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Name:The Mount
Hill number:15839
Height:127m / 417ft
Parent (Ma):2297  Mynydd Machen
RHB Section:32C: Neath to Chepstow
County/UA:Newport
Catchment:Rhymney, Catchment Boundaries, Usk
Watershed:Cardiff to Cape Wrath
Class:Tump (100-199m)
(Tu,1)
Grid ref:ST 25866 84838
Summit feature:no feature
Drop:62m
Col:65m  ST248875  
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 29 users)ByDate of Ascent
8 mile solo run from NT Tredegar House CP .. took in The Mount and Pen Fynnon Oer .. up the gravel lane from ST 273845 .. only needs a short diversion from the RoW .. onto Penylan lane to the stile at ST266860 (its well hidden) .. up the RoW with diversion to fort and top no need to climb fences as gates in right places ..nice fort .. bacteracked to lane then RoW by school to pick up cycle route to Tredegar Parkmilejunkie23/07/2023
Quick up and down from the radio mast.PGCE29/12/2022
Started from the lane before the mask following the castleton circular walk have walked this many years ago. The summit field is used for crop production so best come in winter. Although the mount is well defined it seems to have lost a little bit of height had a good survey with the GPS. It appears that it must be ploughed on a regular basis no problem of access followed the castleton route back to castleton.hodder18/11/2022
Slow run through farmland.TedCymru23/03/2021
Parked in gateway of mast to the east, round the already harvested edge of a wheat field to HP.clivevilla15/08/2019
Short walk from road into muddy field.Tony J15/04/2018
From Castleton via Coal Pit Lane and Pen-y-Lan Road, then across the turnip fields on the footpaths to the summitMariana Trench14/01/2018
There is room to park a car just off the road beside the mast enclosure. I walked along the RoW from there. I could just about see where the fort was and tramped about a bit to make sure we got the top. Wee Ross walked most of the way back to the car (although probably did double the distance since he zigzags).islamidget09/09/2017
From mast. By winter wheat crop runnels.arranc12/04/2017
Moderately well defined stubble hp ST 25868 84835 coincides with ex trig pillar location. Via RoW from east. My final Newport UA P30RHW16/10/2016
From FP to East. Good views. crop had recently been cut.PeterD18/09/2016
Approached via fp from east.Campbell Singer18/05/2016
Over open field from east.Barbara Singer18/05/2016
Easy from road to N.Adrian18/10/2015
Visited for the destroyed trig pillar, Pen-y-Lan. Parked at field entrance, walked across muddy ploughed field to top of The Mount. There are no indications of the earthworks other than a gentle rising of the ground.jonglew06/01/2013
Visited when looking for the ex-trig in the area.Father Ted22/07/2008
3/3 After Mynydd twyn-glas and Graig Ddifaith (still on way home), quick grab into field following tractor tracks to top, not muddy thanks to this great dry weatherpenbetblank
Matt04/05/2023
Martin R21/07/2022
mae18/01/2020
kasharic23/12/2018
asbown24/11/2017
andrew brown26/09/2017
ngthack21/07/2017
Pip5620/07/2016
Ramblingpaul08/09/2014
stevent080912/01/2014
Alex C22/01/2013
Dusty12/11/2009