreg 

Name:  Crug Bach 

Previously Listed Name:  Waun Fawr 

OS 1:50,000 map:  145

Summit Height:  314.2m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 39391 33638 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  247.5m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 37830 33686 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  66.6m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (October 2023)

 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Mynydd Llanfynydd (SN 546 285) - 227th significant name change

Summit Relocations post for Mynydd Llanfynydd

 

There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, 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 Mynydd Llanfynydd (SN 546 285)

The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:

Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales – Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop.  The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Mynydd Mallaen group of hills, which are situated in the central part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with minor roads to its west and east, and the B4310 road to its north-west, and has the village of Brechfa towards the north-west.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the transposed name of Parc, with an accompanying note stating; Name from buildings to the East.

Parc

325m

SN546286

146

186

Clem/Yeaman. Trig pillar. Name from buildings to the East.

During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day.  My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them or as in this instance transpose the name of a farm and use it for that of the hill.  This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found.                                                                              

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. 

Extract from the Tithe map

The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 2072 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 allotment on Llanfynydd Mountain in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Llanfynydd and in the county named as Carmarthen. 

Extract from the apportionments

The intricacies of language and prioritising one in favour of another for listing a hill is fraught with complication, with originating Cymraeg names being anglicised and also originating English names being cymricised, examples such as these are more common in border country and especially so for anglicised forms.  There is no steadfast rule that fits all, but as a standard a name that has its origins in the Welsh language and where this is substantiated by either historic documentation and/or contemporary usage should be prioritised in favour of a contemporary anglicised or English version of the name.  Likewise, if a name exists where an element of it is in English and if this name applies to a hill that is situated in a Welsh speaking part of Wales it is standard practice to use a full Welsh term for the name.  It is also standard practice to use a Welsh name for a hill if another name exists that has originated in a different language.

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Mynydd Llanfynydd and this was derived from the Tithe map with the prioritised language protocol being used. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Mynydd Mallaen 

Name:  Mynydd Llanfynydd 

Previously Listed Name:  Parc 

OS 1:50,000 map:  146

Summit Height:  325.6m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 54561 28617 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  245.05m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 57145 30251 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  80.5m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (September 2023)

 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Pen Llwyn Uchel (SN 517 387) - 226th significant name change

Significant Height Revisions post for Pen Llwyn Uchel

Summit Relocations post for Pen Llwyn Uchel

 

There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, 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 Pen Llwyn Uchel (SN 517 387)

The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:

Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales – Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop.  The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Mynydd Pencarreg group of hills, which are situated in the south-western part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with a minor road to its immediate north, the A485 road to its west and the B4337 road to its east, and has the town of Llanybydder towards the north. 

Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website as a twin top, under the name of Mynydd Llanllwni/Pen Llwyn-uchel, with the prioritised summit and name given to the 381m map heighted hill positioned at SN 512 383.

Mynydd Llanllwni/ Pen LLwyn-uchel

381m

SN512383

146

186

Two tops of same height.

However, it was not until LIDAR became available that the details for this hill could be accurately re-assessed.  The LIDAR (Light Detection & Ranging) technique produced highly accurate height data that is now freely available for much of England and Wales. 

Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger map

The summit height produced by LIDAR analysis is 383.45m positioned at SN 51750 38783 and SN 51757 38784, with LIDAR giving 380.7m positioned at SN 51229 38380 for the old prioritised summit.

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Pen Llwyn Uchel and this was derived from the Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map and is being used in preference to that of Mynydd Llanllwni as LIDAR has now split what were once listed as twin tops that have the same 1:25,000 Explorer map height and the individual name of Pen Llwyn Uchel is preferred to the name of Mynydd Llanllwyni which takes in both summits. 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Mynydd Pencarreg 

Name:  Pen Llwyn Uchel 

Previously Listed Name:  Mynydd Llanllwni/Pen Llwyn-uchel 

OS 1:50,000 map:  146

Summit Height:  383.45m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 51750 38783 & SN 51757 38784 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  359.6m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 52370 38728 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  23.8m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (September 2023)

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Pant y Fyda (SN 562 361) - 225th significant name change

Summit Relocations post for Pant y Fyda

 

There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill derived from detail on contemporary maps produced from Ordnance Survey data and LIDAR analysis conducted by Myrddyn Phillips. 

LIDAR image of Pant y Fyda (SN 562 361)

The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:

Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales – Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop.  The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Mynydd Pencarreg group of hills, which are situated in the south-western part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with minor roads to its north and west, the B4310 road to its south-east and the B4337 road to its north-east, and has the village of Llansawel towards the east.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the transposed name of Allt y Banc, which is a prominent name that appears on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map to the south south-west of the summit of this hill.

Allt y Banc

320c

SN563362

146

186

During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day.  My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them or as in this instance transpose a prominent name that appears on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map and presume it that of the hill.  This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found.                                                                                

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. 

Extract from the Tithe map

The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 131 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 a part of Pant y Fyda land in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Llanybydder and in the county named as Carmarthenshire. 

Extract from the apportionments

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Pant y Fyda and this was derived from the Tithe map. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Mynydd Pencarreg 

Name:  Pany y Fyda 

Previously Listed Name:  Allt y Banc 

OS 1:50,000 map:  146

Summit Height:  321.4m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 56293 36166 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  c 287m (interpolation) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 55727 36635 (interpolation) 

Drop:  c 34m (LIDAR summit and interpolated bwlch) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (August 2023)

 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Pt. 374m (SN 573 413) - 224th significant name change

 

There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill derived from detail on contemporary maps produced from Ordnance Survey data. 

The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are: 

Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales – Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop.  The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Mynydd Pencarreg group of hills, which are situated in the south-westerly part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with a minor road to its north-west and the B4337 road to its south-west, and has the town of Llanybydder towards the north-west.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the invented and transposed name of Banc-y-Pant-y-crwys, with an accompanying note stating; Name from valley to the North-West.

Banc-y-Pant-y-crwys

374m

SN573413

146

186

Name from valley to the North-West

During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day.  My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them or as in this instance transpose the name of what I presumed was a valley and add the words Banc-y- to it.  This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found.

Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map

However, on occasion even when research is conducted an appropriate name for the hill may not be found, and on such occasions the listing protocol is to use the point (Pt. 374m) notation, and for this hill this is such an example.

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Pt. 374m, and this is being used as the author has not found an appropriate name for the hill either through historic research and/or local enquiry. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Mynydd Pencarreg 

Name:  Pt. 374m 

Previously Listed Name:  Banc-y-Pant-y-crwys 

OS 1:50,000 map:  146

Summit Height:  374m (spot height)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 57362 41348 (spot height) 

Bwlch Height:  348m (spot height) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 57162 41509 (spot height) 

Drop:  26m (spot height summit and bwlch) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (August 2023)

 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Grofft (SN 693 401) - 223rd significant name change

 

There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill derived from detail on contemporary maps produced from Ordnance Survey data. 

The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are: 

Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales – Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop.  The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Mynydd Mallaen group of hills, which are situated in the central part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with minor roads to its south-west and south-east, and the A482 road farther to its south-west, and has the town of Llanymddyfri (Llandovery) towards the south-east.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the invented and transposed name of Moel y Grofft, with an accompanying note stating; Name from wood and buildings to the South-East.

Moel y Grofft

356m

SN694402

146/160

187

Name from wood and buildings to the South-East

During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day.  My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them or as in this instance transpose the name of a wood and a farm and add the word Moel to it.  This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found.

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. 

Extract from the Tithe map

The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 254 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 a part of Grofft land in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Cil-y-cwm and in the county named as Carmarthen. 

Extract from the apportionments

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Grofft and this was derived from the Tithe map. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Mynydd Mallaen 

Name:  Grofft 

Previously Listed Name:  Moel y Grofft 

OS 1:50,000 map:  146, 160

Summit Height:  356m (spot height)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 69377 40165 (hand-held GPS via DoBIH) 

Bwlch Height:  313m (bench mark) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 69184 40579 (bench mark) 

Drop:  43m (spot height summit and bench mark bwlch) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (August 2023) 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Pen Cil Maren (SN 688 381) - 222nd significant name change

 

There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill derived from detail on contemporary maps produced from Ordnance Survey data. 

The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are: 

Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales – Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop.  The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Mynydd Mallaen group of hills, which are situated in the central part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with minor roads to its north and east, and the A482 road to its south-west, and has the town of Llanymddyfri (Llandovery) towards the east south-east.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the transposed name of Banc Cil-maren, which is a prominent name that appears to the north of the summit on the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map.

Banc Cil-maren

320m

SN689382

146

187

During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day.  My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them or as in this instance transpose a prominent name that appears on the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map and presume it that of the hill.  This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found. 

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. 

Extract from the Tithe map

The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 3 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 a part of Pen Cil Maren land in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Cynwyl Gaeo and in the county named as Carmarthen. 

Extract from the apportionments

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Pen Cil Maren and this was derived from the Tithe map. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Mynydd Mallaen 

Name:  Pen Cil Maren 

Previously Listed Name:  Banc Cil-maren 

OS 1:50,000 map:  146

Summit Height:  320m (spot height)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 68897 38149 (hand-held GPS via DoBIH) 

Bwlch Height:  c 239m (interpolation) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 68388 38337 (interpolation) 

Drop:  c 81m (spot height summit and interpolated bwlch) 

 

My thanks to Aled Williams for advice relating to the composition of the listed name of this hill.

Myrddyn Phillips (July 2023)

 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Tyn y Waun (SN 679 386) - 221st significant name change

Summit Relocations post for Tyn y Waun

 

There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, 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 Tyn y Waun (SN 679 386)

The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:

Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales – Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop.  The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Mynydd Mallaen group of hills, which are situated in the central part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with minor roads to its north, west and east, and the A482 road to its south, and has the town of Llanymddyfri (Llandovery) towards the east south-east.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the invented and transposed name of Banc Maesglas, with an accompanying note stating; Name from farm to the West.

Banc Maesglas

311m

SN679386

146

186/187

Trig pillar. Name from farm to the West

During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day.  My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them or as in this instance transpose the name of a farm and add the word Banc to it.  This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found. 

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. 

Extract from the Tithe map

The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 218 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 a part of Tyn y Waun land in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Cynwyl Gaeo and in the county named as Carmarthen. 

Extract from the apportionments

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Tyn y Waun and this was derived from the Tithe map. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Mynydd Mallaen 

Name:  Tyn y Waun 

Previously Listed Name:  Banc Maesglas 

OS 1:50,000 map:  146

Summit Height:  311.2m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 67962 38620 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  244.6m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 68595 39591 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  66.6m (LIDAR) 

 

My thanks to Aled Williams for help in relation to the listed name of this hill 

Myrddyn Phillips (July 2023)

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Pt. 315m (SN 673 337) - 220th significant name change

Significant Height Revisions post for Pt. 315m (SN 673 337)

 

There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill derived from detail on contemporary maps produced from Ordnance Survey data. 

The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are: 

Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales – Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop.  The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Mynydd Mallaen group of hills, which are situated in the central part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned encircled by minor roads, with the B4302 road farther to its west, the A40 road farther to its south-east and the A482 road farther to its east, and has the village of Llanwrda towards the south-east.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the invented and transposed name of Banc Pantypistyll, with an accompanying note stating; Name from buildings to the East.

Banc Pantypistyll

310c

SN673338

146

12/186/187

Name from buildings to the East

During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day.  My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them or as in this instance transpose the name of a farm and add the word Banc to it.  This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found. 

Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map

However, on occasion even when research is conducted an appropriate name for the hill may not be found, and on such occasions the listing protocol is to use the point (Pt. 315m) notation, and for this hill this is such an example.

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Pt. 315m, and this is being used as the author has not found an appropriate name for the hill either through historic research and/or local enquiry. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Mynydd Mallaen 

Name:  Pt. 315m 

Previously Listed Name:  Banc Pantypistyll 

OS 1:50,000 map:  146

Summit Height:  315m (spot height)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 67309 33794 (hand-held GPS via DoBIH) 

Bwlch Height:  c 271m (interpolation) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 66792 34530 (interpolation) 

Drop:  c 44m (spot height summit and interpolated bwlch) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (June 2023)

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Hafod Tafolog (SN 704 364) - 219th significant name change

Hill Reclassifications post for Hafod Tafolog

 

There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill derived from detail on contemporary maps produced from Ordnance Survey data. 

The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are: 

Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales – Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop.  The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Mynydd Mallaen group of hills, which are situated in the central part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with minor roads to its north, west, south and east, and the A482 road farther to its west, and has the town of Llanymddyfri (Llandovery) towards the east south-east.

When the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills were published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, this hill was not included in the Hills to be surveyed sub list, as it was considered not to meet the criteria then used for this sub category.

After the sub list was standardised, and interpolated heights and drop values also included the details for this hill were re-evaluated and it was listed under the point (Pt. 326m) notation with 20m of drop, based on the 326m summit spot height that appears on the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map and the 306m 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

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. 

Extract from the Tithe map

The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 15 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 a part of Hafod Tafolog in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Llanwrda and in the county named as Carmarthen. 

Extract from the aportionments

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Hafod Tafolog and this was derived from the Tithe map. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Mynydd Mallaen 

Name:  Hafod Tafolog 

Previously Listed Name:  Pt. 326m 

OS 1:50,000 map:  146, 160

Summit Height:  326m (spot height)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 70475 36417 (spot height) 

Bwlch Height:  306m (spot height) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 70473 36526 (spot height) 

Drop:  2om (spot height summit and bwlch) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (June 2023)

 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Lan Ddu (SN 716 388) - 218th significant name change

 

There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill derived from detail on contemporary maps produced from Ordnance Survey data. 

The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are: 

Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales – Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop.  The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Mynydd Mallaen group of hills, which are situated in the central part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with minor roads to its north-west, west and south, and the A482 road farther to its south-west, and has the town of Llanymddyfri (Llandovery) towards the south-east.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the directional name of Lan-ddu North-East Top, with an accompanying note stating; Name from hill to the South-West.

Lan-ddu North-East Top

359m

SN717388

146/160

187

Name from hill to the South-West

During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day.  My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them or as in this instance use a directional name based on supplanting the name of a near hill and adding a directional component to it.  This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found.

Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map

Since the original publication of the Welsh P30 lists on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website there have been a number of maps made available online.  Some of these are historic such as the series of Six-Inch maps on the National Library of Scotland website.  Whilst others were digitally updated such as the Ordnance Survey Vector Map Local that was hosted on the Geograph website and which was entitled the Interactive Coverage Map, whilst others are current and digitally updated such as the interactive mapping on the Magic Maps and WalkLakes websites, and it is the series of Ordnance Survey Six-Inch maps that form the basis of the change in the listed name of this hill. 

Extract from the Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps

The Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps formed the base map Ordnance Survey used for many decades leading to the production of the 1:10,000 Series of maps, both have now been superseded by the digitised Master Map.  The series of Six-Inch maps are excellent for name placement and especially so compared to the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map, and it is the series of Six-Inch maps that position the name of Lan Ddu also taking in land incorporating this hill.

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Lan Ddu and this was derived from the Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Mynydd Mallaen 

Name:  Lan Ddu 

Previously Listed Name:  Lan-ddu North-East Top 

OS 1:50,000 map:  146, 160

Summit Height:  359m (spot height)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 71683 38870 (hand-held GPS via DoBIH) 

Bwlch Height:  c 286m (interpolation) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 71705 39924 (interpolation) 

Drop:  c 73m (spot height summit and interpolated bwlch) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (June 2023)

 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Banc Tŷ Llwd (SN 704 470) - 217th significant name change

 

There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill derived from detail on contemporary maps produced from Ordnance Survey data. 

The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are: 

Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales – Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop.  The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Esgair Wen group of hills, which are situated in the central part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with a minor road to its south-west and south-east, the B4343 road to its north-west and the A482 road farther to its south-west, and has the town of Llanbedr Pont Steffan (Lampeter) towards the west.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the invented and transposed name of Banc Gwndwn-mawr, with an accompanying note stating; Name from buildings to the East.

Banc Gwndwn-mawr

350c

SN705471

146/147

187

Name from buildings to the East

During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day.  My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them or as in this instance transpose the name of a farm and add the word Banc to it.  This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found.

Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map

Since the original publication of the Welsh P30 lists on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website there have been a number of maps made available online.  Some of these are historic such as the series of Six-Inch maps on the National Library of Scotland website.  Whilst others were digitally updated such as the Ordnance Survey Vector Map Local that was hosted on the Geograph website and which was entitled the Interactive Coverage Map, whilst others are current and digitally updated such as the interactive mapping on the Magic Maps and WalkLakes websites, and it is the series of Ordnance Survey Six-Inch maps that form the basis of the change in the listed name of this hill. 

Extract from the Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps

The Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps formed the base map Ordnance Survey used for many decades leading to the production of the 1:10,000 Series of maps, both have now been superseded by the digitised Master Map.  The series of Six-Inch maps are excellent for name placement and especially so compared to the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map, and it is the series of Six-Inch maps that have the name of Banc Tŷ Llwyd close to the summit of this hill, with the Tithe map substantiating the land boundary for this name.

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Banc Tŷ Llwyd and this was derived from the Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps, with the land boundary associated with this name substantiated via the Tithe map. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Esgair Wen 

Name:  Banc Tŷ Llwyd 

Previously Listed Name:  Banc Gwndwn-mawr 

OS 1:50,000 map:  146, 147

Summit Height:  c 350m (interpolation)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 70464 47002 (interpolation) 

Bwlch Height:  c 327m (interpolation) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 70514 46913 (interpolation) 

Drop:  c 23m (interpolated summit and bwlch) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (June 2023)

 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Foel Blaen Rhisglog (SN 696 468) - 216th significant name change

 

There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill derived from detail on contemporary maps produced from Ordnance Survey data. 

The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are: 

Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales – Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop.  The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Esgair Wen group of hills, which are situated in the central part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with as minor road to its south, the B4343 road to its north-west and the A482 road to its south-west, and has the town of Llanbedr Pont Steffan (Lampeter) towards the west.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the transposed name of Blaen Rhisglog Plantation, which is a prominent name that appears close to the summit of this hill on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map.

Blaen Rhisglog Plantation

375m

SN696468

146

187/199

During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day.  My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them or as in this instance transpose the name of a conifer plantation and use it for that of the hill.  If a more appropriate name can be found this is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research a more appropriate name for the hill can usually be found.

Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map

Since the original publication of the Welsh P30 lists on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website there have been a number of maps made available online.  Some of these are historic such as the series of Six-Inch maps on the National Library of Scotland website.  Whilst others were digitally updated such as the Ordnance Survey Vector Map Local that was hosted on the Geograph website and which was entitled the Interactive Coverage Map, whilst others are current and digitally updated such as the interactive mapping on the Magic Maps and WalkLakes websites, and it is the series of Ordnance Survey Six-Inch maps that form the basis of the change in the listed name of this hill.

The Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps formed the base map Ordnance Survey used for many decades leading to the production of the 1:10,000 Series of maps, both have now been superseded by the digitised Master Map.  The series of Six-Inch maps are excellent for name placement and especially so compared to the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map, and it is the series of Six-Inch maps that have the name of Foel Blaen Rhisglog adjacent to the summit of this hill. 

Extract from the Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps

The name of Blaen Rhisglog Plantation and that of Foel Blaen Rhisglog are associated with the farm of Blaen-rhisglog which is positioned to the south of the hill.  In this instance a hill name is favoured over that of a plantation name.

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Foel Blaen Rhisglog and this was derived from the Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Esgair Wen 

Name:  Foel Blaen Rhisglog 

Previously Listed Name:  Blaen Rhisglog Plantation 

OS 1:50,000 map:  146

Summit Height:  375m (spot height)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 69640 46891 (spot height) 

Bwlch Height:  c 323m (interpolation) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 70311 47304 & SN 70414 47322 (interpolation) 

Drop:  c 52m (spot height summit and interpolated bwlch) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (June 2023)

 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Pant y Crug (SN 657 458) - 215th significant name change

Hill Reclassifications post for Pant y Crug

 

There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, 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 Pant y Crug (SN 657 458)

The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:

Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales – Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop.  The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Esgair Wen group of hills, which are situated in the central part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with minor roads to its north-west, south and east, and the A482 road farther to its south-west, and has the town of Llanbedr Pont Steffan (Lampeter) towards the west north-west.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the transposed name of Parc-mawr, with an accompanying note stating; Name from buildings to the South-East.

Parc-mawr

334m

SN658458

146

199

Trig pillar. Name from buildings to the South-East

During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day.  My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them or as in this instance transpose the name of a farm and use it for that of the hill.  This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found.

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. 

Extract from the Tithe map

The enclosed land where the summit of this hill is situated is given the number 42 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 a part of Pant y Crug in the apportionments, with the details on the Tithe map appearing in the parish of Cynwyl Gaeo and in the county named as Carmarthen. 

Extract from the apportionments

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Pant y Crug and this was derived from the Tithe map. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Esgair Wen 

Name:  Pant y Crug 

Previously Listed Name:  Parc-mawr 

OS 1:50,000 map:  146

Summit Height:  334.4m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 65795 45897 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  304.3m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 66317 46159 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  30.1m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (May 2023)

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Pt. 351.4m (SN 613 430) - 214th significant name change

 

There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, 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 Pt. 351.4m (SN 613 430)

The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:

Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales – Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop.  The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Esgair Wen group of hills, which are situated in the central part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with the A482 road to its north and minor roads to its west and east, and has the town of Llanbedr Pont Steffan (Lampeter) towards the north-west.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the invented and transposed name of Banc Pantycelyn, with an accompanying note stating; Name from farm to the East.

Banc Pantycelyn

352m

SN613431

146

186/199

Name from farm to the East

During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day.  My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them or as in this instance transpose the name of a farm and add the word Banc to it.  This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found. 

Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map

However, on occasion even when research is conducted an appropriate name for the hill may not be found, and on such occasions the listing protocol is to use the point (Pt. 351.4m) notation, and for this hill this is such an example.

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Pt. 351.4m, and this is being used as the author has not found an appropriate name for the hill either through historic research and/or local enquiry. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Esgair Wen 

Name:  Pt. 351.4m 

Previously Listed Name:  Banc Pantycelyn 

OS 1:50,000 map:  146

Summit Height:  351.4m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 61347 43081 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  304.3m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 61290 43629 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  47.1m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (May 2023)

 

 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Carreg Crwys (SN 632 462) - 213th significant name change

 

There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill derived from detail on contemporary maps produced from Ordnance Survey data. 

The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are: 

Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales – Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop.  The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Esgair Wen group of hills, which are situated in the central part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with minor roads to its north-west, south and east, with the A482 road farther to its south-west, and has the town of Llanbedr Pont Steffan (Lampeter) towards the west north-west.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the transposed name of Allt Esgair-crwys, which is a prominent name that appears to the south-east of this hill on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map.

Allt Esgair-crwys

366m

SN633463

146

199

During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day.  My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them or as in this instance transpose a prominent name that appears on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map and use it for that of the hill.  This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found.

Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map

Since the original publication of the Welsh P30 lists on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website there have been a number of maps made available online.  Some of these are historic such as the series of Six-Inch maps on the National Library of Scotland website.  Whilst others were digitally updated such as the Ordnance Survey Vector Map Local that was hosted on the Geograph website and which was entitled the Interactive Coverage Map, whilst others are current and digitally updated such as the interactive mapping on the Magic Maps and WalkLakes websites, and it is the series of Ordnance Survey Six-Inch maps that form the basis of the change in the listed name of this hill. 

Extract from the Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps

The Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps formed the base map Ordnance Survey used for many decades leading to the production of the 1:10,000 Series of maps, both have now been superseded by the digitised Master Map.  The series of Six-Inch maps are excellent for name placement and especially so compared to the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map, and it is the series of Six-Inch maps that indicate the name of Allt Esgair Crwys to be applicable to land situated away from the summit of this hill and associated with the farm of Esgair Crwys, whilst this series of maps indicate the name of Carreg Crwys to be the main named feature on the upper part of this hill.

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Carreg Crwys and this was derived from the Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Esgair Wen 

Name:  Carreg Crwys 

Previously Listed Name:  Allt Esgair-crwys 

OS 1:50,000 map:  146

Summit Height:  366m (spot height)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 63282 46271 (hand-held GPS via DoBIH) 

Bwlch Height:  c 328m (interpolation) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 63059 46363 (interpolation) 

Drop:  c 38m (spot height summit and interpolated bwlch) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (May 2023)

 

 

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Allt Bryn Teg (SN 684 440) - 212th significant name change

 

There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill derived from detail on contemporary maps produced from Ordnance Survey data. 

The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are: 

Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales – Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop.  The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Esgair Wen group of hills, which are situated in the central part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with minor roads to its north, west and south-east, and the A482 road farther to the south-west, and has the town of Llanbedr Pont Steffan (Lampeter) towards the west north-west.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the directional name of Allt yr Hebog South-west Top, with an accompanying note stating; Name from hill to the North-East.

Allt yr Hebog South-West Top

330c

SN684441

146

187/199

Name from hill to the North-East

During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day.  My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them or as in this instance use a directional name based on supplanting the name of a near hill and adding a directional component to it.  This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found.

Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map

Since the original publication of the Welsh P30 lists on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website there have been a number of maps made available online.  Some of these are historic such as the series of Six-Inch maps on the National Library of Scotland website.  Whilst others were digitally updated such as the Ordnance Survey Vector Map Local that was hosted on the Geograph website and which was entitled the Interactive Coverage Map, whilst others are current and digitally updated such as the interactive mapping on the Magic Maps and WalkLakes websites, and it is the positioning of the spot height and the name placement on the series of Ordnance Survey Six-Inch maps that form the basis of the change in the listed name of this hill.

One of the mapping resources now available online is the WalkLakes website which hosts an interactive map originated from the Ordnance Survey Open Data programme.  This map has many spot heights not on other publicly available maps and a 331m summit spot height appears on this map for this hill. 

Extract from the interactive mapping hosted on the WalkLakes website

Another resource now available online is the interactive mapping hosted on the Welsh Government website and entitled the DataMapWales.  This mapping has 5m contours and its detail matches that produced from the OS Terrain 5 product, which compliments much of that produced from LIDAR.  This map also has a 331m summit height with its placement indicates it is on land known as Allt Bryn Teg. 

Extract from the interactive mapping entitled the DataMapWales

However, for confirmation of name placement the Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps were consulted.  These maps formed the base map Ordnance Survey used for many decades leading to the production of the 1:10,000 Series of maps, both have now been superseded by the digitised Master Map.  The series of Six-Inch maps are excellent for name placement and especially so compared to the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map, and it is the series of Six-Inch maps that give the land incorporating the summit of this hill as a part of Allt Bryn Teg.

Extract from the Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Allt Bryn Teg and this was derived from the position of the summit spot height being on the land of Allt Bryn Teg. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Esgair Wen 

Name:  Allt Bryn Teg 

Previously Listed Name:  Allt yr Hebog South-west Top 

OS 1:50,000 map:  146

Summit Height:  331m (spot height)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 68400 44000 (spot height) 

Bwlch Height:  c 308m (interpolation) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 68478 44305 (interpolation) 

Drop:  c 23m (spot height summit and interpolated bwlch) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (May 2023)

Mapping Mountains - Significant Name Changes - Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales

Allt yr Hafod (SN 668 442) - 211th significant name change

Summit Relocations post for Allt yr Hafod

 

There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill that is listed in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill derived from detail on contemporary maps produced from Ordnance Survey data and LIDAR analysis conducted by Myrddyn Phillips. 

LIDAR image of Allt yr Hafod (SN 668 442)

The criteria for the list that this name change applies to are:

Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales – Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Sub-Trichant, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 300m and below 400m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop.  The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips with the Introduction to the list and the renaming of it appearing on Mapping Mountains on the 13^th May 2017, and the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of the list appearing on the 1^st January 2022. 

Y Trichant - The 300m Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The hill is adjoined to the Esgair Wen group of hills, which are situated in the central part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with minor roads to its north, west and south-east and the A482 road to its south-west, and has the town of Llanbedr Pont Steffan (Lampeter) towards the west north-west.

The hill appeared in the original 300m height band of Welsh P30 hills published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, under the transposed name of Bryn-Bran, with an accompanying note stating; Name from buildings to the West.

Bryn-Bran

311m

SN668443

146

186/199

Name from buildings to the West

During my early hill listing I thought it appropriate to either invent a name for a hill, or use a name that appeared near to the summit of the hill on Ordnance Survey maps of the day.  My preference was to use farm names and put Pen, Bryn or Moel in front of them or as in this instance transpose the name of a farm and use it for that of the hill.  This is not a practice that I now advocate as with time and inclination place-name data can be improved either by asking local people or by examining historic documents, through this form of research an appropriate name for the hill can usually be found. 

Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map

Since the original publication of the Welsh P30 lists on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website there have been a number of maps made available online.  Some of these are historic such as the series of Six-Inch maps on the National Library of Scotland website.  Whilst others were digitally updated such as the Ordnance Survey Vector Map Local that was hosted on the Geograph website and which was entitled the Interactive Coverage Map, whilst others are current and digitally updated such as the interactive mapping on the Magic Maps and WalkLakes websites, and it is the series of Ordnance Survey Six-Inch maps that form the basis of the change in the listed name of this hill. 

Extract from the Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps

The Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps formed the base map Ordnance Survey used for many decades leading to the production of the 1:10,000 Series of maps, both have now been superseded by the digitised Master Map.  The series of Six-Inch maps are excellent for name placement and especially so compared to the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map, and it is the series of Six-Inch maps that give the uppermost main named feature of this hill as Allt yr Hafod.

Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in the Y Trichant – The 300m Hills of Wales is Allt yr Hafod and this was derived from the Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Esgair Wen 

Name:  Allt yr Hafod 

Previously Listed Name:  Bryn Bran 

OS 1:50,000 map:  146

Summit Height:  310.2m (LIDAR)                                                           

Summit Grid Reference:  SN 66859 44201 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  c 288m (interpolation) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 67104 44293 (interpolation) 

Drop:  c 22m (LIDAR summit and interpolated bwlch) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (April 2023)