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The ridge continues southeastwards to the lesser summit of [[Bal-Mawr]] whose top is adorned by a trig point at 1,991 feet above sea level. | The ridge continues southeastwards to the lesser summit of [[Bal-Mawr]] whose top is adorned by a trig point at 1,991 feet above sea level. | ||
The summit is located on a thin ridge and is crowned by a cairn. On the other sides of the valleys: to the west is [[Pen Twyn Mawr]] and to the east is [[Black Mountain (hill)|Black Mountain]].<ref>Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe | The summit is located on a thin ridge and is crowned by a cairn. On the other sides of the valleys: to the west is [[Pen Twyn Mawr]] and to the east is [[Black Mountain (hill)|Black Mountain]].<ref>Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.</ref> | ||
The name ''Chwarel y Fan'' means "quarry of the beacon". | The name ''Chwarel y Fan'' means "quarry of the beacon". | ||
Revision as of 14:49, 14 October 2014
| Chwarel y Fan | |||
| Monmouthshire | |||
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 Path to the summitt of Chwarel y Fan | |||
| Range: | Black Mountains | ||
| Summit: | 2,228 feet SO258294 | ||
Chwarel y Fan is a peak in the mountainous north of Monmouthshire, within the Black Mountains. Its summit the highest point in Monmouthshire and the highest rise on the long ridge which extends southeastwards from Rhos Dirion.
The ridge continues southeastwards to the lesser summit of Bal-Mawr whose top is adorned by a trig point at 1,991 feet above sea level.
The summit is located on a thin ridge and is crowned by a cairn. On the other sides of the valleys: to the west is Pen Twyn Mawr and to the east is Black Mountain.[1]
The name Chwarel y Fan means "quarry of the beacon".
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References
- ↑ Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.