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Name: | Pen y Gaer |
Hill number: | 14476 |
Height: | 385m / 1263ft |
Parent (Ma): | 1965 Carnedd Llewelyn |
RHB Section: | 30B: Snowdonia |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | The Carneddau |
County/UA: | Conwy |
Catchment: | Conwy |
Class: | Tump (300-399m) (Tu,3) |
Grid ref: | SH 74990 69319 |
Summit feature: | large cairn |
Drop: | 35m |
Col: | 350m SH746692 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 115 (1:25k) OL17E |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 52 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Bwlch y ddeufaen up Drum with Lo and Dom | Iam_JoshEdwards | 14/10/2023 |
Cairn much larger than when Jon rebuilt it. | Dusty | 13/09/2023 |
https://strava.app.link/Ra3Ww3MORAb | John | 22/06/2023 |
full QMD in foul weather from Llyn Eigiau car park Melynllyn, Dulyn 700 m countour Cwm Bychan, Pen y Castell, Penygadair Pen y gaer fort return sw | underhill | 02/02/2023 |
5/5 (Bryn Mawr/Braich Lusog/Foel Ddu/Mynydd Garthmyn/Pen-y-Gaer) | Fergalh | 10/10/2022 |
Good parking area on Bwlch-y-gaer at end of metalled road at 744693 - S. along track for about 100m, over ladder stile & then good path which crosses a stile before heading up through the ramparts to the summit cairn. | gerrybowes | 06/10/2022 |
Parked at Bwlch y Gaer, went first to Pen y Gaer, where there is a great hillfort, and them to Penygadair. 1 hour 3 mins, 2.45 miles. | clivevilla | 25/01/2022 |
Parked at Bwlch y Gaer. | mad max | 02/10/2021 |
Out and back from the parking area at Bwlch-y-gaer. Good viewpoint. | PGCE | 16/08/2021 |
With Emlyn. Parked at Bwlch y Gaer. | PeteF | 24/03/2019 |
From pub car park in Tal-y-bont | derrymark | 16/02/2019 |
Solo. Descent from Drum, On to Tal y Fan. | Aimless Rambler | 28/08/2017 |
From Bwlch Y Ddeufaen. Pen Y Cydgoed, Foel-Ganol, Yr Orsedd, Carnedd Y Ddelw, Drum, Pen Y Castell, Penygadair and Pen Y Gaer. Lovely day, warm and windy!! | Alunrees33 | 22/05/2017 |
With Mrs G on Nuttall's 1.3 walk. Damp day, but rain only intermittent. Dismantled summit cairn to reveal the trig bolt. Cairn rebuilt doughnut-style to keep bolt visible. | jonglew | 14/09/2015 |
Added to Nuttalls walk 1.3, with Lindsay, Steve and Frank | Crib Goch | 24/04/2015 |
Nuttall walk 1.3 plus others with Martin, Frank ,Steve and Brian | Lou | 24/04/2015 |
With Martin, Lindsay & Steve visiting Tal y Fan, Foel Lwyd, Carnedd y Ddelw, Drum, Pen y Castell, Penygadair & finishing on the hill fort of Pen y Gaer. Dry, but cloudy for most of the day. | knarf | 24/04/2015 |
From 743693. Slight deviation on route to Foel Fras | JamesD1972 | 17/04/2015 |
Roman hill fort thing | Tizz | 03/05/2014 |
From NW. Nice rocky summit, quite large cairn. | RHW | 23/03/2014 |
Visited after climbing Drum and Foel Fras. Interesting and good views over Conwy Estuary | JohnIvor | 27/05/2011 |
KeithByTheC | 17/04/2007 | |
Roadside parking on minor road near Cae Coch Farm 
at SH 73120 71470. Tal y Fan - Foel Leyd - Carnedd y Ddelw - Drum - Pen y Castell - Pen y Gaer. | David Gradwell | 18/01/2004 |
with Pen y Castell and Penygadair | Galltywenallt | 23/05/1999 |
At the end of a big E. Carneddau walk, it was good to have time to visit this bronze age hill fort top. Double walled and impressive. A superb viewpoint, particularly satisfying today as the view was of the mountains and hills we'd been on for 7.5 h. See Foel Grach log for route/ summits visited. | pwheeler | 16/02/1999 |
Martin R | 10/08/2023 | |
Alan Caine | 15/04/2023 | |
Skarletk | 21/09/2022 | |
Smog | 26/06/2021 | |
KirstyWeyman | 14/10/2020 | |
beckybags | 18/11/2019 | |
A Peckish | 18/11/2019 | |
TK | 31/08/2018 | |
MM | 14/04/2018 | |
Galvgoon | 16/09/2017 | |
Swindon Bagger | 28/05/2017 | |
Ben Lowery | 29/12/2016 | |
andrew brown | 18/06/2016 | |
jrj | 10/03/2016 | |
Rob50 | 15/09/2015 | |
Matt | 07/08/2015 | |
NickiW | 24/06/2015 | |
Ron Rees Davies | 01/05/2013 | |
Alex C | 28/08/2012 | |
Man of Kernow1 | 08/09/2007 | |
Edwin Gradwell | 18/01/2004 | |
andrew.allum | 01/01/2000 | |
DC11main | 01/10/1998 | |
David Purchase | 09/04/1995 | |
thenomad | 30/05/1994 |