Cwm Twymyn - Pennant - Moelfre

Sunday, 11 May 2008 from near Dylife
[1:50k OS map] Click images to magnify.


Looking into the head of the glacial Cwm Twymyn.

Ffrwd Fawr, the waterfall of the Nant Dropyns, on the opposite side of the Twynmyn gorge. =>>




Craig y Maes, the edge of the moorland plateau west of Pen Cwm Twymyn.

Pennant Uchaf farm at the floor of Cwm Twymyn.

Pennant Isaf farm.


Afternoon nap...

Time to get up! says Mum.

Farm track along Banc y Belan.



In Cwm Twymyn.

<- Creigiau Pennant, 250m cliffs forming the western slope of Cwm Twymyn. Note the mature trees at the bottom of the cliff for scale.



In Cwm Twymyn.

The Afon Twymyn at Pentre Cilcwm. =>>




Pentre Cilcwm in Dyffryn Pennant.

Bluebells and a hay turner near Pennant. ->




The track into Ceulan forest.

Afon Fachdre.

Looking across the lower Cwm Ceulan.


At the NE corner of Ceulan forest.

Below Graig Goch.




Farm tracks on Esgair Geulan.




The upper section in the west of Esgair Geulan has been harvested.



Moorland at Pen Cwm Ceulan.

Waun Ty Isaf.

Moelfre, a small hill...


...with a bog...

...and a view of Dyffryn Dyfi.

Moelfre's SW spur is supposed to house a tumulus, an ancient burial site, but I can't find it. ->



Bwlch Moelfre.

Nant y Maes, looking west down the Bwlch...

...and Nant Ceulan to the east.


My old map says there should be a transmitter mast here.

Banc Rhoswyddol, felled...

...and partially replanted.



A bridle shortcut cutting out a few bends of the forest track on Banc Rhoswyddol.

Nant y Fedw, with a terriffic echo. ->





Industrial-size sheepfold near Craig y Gath.

<- Craig y Gath, a cliff suddenly appearing by the wayside out of nothing.


Ford at Craig y Gath.

Erosion at work in Cwm Dwfn.

Cwm Dwfn.


Esgair Wen.


Pen Cwm Brynmoel.


Nant Brynmoel, another one of the dug in streams in the Dylife area.

Moorland near Dylife.

Tree at Top y Cae. ->



The Dylife lead mines.

The Nant Dropyns above the waterfall, Ffrwd Fawr. ->



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