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Name:Penlan Voss
Hill number:5249
Height:167m / 548ft
Parent (Ma):2203  Drygarn Fawr
RHB Section:31C: South-West Wales
County/UA:Carmarthenshire [Sir Gaerfyrddin]
Catchment:Towy
Class:Hump, Tump (100-199m), Clem
(Hu,Tu,1,Cm)
Grid ref:SN 41450 22187
Summit feature:no feature: ground 17m SE of trig point
Drop:104m
Col:63m  SN409228  
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 39 users)ByDate of Ascent
Parked at side of wide entrance to reservoir at SN 4225 2161 - Up track past farmhouse, through yard & up track to trig point & summit. A couple of friendly dogs in yard, but no one about. (S)gerrybowes09/11/2021
Evening ascent; ROW from Cwm-oernant, then track through farm. Got barked at by the dogs, so took a more circuitous route back, thanks to OpenStreetMap.PGCE17/07/2021
First top of the year, and just setting out now on another overnight walk to get things going again.Alex C11/01/2019
Revisit. From SE, P at resr entrance, thru friendly farm yard. HP level pasture 17m SE of trig, which is at edge of pasture a short way down slope.RHW06/01/2019
Drove down track towards Cwmdu (sw of summit), parked in layby before the farm, walked to the farm and headed up the fairly steep pasture to the summit.clivevilla16/07/2018
Drove up to Penllyn Ffos farm asked permission to park and go to inspect the trig and take photos of its conditionvegibagger03/01/2018
Very friendly permission from farmer to go through farm after parking at 2nd ( bigger ) gate for reservoirMark Sims01/06/2016
Parked in Cwmdu at end of public road. Up steep hill side and to pasture summit. Trig not far from summit. Single wind turbine not far away.Adrian10/10/2015
Heavy rain all of the way from the reservoir so as well that it was an easy walkColin Crawford28/06/2015
1/9 First of day parked at farm and strolled through the fields to trig pillarFergalh29/01/2015
Parking at SN 42243 21602 near covered reservoir. Walked NW through Penlan Voss farm where we asked permission to proceed - readily given by a friendly Mrs Farmer. Summit point topped with trig pillar and large muck heap - which is actually higher than the summit!jonglew31/08/2014
Walk up past farm to small mast and trig.arranc28/07/2014
Wandered up the hill from the bottom went to the farm and saw a cute farmers dog on the hill.steverd18/02/2013
Easy parking by reservoir to SE. No problems going through farm. Stroll.destaylor02/09/2011
Trig point overshadowed by silageMartin R26/07/2011
Visiting pillarDusty19/01/2010
Parked at the water resevoir on way up to Penlan Voss farm and detoured into fields to pick up summit. Clouding over and windy at 13:20 but still good views on walk of Carmarthen.Dugswell223/03/2009
Ok summit; surprisingly attractive view but awkward approach. fiddly access, e.g park @ resr; cross mdws from FP @ 418217 RHW22/06/2003
TREBORK13/05/2019
softsquare13/06/2018
GaryJones15/09/2017
Vertigo07/05/2017
MM18/04/2017
asbown23/05/2016
Chris Peart28/06/2015
carole engel23/04/2015
AndyS03/01/2015
Alan Whatley06/11/2014
RobertP26/10/2013
chalky195321/10/2013
GordonAdshead20/08/2013
Campbell Singer03/06/2013
Barbara Singer03/06/2013
iaindbrown16/05/2012
mae04/02/2012
andrew brown28/08/2011
DARRENG01/02/2010
stevent080917/12/2007
andrew.allum01/01/2000