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Name:Moel y Fen
Hill number:15743
Height:267m / 876ft
Parent (Ma):2288  Craig y Llyn
RHB Section:32C: Neath to Chepstow
County/UA:Neath Port Talbot
Catchment:Avan
Class:Tump (200-299m)
(Tu,2)
Grid ref:SS 80056 93018
Summit feature:no feature: pasture
Drop:59m
Col:208m  SS807930  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 170
(1:25k) 165
Observations:flat summit area
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 10 users)ByDate of Ascent
Domed sheep pasture. Friendly farmer. Deer sheep . Good views.Denise 19/02/2024
From Cilcarn up hillside track with permission of friendly farmer. Level broad summit ridge of pasture with sheep and large herd of deer. Clumps of reed grass. Unmarked high point. NNW wind. Good view of Cwmafan and the Bay of Swansea beyondRichardM19/02/2024
Bryn to Cymmer.Smudge10/12/2022
Plenty of good parking at top end of Neath Road, Bryn. FP through farm, branch right along lane and the up through pasture. Great views on a glorious morning. Back to farm and straight up for forest tracks to Pen Disgwylfa.Campbell Singer30/08/2020
Adrian18/10/2019
As others from near farm, along BW and then across pasture and on to HP.PeterD09/09/2018
Final hill in 32C. From Penydd Fawr farm. Neath Road initially, past the milestone (with a benchmark rivet on it), then across sheep pastures to flat grassy top. Locals told me the track was once the main road to Neath, hence the milestone.jonglew09/02/2017
Flattish pasture. From E, byway called Neath Road and even has a milestone. Across pasture to summitRHW14/08/2016
walk from maesteg with pendisgwfa, foel Trawsant, Foel Duffryn and foel fawrunderhill31/05/2015
Parked in Bryn and walked to the three closest hills. Walked to due north of hill whilst bagging BMs. Then up from just below mast and along ridge. Reedy field with sheep. Highest point seems to be NW end of ridge.Dusty09/04/2015