Mapping Mountains – Summit Relocations – 200m Twmpau

 

200m Twmpau – Summit Relocations

The 200m Twmpau (thirty welsh metre prominences and upward) are the Welsh hills at or above 200m and below 300m in height that have a minimum drop of 30m.  Accompanying the main P30 list is a sub list entitled the 200m Sub-Twmpau with the qualification to this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 200m and below 300m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop.

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

Mapping Mountains - Summit Relocations - 200m Twmpau

Cae Cownog (SJ 111 135 & SJ 112 135) - 47th summit relocation

Hill Reclassifications post for Cae Cownog

Significant Name Changes post for Cae Cownog

 

There has been a Summit Relocation to a hill that is listed in the 200m Twmpau, 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 Cae Cownog (SJ 111 135 and SJ 112 135)

The criteria for the list that this summit relocation applies to are:

200m Twmpau – Welsh hills at or above 200m and below 300m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the 200m Sub-Twmpau, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 200m and below 300m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop.  The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips, with the word Twmpau being an acronym standing for thirty welsh metre prominences and upward. 

200m Twmpau by Myrddyn Phillips

The name the hill is now listed by is Cae Cownog and this was derived from the Tithe map, and it is adjoined to the Foel Cedig group of hills, which are situated in the central part of North Wales (Region A, Sub-Region A3), and it is positioned encircled by minor roads, with the B4393 road farther to its north, the B4382 road farther to its south-west and the A495 road farther to its south-east, and has the village of Meifod towards the east.

When the original 200m height band of Welsh P30 hills were published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, this hill was not included in the accompanying 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 with 21m of drop, based on the 212m summit spot height positioned at SJ 11210 13508 that appears on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map and the 191m 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

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.

LIDAR analysis gives the highest ground on this hill as 212.6m positioned at SJ 11200 13509.  However, this is a part of a raised field boundary and protocols dictate that as this is deemed a relatively recent man-made construct such ground is discounted from the height of a hill. 

LIDAR summit image of Cae Cownog (SJ 111 135 and SJ 112 135)

The height produced by LIDAR analysis to the natural summit of this hill is 212.5m and this is positioned at SJ 11199 13511 and SJ 11200 13515, and this comes within the parameters of the Summit Relocations used within this page heading, these parameters are:

The term Summit Relocations applies when the high point of the hill is found to be positioned; in a different field, to a different feature such as in a conifer plantation,  within a different map contour either on Ordnance Survey maps or interactive mapping, to a different point where a number of potential summit positions are within close proximity, when natural ground or the natural and intact summit of a hill is confirmed compared to a higher point such as a raised field boundary or covered reservoir that is considered a relatively recent man-made construct, or a relocation of approximately 100 metres or more in distance from either the position of a map spot height or from where the summit of the hill was previously thought to exist.

Therefore, the summit height produced by LIDAR analysis is 212.5m and this is positioned at SJ 11199 13511 and SJ 11200 13515, this position is relatively close to where the spot height appears on the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map, and is approximately 10 metres west north-westward from the high point of the raised field boundary. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Foel Cedig 

Name:  Cae Cownog 

OS 1:50,000 map:  125

Summit Height:  212.5m (LIDAR) 

Summit Grid Reference (New Position):  SJ 11199 13511 & SJ 11200 13515 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  191.0m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SJ 11120 13695 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  21.6m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (November 2024)

Mapping Mountains - Summit Relocations - 200m Twmpau

Coed Garth Gwynion (SN 733 986) - 46th summit relocation

Significant Name Changes post for Coed Garth Gwynion

 

There has been confirmation of a Summit Relocation to a hill that is listed in the 200m Twmpau and Y Trechol – The Dominant Hills of Wales, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop, dominance and status of the hill derived from LIDAR analysis conducted by Myrddyn Phillips. 

LIDAR image of Coed Garth Gwynion (SN 733 986)

The criteria for the two listings that this summit relocation applies to are:

200m Twmpau - Welsh hills at or above 200m and below 300m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the 200m Sub-Twmpau, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 200m and below 300m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop.  The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips, with the word Twmpau being an acronym standing for thirty welsh metre prominences and upward. 

200m Twmpau by Myrddyn Phillips

Y Trechol – The Dominant Hills of Wales – Welsh P30 hills whose prominence equal or exceed half that of their absolute height.  With the criteria for Lesser Dominant status being those additional Welsh P30 hills whose prominence is between one third and half that of their absolute height.  The list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips with the Introduction to the start of the Mapping Mountains publication of this list appearing on the 3^rd December 2015, and the list is now available in its entirety on Mapping Mountains in Google Doc format. 

Y Trechol - The Dominant Hills of Wales by Myrddyn Phillips

The name the hill is now listed by is Coed Garth Gwynion, and it is adjoined to the Banc Llechwedd Mawr group of hills, which are situated in the northern part of South Wales (Region B, Sub-Region B1), and it is positioned with the A487 road to its north-west and a minor road to its east, and has the town of Machynlleth towards the north-east.

When the original 200m height band of Welsh P30 hills were published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, this hill was included in the main P30 list with a 228m summit height, based on the spot height that appears on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map and which is positioned at SN 73306 98691. 

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 with an estimated c 131m of drop, based on the 228m summit spot height and an estimated c 97m bwlch height, based on interpolation of 10m contouring between 90m – 100m.  The summit position was subsequently relocated to match the ten figure grid reference given on the Hill Bagging website.

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. 

LIDAR summit image of Coed Garth Gwynion (SN 733 986)

The height produced by LIDAR analysis to the highest ground on this hill is 229.7m and this is positioned at SN 73301 98604, and this comes within the parameters of the Summit Relocations used within this page heading, these parameters are:

The term Summit Relocations applies when the high point of the hill is found to be positioned; in a different field, to a different feature such as in a conifer plantation,  within a different map contour, to a different point where a number of potential summit positions are within close proximity, when natural ground or the natural and intact summit of a hill is confirmed compared to a higher point such as a raised field boundary or covered reservoir that is considered a relatively recent man-made construct, or a relocation of approximately 100 metres or more in distance from either the position of a map spot height or from where the summit of the hill was previously thought to exist.

Therefore, the summit height produced by LIDAR analysis is 229.7m and this is positioned at SN 73301 98604, this position is not given a spot height on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map, and is approximately 80 metres southward from the originally listed summit position and importantly it is placed to a different feature; an enclosed field compared to an enclosed wood. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Banc Llechwedd Mawr 

Name:  Coed Garth Gwynion 

OS 1:50,000 map:  135

Summit Height:  229.7m (LIDAR) 

Summit Grid Reference (New Position):  SN 73301 98604 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  96.7m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 73700 98378 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  133.0m (LIDAR) 

Dominance:  57.91% (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (November 2024)

Mapping Mountains - Summit Relocations - 200m Twmpau

Grug (SN 441 328) - 45th summit relocation

Hill Reclassifications post for Grug

Significant Name Changes post for Grug

 

There has been a Summit Relocation to a hill that is listed in the 200m Twmpau, 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 Grug (SN 441 328)

The criteria for the list that this summit relocation applies to are:

200m Twmpau - Welsh hills at or above 200m and below 300m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the 200m Sub-Twmpau, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 200m and below 300m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop, with the word Twmpau being an acronym standing for thirty welsh metre prominences and upward. 

200m Twmpau by Myrddyn Phillips

The name the hill is now listed by is Grug and this was derived from the Tithe map, and it 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 north and south-east, and the A485 road to its east, and has the town of Llandysul towards the north north-west.

When the original 200m height band of Welsh P30 hills were published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, this hill was not included in the accompanying 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 with 25m of drop, based on the 266m summit spot height positioned on a road at SN 44142 32904 that appears on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map and the 241m 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

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.

LIDAR analysis gives the highest ground on this hill as 267.4m positioned at SN 44163 32897.  However, this is on the edge of a raised road and protocols dictate that as this is deemed a relatively recent man-made construct such ground is discounted from the height of a hill. 

LIDAR summit image of Grug (SN 441 328)

The height produced by LIDAR analysis to the natural summit of this hill is 266.6m and this is positioned at SN 44127 32866, and this comes within the parameters of the Summit Relocations used within this page heading, these parameters are:

The term Summit Relocations applies when the high point of the hill is found to be positioned; in a different field, to a different feature such as in a conifer plantation,  within a different map contour, to a different point where a number of potential summit positions are within close proximity, when natural ground or the natural and intact summit of a hill is confirmed compared to a higher point such as a raised field boundary or covered reservoir that is considered a relatively recent man-made construct, or a relocation of approximately 100 metres or more in distance from either the position of a map spot height or from where the summit of the hill was previously thought to exist.

Therefore, the summit height produced by LIDAR analysis is 266.6m and this is positioned at SN 44127 32866, this position is not given a spot height on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map, and is approximately 38 metres south-westward from the previously listed summit position and the high point of the raised road. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Mynydd Pencarreg 

Name:  Grug 

OS 1:50,000 map:  146

Summit Height:  266.6m (LIDAR) 

Summit Grid Reference (New Position):  SN 44127 32866 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  240.6m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 45100 33058 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  26.0m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (October 2024)

Mapping Mountains - Summit Relocations - 200m Twmpau

Pen y Garn (SN 314 371) - 44th summit relocation

 

There has been a Summit Relocation to a hill that is listed in the 200m Twmpau, 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 y Garn (SN 314 371)

The criteria for the list that this summit relocation applies to are:

200m Twmpau - Welsh hills at or above 200m and below 300m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the 200m Sub-Twmpau, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 200m and below 300m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop, with the word Twmpau being an acronym standing for thirty welsh metre prominences and upward. 

200m Twmpau by Myrddyn Phillips

The name the hill is listed by is Pen y Garn and it 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 encircled by minor roads, with the A484 road farther to its north and the B4333 road farther to its east, and has the town of Castellnewydd Emlyn (Newcastle Emlyn) towards the north.

When the original 200m height band of Welsh P30 hills were published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, this hill was included in the main P30 category and listed with a 289m summit height, based on the spot height positioned at SN 31452 37211 that appears on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map. 

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

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.

LIDAR analysis gives the highest ground on this hill as 290.4m positioned at SN 31405 37181.  However, this is a part of a raised field boundary and protocols dictate that as this is deemed a relatively recent man-made construct such ground is discounted from the height of a hill. 

LIDAR summit image of Pen y Garn (SN 314 371)

The height produced by LIDAR analysis to the natural summit of this hill is 289.0m and this is positioned at SN 31415 37188, and this comes within the parameters of the Summit Relocations used within this page heading, these parameters are:

The term Summit Relocations applies when the high point of the hill is found to be positioned; in a different field, to a different feature such as in a conifer plantation,  within a different map contour, to a different point where a number of potential summit positions are within close proximity, when natural ground or the natural and intact summit of a hill is confirmed compared to a higher point such as a raised field boundary or covered reservoir that is considered a relatively recent man-made construct, or a relocation of approximately 100 metres or more in distance from either the position of a map spot height or from where the summit of the hill was previously thought to exist.

Therefore, the summit height produced by LIDAR analysis is 289.0m and this is positioned at SN 31415 37188, this position is not given a spot height on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map, and is approximately 37 metres west south-westward from the previously listed summit position and approximately 10 metres north-eastward from the high point of the raised field boundary. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Mynydd Pencarreg 

Name:  Pen y Garn 

OS 1:50,000 map:  145

Summit Height:  289.0m (LIDAR) 

Summit Grid Reference (New Position):  SN 31415 37188 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  226.4m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 32309 36820 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  62.6m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (October 2024)

Mapping Mountains - Summit Relocations - 200m Twmpau

Cae Tŷ Coch (SO 095 413) - 43rd summit relocation

Hill Reclassifications post for Cae Tŷ Coch

Significant Name Changes post for Cae Tŷ Coch

 

There has been a Summit Relocation to a hill that is listed in the 200m Twmpau, 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 Cae Tŷ Coch (SO 095 413)

The criteria for the list that this summit relocation applies to are:

200m Twmpau - Welsh hills at or above 200m and below 300m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the 200m Sub-Twmpau, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 200m and below 300m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop, with the word Twmpau being an acronym standing for thirty welsh metre prominences and upward. 

200m Twmpau by Myrddyn Phillips

The name the hill is now listed by is Cae Tŷ Coch and this was derived from the Tithe map, and it 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 west and south-east, and the A470 road to its north-east, and has the small community of Erwyd (Erwood) towards the north.

When the original 200m height band of Welsh P30 hills were published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, this hill was not included in the accompanying 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 with an estimated c 20m of drop, based on the 282m summit spot height positioned at SO 09453 41286 that appears on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map and an estimated c 262m bwlch height, based on interpolation of 10m contouring between 260m – 270m. 

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

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. 

LIDAR summit image of Cae Tŷ Coch (SO 095 413)

LIDAR analysis gives the highest ground on this hill as 282.7m positioned at SO 09549 41332, and this comes within the parameters of the Summit Relocations used within this page heading, these parameters are:

The term Summit Relocations applies when the high point of the hill is found to be positioned; in a different field, to a different feature such as in a conifer plantation,  within a different map contour, to a different point where a number of potential summit positions are within close proximity, when natural ground or the natural and intact summit of a hill is confirmed compared to a higher point such as a raised field boundary or covered reservoir that is considered a relatively recent man-made construct, or a relocation of approximately 100 metres or more in distance from either the position of a map spot height or from where the summit of the hill was previously thought to exist.

Therefore, the summit height produced by LIDAR analysis is 282.7m and this is positioned at SO 09549 41332, this position is not given a spot height on contemporary Ordnance Survey maps and is approximately 96 metres north-eastward from where the spot height appears on the Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map and importantly placed in a different field. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Mynydd Epynt 

Name:  Cae Tŷ Coch 

OS 1:50,000 map:  161

Summit Height:  282.7m (LIDAR) 

Summit Grid Reference (New Position):  SO 09549 41332 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  260.65m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SO 09124 41273 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  22.0m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (September 2024)

Mapping Mountains - Summit Relocations - 200m Twmpau

Trehenry Fawr (SO 097 343) - 42nd summit relocation

Hill Reclassifications post for Trehenry Fawr

Significant Name Changes post for Trehenry Fawr

 

There has been a Summit Relocation to a hill that is listed in the 200m Twmpau, 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 Trehenry Fawr (SO 097 343)

The criteria for the list that this summit relocation applies to are:

200m Twmpau - Welsh hills at or above 200m and below 300m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the 200m Sub-Twmpau, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 200m and below 300m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop, with the word Twmpau being an acronym standing for thirty welsh metre prominences and upward. 

200m Twmpau by Myrddyn Phillips

The name the hill is now listed by is Trehenry Fawr and this was derived from the Tithe map, and it 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-west and the A470 road to its south-east, and has the town of Aberhonddu (Brecon) towards the south-west.

When the original 200m height band of Welsh P30 hills were published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, this hill was not included in the accompanying 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 with 21m of drop, based on the 256m summit spot height positioned at SO 09702 34422 that appears on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map and the 235m 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

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.

LIDAR analysis gives the highest ground on this hill as 256.9m positioned at SO 09740 34380.  However, this is a part of a raised field boundary and protocols dictate that as this is deemed a relatively recent man-made construct such ground is discounted from the height of a hill. 

LIDAR summit image of Trehenry Fawr (SO 097 343)

The height produced by LIDAR analysis to the natural summit of this hill is 256.2m positioned at SO 09763 34357, and this position in relation to the raised field boundary comes within the parameters of the Summit Relocations used within this page heading, these parameters are:

The term Summit Relocations applies when the high point of the hill is found to be positioned; in a different field, to a different feature such as in a conifer plantation,  within a different map contour, to a different point where a number of potential summit positions are within close proximity, when natural ground or the natural and intact summit of a hill is confirmed compared to a higher point such as a raised field boundary or covered reservoir that is considered a relatively recent man-made construct, or a relocation of approximately 100 metres or more in distance from either the position of a map spot height or from where the summit of the hill was previously thought to exist.

Therefore, the summit height produced by LIDAR analysis is 256.2m and this is positioned at SO 09763 34357, this position is approximately 65 metres south-eastward from where the spot height appears on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map and approximately 23 metres south-eastward from the high point of the raised field boundary. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Mynydd Epynt 

Name:  Trehenry Fawr 

OS 1:50,000 map:  161

Summit Height:  256.2m (LIDAR) 

Summit Grid Reference (New Position):  SO 09763 34357 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  234.8m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SO 09730 34780 & SO 09746 34795 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  21.4m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (July 2024)

Mapping Mountains - Summit Relocations - 200m Twmpau

Cae Twyn Pellaf (SN 935 497) - 41st summit relocation

Significant Name Changes post for Cae Twyn Pellaf

 

There has been a Summit Relocation to a hill that is listed in the 200m Twmpau, 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 Cae Twyn Pellaf (SN 935 497)

The criteria for the list that this summit relocation applies to are:

200m Twmpau - Welsh hills at or above 200m and below 300m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the 200m Sub-Twmpau, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 200m and below 300m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop, with the word Twmpau being an acronym standing for thirty welsh metre prominences and upward. 

200m Twmpau by Myrddyn Phillips

The name the hill is now listed by is Cae Twyn Pellaf and this was derived from the Tithe map, and it is adjoined to the Drygarn Fawr 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, and minor roads to its west, south and south-east, and has the village of Beulah towards the north-west.

When the original 200m height band of Welsh P30 hills were published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, this hill was included in the main P30 list with a 232m summit height, based on the spot height that appears on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map and which is positioned at SN 93557 49739.

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 with an estimated c 35m of drop, based on the 232m summit spot height and an estimated c 197m bwlch height, based on interpolation of 10m contouring between 190m – 200m. 

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

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.

LIDAR analysis gives the highest ground on this hill as 233.7m positioned at SN 93535 49743.  However, this is a part of a raised field boundary and protocols dictate that as this is deemed a relatively recent man-made construct such ground is discounted from the height of a hill. 

LIDAR summit image of Cae Twyn Pellaf (SN 935 497)

The height produced by LIDAR analysis to the natural summit of this hill is 233.3m positioned at SN 93547 49747 and SN 93549 49748 and SN 93548 49750, and this position in relation to the raised field boundary comes within the parameters of the Summit Relocations used within this page heading, these parameters are:

The term Summit Relocations applies when the high point of the hill is found to be positioned; in a different field, to a different feature such as in a conifer plantation,  within a different map contour, to a different point where a number of potential summit positions are within close proximity, when natural ground or the natural and intact summit of a hill is confirmed compared to a higher point such as a raised field boundary or covered reservoir that is considered a relatively recent man-made construct, or a relocation of approximately 100 metres or more in distance from either the position of a map spot height or from where the summit of the hill was previously thought to exist.

Therefore, the summit height produced by LIDAR analysis is 233.3m and this is positioned at SN 93547 49747 and SN 93549 49748 and SN 93548 49750, this is close to where the 232m spot height is positioned and is approximately 12 metres eastward from the high point of the raised field boundary. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Drygarn Fawr 

Name:  Cae Twyn Pellaf 

OS 1:50,000 map:  147

Summit Height:  233.3m (LIDAR) 

Summit Grid Reference (New Position):  SN 93547 49747 & SN 93549 49748 & SN 93548 49750 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  199.1m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 93427 49480 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  34.2m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (June 2024)

Mapping Mountains - Summit Relocations - 200m Twmpau

Cae Tri Cornel (SN 974 499) - 40th summit relocation

Significant Name Changes post for Cae Tri Cornel

 

There has been a Summit Relocation to a hill that is listed in the 200m Twmpau, 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 Cae Tri Cornel (SN 974 499)

The criteria for the list that this summit relocation applies to are:

200m Twmpau - Welsh hills at or above 200m and below 300m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the 200m Sub-Twmpau, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 200m and below 300m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop, with the word Twmpau being an acronym standing for thirty welsh metre prominences and upward. 

200m Twmpau by Myrddyn Phillips

The name the hill is now listed by is Cae Tri Cornel and this was derived from the Tithe map, and it is adjoined to the Drygarn Fawr 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, the B4519 road to its south-west and a minor road to its south-east, and has the town of Llanfair-ym-Muallt (Builth Wells) towards the east.

When the original 200m height band of Welsh P30 hills were published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, this hill was included in the main P30 list with a 207m summit height, based on the spot height that appears on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map and which is positioned at SN 97342 49930.

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 with an estimated c 35m of drop, based on the 207m summit spot height and an estimated c 172m bwlch height, based on interpolation of 10m contouring between 170m – 180m. 

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

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.

LIDAR analysis gives the highest ground on this hill as 209.5m positioned at SN 97420 49958.  However, this is a part of a raised field boundary and protocols dictate that as this is deemed a relatively recent man-made construct such ground is discounted from the height of a hill. 

LIDAR summit image of Cae Tri Cornel (SN 974 499)

The height produced by LIDAR analysis to the highest remaining natural ground of this hill is 208.8m positioned at SN 97418 49955, and this position in relation to the raised field boundary comes within the parameters of the Summit Relocations used within this page heading, these parameters are:

The term Summit Relocations applies when the high point of the hill is found to be positioned; in a different field, to a different feature such as in a conifer plantation,  within a different map contour, to a different point where a number of potential summit positions are within close proximity, when natural ground or the natural and intact summit of a hill is confirmed compared to a higher point such as a raised field boundary or covered reservoir that is considered a relatively recent man-made construct, or a relocation of approximately 100 metres or more in distance from either the position of a map spot height or from where the summit of the hill was previously thought to exist.

Therefore, the summit height produced by LIDAR analysis is 208.8m and this is positioned at SN 97418 49955, this position is not given a spot height on contemporary Ordnance Surveys maps and is approximately 76 metres north-eastward from where the 207m spot height appears on the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map, and is approximately 3 metres south-westward from the high point of the raised field boundary. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Drygarn Fawr 

Name:  Cae Tri Cornel 

OS 1:50,000 map:  147

Summit Height:  208.8m (LIDAR) 

Summit Grid Reference (New Position):  SN 97418 49955 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  170.3m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 97059 50426 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  38.4m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (May 2024)

Mapping Mountains - Summit Relocations - 200m Twmpau

Home Warren (SO 115 289) - 39th summit relocation

Significant Name Changes post for Home Warren

 

There has been a Summit Relocation to a hill that is listed in the 200m Twmpau, 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 Home Warren (SO 115 289)

The criteria for the list that this summit relocation applies to are:

200m Twmpau - Welsh hills at or above 200m and below 300m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the 200m Sub-Twmpau, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 200m and below 300m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop, with the word Twmpau being an acronym standing for thirty welsh metre prominences and upward. 

200m Twmpau by Myrddyn Phillips

The name the hill is now listed by is Home Warren and this was derived from the Tithe map, and it 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 encircled by minor roads, with the A470 road farther to its north-west, the A40 road farther to its south-west and the B4560 road farther to its east, and has the town of Aberhonddu (Brecon) towards the west.

When the original 200m height band of Welsh P30 hills were published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, this hill was included in the main P30 list with a 229m summit height, based on the spot height that appears on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map and which is positioned at SO 11597 28961. 

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 with 33m of drop, based on the 229m summit spot height and the 196m 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.

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.

LIDAR analysis gives the highest ground on this hill as 229.5m positioned at SO 11570 28968.  However, this is a part of a raised field boundary and protocols dictate that as this is deemed a relatively recent man-made construct such ground is discounted from the height of a hill. 

LIDAR summit image of Home Warren (SO 115 289)

The height produced by LIDAR analysis to the highest remaining natural ground of this hill is 229.3m positioned at SO 11574 28969 and SO 11573 28967, and this position in relation to the raised field boundary comes within the parameters of the Summit Relocations used within this page heading, these parameters are:

The term Summit Relocations applies when the high point of the hill is found to be positioned; in a different field, to a different feature such as in a conifer plantation,  within a different map contour, to a different point where a number of potential summit positions are within close proximity, when natural ground or the natural and intact summit of a hill is confirmed compared to a higher point such as a raised field boundary or covered reservoir that is considered a relatively recent man-made construct, or a relocation of approximately 100 metres or more in distance from either the position of a map spot height or from where the summit of the hill was previously thought to exist.

Therefore, the summit height produced by LIDAR analysis is 229.3m and this is positioned at SO 11574 28969 and SO 11573 28967, this position is relatively close to where the 229m spot height appears on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map, and is approximately 4 metres eastward from the high point of the raised field boundary. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Mynydd Epynt 

Name:  Home Warren 

OS 1:50,000 map:  161

Summit Height:  229.3m (LIDAR) 

Summit Grid Reference (New Position):  SO 11574 28969 & SO 11573 28967 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  195.7m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SO 10983 29324 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  33.6m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (April 2024)

 

Mapping Mountains - Summit Relocations - 200m Twmpau

Comin Gwauncaegurwen (SN 721 131) - 38th summit relocation

Hill Reclassifications post for Comin Gwauncaegurwen

Significant Height Revisions post for Comin Gwauncaegurwen

Significant Name Changes post for Comin Gwauncaegurwen

 

There has been a Summit Relocation to a hill that is listed in the 200m Twmpau, 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 Comin Gwauncaegurwen (SN 721 131)

The criteria for the list that this summit relocation applies to are:

200m Twmpau - Welsh hills at or above 200m and below 300m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the 200m Sub-Twmpau, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 200m and below 300m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop, with the word Twmpau being an acronym standing for thirty welsh metre prominences and upward. 

200m Twmpau by Myrddyn Phillips

The name the hill is listed by is Comin Gwauncaegurwen and this was derived from the Tithe map with the language protocol also used, and it 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, the A4069 road to its west and a minor road to its south-west, and has the village of Brynaman towards the north-west.

When the original 200m height band of Welsh P30 hills were published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, this hill was not included in the main P30 list or the accompanying Hills to be surveyed sub list, as with no significant contours of note on the Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map it was difficult to judge whether any hill of note existed. 

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

Extract from the interactive mapping hosted on the WalkLakes website

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 258m spot height is given on the summit area of this hill.  Latterly the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map now has an uppermost 250m contour for this hill. 

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

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. 

LIDAR summit image of Comin Gwauncaegurwen (SN 721 131)

LIDAR analysis gives the highest ground on this hill as 258.43m positioned at SN 72184 13060.  However, this is a part of an edge of a raised section of track and protocols dictate that as this is deemed a relatively recent man-made construct such ground is discounted from the height of a hill.

LIDAR analysis gives the highest ground on this hill that could now be deemed natural as 258.37m positioned at SN 72135 13154, and this position in relation to the raised edge of track comes within the parameters of the Summit Relocations used within this page heading, these parameters are:

The term Summit Relocations applies when the high point of the hill is found to be positioned; in a different field, to a different feature such as in a conifer plantation,  within a different map contour, to a different point where a number of potential summit positions are within close proximity, when natural ground or the natural and intact summit of a hill is confirmed compared to a higher point such as a raised field boundary or covered reservoir that is considered a relatively recent man-made construct, or a relocation of approximately 100 metres or more in distance from either the position of a map spot height or from where the summit of the hill was previously thought to exist.

Therefore, the summit height produced by LIDAR analysis is 258.4m and this is positioned at SN 72135 13154, this position is not given a spot height on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map, and is approximately 96 metres north-westward from where the edge of the raised track is positioned. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Mynydd Du 

Name:  Comin Gwauncaegurwen 

OS 1:50,000 map:  160

Summit Height:  258.4m (LIDAR) 

Summit Grid Reference (New Position):  SN 72135 13154 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  218.5m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 72505 12523 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  39.9m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (April 2024)

Mapping Mountains - Summit Relocations - 200m Twmpau

Mynydd Bach Brechfa (SN 520 286) - 37th summit relocation

Significant Height Revisions post for Mynydd Bach Brechfa

Significant Name Changes post for Mynydd Bach Brechfa

 

There has been a Summit Relocation to a hill that is listed in the 200m Twmpau, with the summit height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill derived from detail produced by Joe Nuttall in his surface analysis programme, with subsequent LIDAR analysis conducted by the DoBIH team and independently by Myrddyn Phillips. 

LIDAR image of Mynydd Bach Brechfa (SN 520 286)

The criteria for the list that this summit relocation applies to are:

200m Twmpau - Welsh hills at or above 200m and below 300m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the 200m Sub-Twmpau, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 200m and below 300m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop, with the word Twmpau being an acronym standing for thirty welsh metre prominences and upward. 

200m Twmpau by Myrddyn Phillips

The name the hill is now listed by is Mynydd Bach Brechfa and this was derived from the Ordnance Survey series of Six-Inch maps, and it 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 the B4310 road to its north and west, and a minor road to its immediate south-east, and has the village of Brechfa towards the north north-east. 

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

When the original 200m height band of Welsh P30 hills were published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, this hill was included in the main P30 category and listed with a 294m summit height, based on the spot height that appears on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map at SN 52029 28578. 

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.

The details for this hill were re-assessed when the Ordnance Survey Vector Map Local hosted on the Geograph website and which was entitled the Interactive Coverage Map became available online.  This mapping had many spot heights not on other publicly available Ordnance Survey maps and for this hill it had 5m contouring, with the uppermost contour being 295m, resulting in an estimated c 297m summit height based on interpolation and a summit relocation to SN 51818 28761.

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. 

LIDAR summit image of Mynydd Bach Brechfa (SN 520 286)

LIDAR analysis gives the highest natural ground on this hill as 296.1m positioned at SN 52039 28618, and this position in relation to the previously listed summit position comes within the parameters of the Summit Relocations used within this page heading, these parameters are:

The term Summit Relocations applies when the high point of the hill is found to be positioned; in a different field, to a different feature such as in a conifer plantation,  within a different map contour, to a different point where a number of potential summit positions are within close proximity, when natural ground or the natural and intact summit of a hill is confirmed compared to a higher point such as a raised field boundary or covered reservoir that is considered a relatively recent man-made construct, or a relocation of approximately 100 metres or more in distance from either the position of a map spot height or from where the summit of the hill was previously thought to exist.

Therefore, the summit height produced by LIDAR analysis is 296.1m and this is positioned at SN 52039 28618, this position is not given a spot height on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map, and is approximately 220 metres south-eastward from the previously listed summit position. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Mynydd Pencarreg 

Name:  Mynydd Bach Brechfa 

OS 1:50,000 map:  146

Summit Height:  296.1m (LIDAR) 

Summit Grid Reference (New Position):  SN 52039 28618 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  223.7m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 51351 28147 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  72.3m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (March 2024)

Mapping Mountains - Summit Relocations - 200m Twmpau

Cae Cwar y Coed (SN 828 343) - 36th summit relocation

Significant Name Changes post for Cae Cwar y Coed

 

There has been a Summit Relocation to a hill that is listed in the 200m Twmpau, 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 Cae Cwar y Coed (SN 828 343)

The criteria for the list that this summit relocation applies to are:

200m Twmpau - Welsh hills at or above 200m and below 300m in height that have 30m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the 200m Sub-Twmpau, with the criteria for this sub category being all Welsh hills at or above 200m and below 300m in height with 20m or more and below 30m of drop, with the word Twmpau being an acronym standing for thirty welsh metre prominences and upward. 

200m Twmpau by Myrddyn Phillips

The name the hill is now listed by is Cae Cwar y Coed and this was derived from the Tithe map, and it 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-west and east, and the A40 road to its south, and has the town of Llanymddyfri (Llandovery) towards the west.

When the original 200m height band of Welsh P30 hills were published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website, this hill was included in the main P30 list with a 248m summit height, based on the spot height that appears on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map at SN 82773 34291.  This position was subsequently changed to SN 82761 34285, based on on-site visits and GPS data recorded on the Hill Bagging website. 

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

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. 

LIDAR summit image of Cae Cwar y Coed (SN 828 343)

LIDAR analysis gives the highest ground on this hill as 246.6m positioned at SN 82809 34336, and this position in relation to the previously listed summit position comes within the parameters of the Summit Relocations used within this page heading, these parameters are:

The term Summit Relocations applies when the high point of the hill is found to be positioned; in a different field, to a different feature such as in a conifer plantation,  within a different map contour, to a different point where a number of potential summit positions are within close proximity, when natural ground or the natural and intact summit of a hill is confirmed compared to a higher point such as a raised field boundary or covered reservoir that is considered a relatively recent man-made construct, or a relocation of approximately 100 metres or more in distance from either the position of a map spot height or from where the summit of the hill was previously thought to exist.

Therefore, the summit height produced by LIDAR analysis is 246.6m and this is positioned at SN 82809 34336, this position is not given a spot height on the contemporary Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map, and is approximately 50 metres north-eastward from the previously listed summit position and importantly it is also positioned in a different field. 

 

The full details for the hill are: 

Group:  Mynydd Epynt 

Name:  Cae Cwar y Coed 

OS 1:50,000 map:  160

Summit Height:  246.6m (LIDAR) 

Summit Grid Reference (New Position):  SN 82809 34336 (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Height:  215.4m (LIDAR) 

Bwlch Grid Reference:  SN 83737 35272 (LIDAR) 

Drop:  31.2m (LIDAR) 

 

Myrddyn Phillips (March 2024)