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Name:Tylcau Hill
Hill number:14865
Height:485.8m / 1594ft
Parent (Ma):2183  Beacon Hill
RHB Section:31B: Welshpool to Hay-on-Wye
County/UA:Powys
Catchment:Wye
Class:Tump (400-499m)
(Tu,4)
Grid ref:SO 14197 76252
Summit feature:no feature: ground near small pool
Drop:32.2m
Col:453.6m  SO144773  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 136 148
(1:25k) 214E
Survey:Trimble GeoXH 6000
Comments:Newhouse Hill at SO142768 surveyed to be 25cm lower
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 32 users)ByDate of Ascent
Parked at SO 15281 76519 for Stanky, Pool, Tylcau, Warren and Ty'n-y-ddol Hills. Walking for five hours on good grass tracks for most of the way.Campbell Singer05/07/2023
First hill bag walk of 2021! Part of a long loop from the Lawn Brook valley ( verge parking for 3-4 cars at SO 1997 7606 ). Pool Hill - Cynwch Bank - Rhos Crug - Stanky Hill - Gors Lydan - Warren Hill - Ty'n y ddol Hill - Beacon Hill. Glorious weather.DanMaisieBex24/04/2021
Parked at the end of the road just south of Upper Cae-glas, where I was surprised to find a car park. Tylcau Hill, Newhouse Hill, Warren Hill and Gors Lydan. A very pleasant circuit.PGCE10/11/2020
Took Tylcau Hill and Newhouse on way back from Gors Lydan to the car at the road summit. (S)silveracorn_alan01/08/2020
From the track to the ENE. Quite a lot of horses grazing on the hill.clivevilla01/05/2020
Gors Lydan, Warren Hill and Tylcau Hill from The Pound.rhalstead22/03/2020
Clockwise circuit of Gors Lydan, Ty'n-y-ddol Hill, Warren Hill and Tylcau Hill from Wakefield Green Farm. A lovely sunny day.milimana03/07/2019
Radnorshire Wildlife Trust Reserve.granddadscott07/06/2018
From SO 152 765. Also popped over to Newhouse Hill as the surveyed 25cm difference is not enough to allow me to ignore it.summitsup26/03/2017
A perfect sunny day in excellent company (Steve and Alex). Parked at Ty'n-y-Rhos, bridleway to Rhydhir, then direct to Pool Hill (friendly farmer). Beacon Hill, Stanky Hill, Cefn Pawl, then down to Llanrhys. Short road bash then Warren Hill and Gors Lydan. Short heather bash to track and road, then via Newhouse Farm to Tylcau Hill. 21 km, 840 m and wonderfully easy going makes an easily do-able roundGill25/03/2017
7 of 7 from Ty'n-y-rhos with Gill and AlexSteveG25/03/2017
7/13 Seventh of thirteen on misty and sunny day (Stanky Hill/Beacon Hill/Pool Hill/Cynwch Bank/Rhos-Crug/Warren Hill/Tylcau Hill/Gors Lydan/Cefn Pawl/Ty'n-y-ddol/Pen Cnych Mawr/Crugn Lywyd/Domen-Ddu)Fergalh07/05/2016
With RMRob Pen y Garn29/01/2016
Parked at the highest point on the lane south from Felindre at SO 15283 76513 - room for one car. Took track NW to cottage, then muddy track south-west by a stream, diverting off path on easy grass and moss to unmarked summit at SO 14197 76254. Continued on to Newhouse Hill (also 486m).Man of Kernow108/12/2013
SO1419676253Anton19/04/2013
Short-heather summit, small green pool, longish grass, nice view; cottage at foot To Let. Track from ENE to col; path & short heather to summit RHW22/08/2009
beckybags23/08/2023
A Peckish23/08/2023
AlanD27/03/2023
Matt08/08/2022
Rob5026/07/2022
Dusty15/07/2022
Adrian06/08/2021
TK07/09/2019
chalky195323/09/2018
Alex C25/03/2017
iaindbrown31/08/2016
MM04/12/2015
KM04/12/2015
DARRENG17/04/2015
Tony J08/07/2014
andrew.allum01/01/2000