Grid reference SJ1033
3 km from Tyn-y-Ffridd, Powys, Wales
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Misty afternoon above Cefn Cwm-y-geifr
After an hour of trudging through the clouds along the ridge from Tomle and over Foel Wen, the view opened up again at about 600m down the spur of Cefn Cwm-y-geifr.
Nobody said geographing was easy. I was up to my knees in wet heather, and... (more)
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Fence adjacent to Foel Wen South Top
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Rocks on Foel Wen
A rocky outcrop on the subsidiary Berwyn ridge, between the summits of Mynydd Tarw and Tomle
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Junction of fences on the ridge
The fences are a useful navigational aid in claggy conditions like these.
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Trailbike damage on Cefn Cwm-y-geifr
The trench in the foreground is a sign that the trailbikes have started to tear the hillsides up in this area. It never used to be like this when I was young.
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Fenceline making for Foel Wen
A spangly new fence along this section of the ridge.
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White stone at a fence junction
Old maps (particularly those recording the surveys of the 1870s - 1890s) mark a series of White Stones along the Merionethshire/Denbighshire county boundary on this ridge. Attempts were made to check and re-survey these stones in 2006 but... (more)
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Small white stone on the fenceline near Foel Wen
Possibly Foel Wen Stone I Link one of a series of white stones on the Merionethshire/Denbighshire county boundary, which were noted when the ridge line was first mapped in the... ( more)
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More white stones near the summit of Foel Wen
A couple more large, white stones now incorporated into the base of the fenceposts on Foel Wen. Attempts were made to check and re-survey these stones in 2006 but many of them were no longer found at their original locations, and it's... (more)
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