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Name: | Pentwyn |
Hill number: | 15775 |
Height: | 229m / 751ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2270 Mynydd Epynt [Mynydd Eppynt] |
RHB Section: | 32A: Llandovery to Monmouth |
County/UA: | Powys |
Catchment: | Wye |
Class: | Tump (200-299m) (Tu,2) |
Grid ref: | SO 11575 28972 |
Summit feature: | no feature: ground on S side of hedge |
Drop: | 33m |
Col: | 196m SO109293 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 161 (1:25k) OL13N |
Observations: | ground 30m SE at SO 11597 28954 may be as high |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
N.B. Some hill summits are on private property or on land where there is no public right of way. Permission should be sought from the landowner where access to a hill summit is through private land.
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 13 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
Parked to NE by farm entrance. Along BW then FP south past Pentywn, HP east of hedge, went back to car via FP and road to east. | PeterD | 14/01/2024 |
Domed sheep pasture, approached from footpath to west. Abney- hedge line is of similar height. No feature. Skies glowing red already. Light rain. With R and AC. | Denise | 04/11/2023 |
Last of the day with Denise and Alex. Field path S from Pentwyn (house) then detour into summit field via field gate. High point on fence line, sheep grazed pasture both sides. OS spot height very similar height (Abney). Pink tinged clouds and fading daylight. | RichardM | 04/11/2023 |
7 of 7 Parking in lay-by/roadside on the b4558 close to the bridge. From track to north and up footpath few sheep around along with a couple of stinking rotting ones. Farmer didn’t seem too concerned as there was another one on the path right outside the house. Grim | The-Z-Man | 02/08/2023 |
Summit in private field,climbed from bwlch | freethehilltops | 25/10/2022 |
Tight parking near end of footpath on road to east, then fields and gates to summit | Colin Crawford | 12/10/2021 |
Walked up from the top of Hemley pitch in Llanfihangel. Followed Row, through a gate to cross the pasture to the unmarked highest area. | Rob Rees | 05/04/2021 |
Parked just east of bend to ene of hill. Up round field edges and a bit of an old road/track. Over a couple of gates but no real problems. | Campbell Singer | 30/05/2019 |
Parked opposite Henley Hall. RoW initially then diverted off for HP in a sheep pasture, approx 20m SE from field boundary. | jonglew | 10/02/2017 |
From ene, summit by hedge or could be pasture just to S as per spot ht. No sign of path but gates in right places after obscure start | RHW | 03/09/2016 |
Free morning. Early start and a easy top to reach. | Dusty | 22/07/2016 |
Alex C | 04/11/2023 | |
iaindbrown | 06/04/2016 |