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22nd Jun 2024  08:16  by peregrinus

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Decent sized chunk of stonebuilt trig on summit cairn, one more chunk spotted. NW ridge, nice route. Peterborough MC 70th Revisit. Anniversary meet. From our hut at Mynydd Llandegai, walked down into Bethesda then mapped RoWs to access land, path continues to summit. Onward to Tryfan for 1pm celebration.

6th Feb 2023  12:10  by gower lad

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From Ogwen via Pen-yr-Ole Wen. Big chunk of stone/cement with protruding angle iron on summit cairn, almost certainly from lost trig. Sunny and clear on Carneddau but south of Tryfan was a sea of thick, low lying white cloud as far as the horizon, with only the tops of the highest hills protruding. Continued to C. Llewellyn then turned E over outliers towards Capel Curig.

24th Jan 2023  12:38  by Kabugh20

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27th Apr 2022  14:41  by Trigpointerrier

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Found some angle iron, assuming that's trig remains. Worth the walk for stunning views on a clear day, but I'd be miffed in poor weather not to have a pillar as a reward for all that climbing!!

23rd Nov 2021  09:56  by boblynoriho

FB Number: 11252  Condition: Remains  Score: 6/10

Carnedd Dafydd remains ©boblynoriho

14th Apr 2021  00:00  by Axe Edge

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Snowdonia was bathed in sunshine all day and was certainly seen in all its glory. The first proper mountains in a while, and jogged around the 6 Nuttalls in the western Carneddau with a couple of exciting scrambles thrown in. Gosh I have missed these big boys. Visited Carnedd Dafydd twice due to an out and back to a Nuttell. Couldn't locate remains, but I was there. No water up here so gifting my Ultimate Direction vest which carries 1.5 litres in two bottles either side of your chest. Great minimalistic piece of equipment (when you can guarantee good weather or your racing). NB. The remains were found 6/2/2023 on the summit cairn next to 3 semi detached stone shelters. Weather similar to 14/4/2021.

14th Sep 2020  10:24  by John DCC

Gridref: SH 66284 63048   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Remains  Score: 10/10

24th Aug 2019  17:01  by clare.evans1990

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29th Jun 2019  12:39  by Jeff Trig Point

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Found remains, block with metal work. Intermittent views

©Jeff Trig Point

29th Jun 2019  12:39  by Jeff Trig Point

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Found remains, block with metal work. Intermittent views

©Jeff Trig Point
©Jeff Trig Point

11th May 2019  11:20  by painterman61

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Found the remains misty no views very cold north winds.

trig ©painterman61
Angle iron ©painterman61
Sitting on my welsh namesake trig ©painterman61
Looking to Carnedd Dafydd from Carnedd llewelyn ©painterman61
My last Welsh 3000er Foel Grach ©painterman61

17th Nov 2018  11:19  by Jeff Trig Point

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14th Jul 2018  12:00  by rupertal

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Mark is for the view not the remains

5th Aug 2017  16:04  by Robert Phillips

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21st Jan 2017  13:09  by peregrinus

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Big piece of composite stone concrete n rebar in summit cairn. Up from Bethesda via the classic 3* scramble Crib Lem/Llech Ddu spur with Ben n Dominik on PMC meet, fine day out

Trig remains Large chunk in highest cairn
reinforcing bar

27th Sep 2016  12:30  by Dusty

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Large base and a few lower layers of stones found on cairn. Also lots of bits of concrete from base dotted about. Did not look for or know about the Block.

Remains
Remains
Remains

30th Aug 2016  12:36  by madeline

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No sign of it. Great views of Y Glyderau and Yr Wyddfa coming up from Pen Yr Ole Wen. Good view of Bethesda from Carnedd Dafydd.

30th Aug 2016  12:36  by madeline

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No sign of it. Great views of Y Glyderau and Yr Wyddfa coming up from Pen Yr Ole Wen. Good view of Bethesda from Carnedd Dafydd.

5th Oct 2015  11:44  by VinceTP

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19th Sep 2015  11:29  by jonglew

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Could locate no signs of any remains. If they are extant then I missed them. No photographs since 2013 - have they succumbed to the weather?

7th Aug 2015  11:30  by DanTrig

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12 miles walked up Braich Ty Du, to col then up to Carnedd Dafydd back to col and onto Pen Yr Ole Wen. I didn't even realise there was a trig up here until I looked at this website. Clear but high cloud, great views. Later that day drove and walked a small circular to bag Mwdwl-Eithin (Nant Heilyn) trig.

18th Apr 2015  00:00  by Ronaldo333

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10th Jul 2014  12:01  by nozzer

Gridref: SH 66289 63049   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Remains  Score: 3/10

done on a walk from Ogwen Cottage to Aber falls, 2nd visit first was in 1970 can not remember if trig was standing

10th Jul 2014  12:01  by Downfaller

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Done on a route out from Ogwen cottage to Aber Falls. low cloud prevented us getting the best visibility of the high level route -none the less a good days walking.

15th Sep 2013  11:56  by Jordanelouise

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25th Jun 2013  14:05  by Phil Clayton

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Above date is most recent of four visits, first on 15/06/1980. On 29/05/1985 a brass stud was observed in a block of stone, presumably the remains of trig pillar.

8th Mar 2013  15:21  by Triggers

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remains of a stone built trig in cairn. high score as stunning day

Carnedd Dafydd ©Triggers

2nd Mar 2013  00:00  by NightCrawler

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Beautiful day, some snow and ice on the ground

7th Oct 2012  18:10  by Merthyr_boy

Gridref: SH 66300 63000   FB Number: 11252  Condition: Couldn't find it  Score: 5/10

19th Nov 2011  14:24  by rhosrobin

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10th Nov 2011  10:56  by dangorman

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An amazing walk even thought the TP is missing. Unbelievable views across the tops and onto Anglesey.

Who needs a TP when you\'ve got these views!!!! ©dangorman

18th Sep 2011  13:00  by Chalky

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Remains of a stone-built trig amongst the shelter-cairn stones. Previously visited this Welsh 1000m top 09/05/87 no trig details noted.

16th Sep 2011  16:15  by Tuco Ramirez

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As previous logs Not Here, Shelter here for a while from the driving rain & wind, No info available

6th Sep 2011  17:24  by PeterKirkwood

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3rd Aug 2011  11:00  by martinc

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Site visited on final leg of Cambrian Way. I can only assume that the piece of angle iron sticking out of a piece of concrete in the wall of the shelter is part of the internal metal work of the pillar. Low cloud and very limited view.

©martinc

9th Jul 2011  14:08  by NormanW

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3rd Jun 2011  12:00  by Andy West

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21st Aug 2010  01:40  by Trigger

FB Number: 11252  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 5/10

15th Aug 2010  18:33  by ProSpec

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Long gone.

Remains bottom right?

5th Jun 2010  07:10  by IgnoredAmbience

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Welsh 3000s attempt with IC Fellwanderers.

23rd Jan 2010  12:10  by IgnoredAmbience

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Wasn't even aware there was a trig here until I checked T:UK after, so certainly missing. Hardly any visibility, and plenty of snow along the ridge. On a circular route from the A5 via Ffynnon Lloe, then along the ridge to Carnedd Llewellyn and back south to the road. With the Imperial College Fellwanderers.

22nd Aug 2009  11:45  by asbown

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from llyn ogwen via pen yr ole wen, great days walking on a beautiful clear day.

18th Apr 2009  11:45  by dugswell2

FB Number: NO FB  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 8/10

Sunny clear day with great views but cool on long summit ridges.

21st Mar 2009  10:20  by Terry L

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Trig pillar long gone - perhaps removed when ancient "Cairn of David" remodelled into present back-to-back wind shelters. Nevertheless, this is one of the great Welsh mountain tops [4th highest]. Tremendous ascent from Gerlan up the long ridge of Mynydd Du, part of the stunning mountain scenery of Cwm Llafar. Public. National Trust. Snowdonia National Park.

Carnedd Dafydd summit [1044m] - did pillar stand here?

15th Aug 2008  12:30  by stignest

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A great summit.. barely a climb from pen yr ole wen but all the same a big un. from bethesda..on way to penmaenmawr

14th Jun 2008  17:50  by weekender

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RW, DrAli, MrTuckle, RichS, BC, KT

7th Aug 2007  13:23  by Keith Stevens

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Only rocks on this summit! Middle of August and it was absolutely freezing on the top - thick cloud and blowing a gale up the west side of the ridge. I was glad to get off - no appetite for scrabbling around after bits of rock that might have a brass stud!

Carnedd Dafydd summit

15th Jul 2007  07:00  by trigging on an island

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Visited here very early this July morning en route to the top of Snowdon, after having started walking from home at midnight. I'd already aborted two previous attempts due to bad weather in June. The first time I got as far as the Foel Grach Mountain Refuge, and the second, just to the Roman Road over Rowen. The conditions this day were favourable most of the way and I was able to continue the walk to its conclusion over Glyder Fawr, and up and down Snowdon comfortably by late afternoon. Revisited 19/07/2013 to have a proper look for pillar remains (pictured).

Remains of Carnedd Dafydd pillar

9th Jun 2007  13:30  by Father Ted

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I hauled myself up here from Foel Meirch where we had just met someone completing their last Welsh Nutall. I unfortunatly blurted out the fact that a new Nutall had been discovered the week previous, Carnedd y Filiast North Top (a.k.a. Y Fronllwyd). I hadn't meant to take the wind out of his sails, it just sort of came out! Poor man! Anyway, now sign of a trig p here. I had a quick look for the remining piece without any luck.

28th Apr 2007  12:00  by Boneychest

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Great views, no pillar.

18th Feb 2007  00:00  by caroleengel

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23rd Oct 2006  12:13  by rhayader_wanderer

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Revisit en route to 7 tops as I close in on this yers welsh 2000's round

3rd Sep 2006  01:20  by Sealf4

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Another one from the (depleted) memory banks. Dreadful to say that I have no recorded dates for when I climbed the Welsh 3000 fters but this was probably 2 days after the Snowdon horseshoe in about aug/sept 2006. My least favourite hill of all the ones I had climbed in this trip to N. Wales before an OU ecology residential field trip but all good hills. Pillars not so good according to logs on this site but my memory is not good on that!

31st May 2006  00:00  by Sprog

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16th Apr 2006  00:00  by Bob Hancock

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21st Jan 2006  15:00  by peregrinus

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Said to have been a faier few recognisable chunks as recently as 2003, in cairn. 5 minutes searching today revealed only a single 20x30cm piece of flat-faced concrete, apparently trig remnant. Not in summit cairn but the one c. 30m to the ENE. Lovely springlike afternoon, good (hazy) views, great location. Mercia fellrunners training run from Pinnacle Cafe at Capel Curig - great breakfast ;-)

11252 fragment of trig ©peregrinus
11252 fragment & summit ©peregrinus

28th Jun 2002  10:40  by rhayader_wanderer

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latest in a string of trips since '88 never realiesed it used to have a trig though. Following recent comments on removal date I will look over old slides for a photo

29th May 2002  10:59  by splash

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28th Jul 2001  00:00  by IWC

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26th May 2001  14:54  by sven

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A tragic end to a pillar on a desolate summit. One more 3000 to go on the day.

17th Jan 2000  11:25  by fasgadh

FB Number: 11252  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 5/10

This one has been long gone. I have heard that there are bits of concrete in the cairn, but I have never noticed them. I have been told that there was a disintegrating pillar here in 1968. There have been two pillars here.

The summit of Carnedd Dafydd, no pillar. Another one that went a long time ago.

2nd Sep 1999  14:00  by Marshsand

FB Number: 11252  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 7/10

Visited on the "Nuttall" Carnedd Llewelyn and Western Carneddau walk (1.1) but the weather prevented a visit to Yr Elen. On a second visit on 07.05.02 the weather again forced abandonment of an Yr Elen visit and Pen yr Helgi Ddu was also omitted.

3rd Jul 1999  13:09  by Foinavon

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18th Oct 1998  12:00  by lonesome_cowboy_burt

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Up via Pen yr Ole Wen and return over Pen yr Helgi Du. A light dusting of snow, but no trig.

15th Aug 1997  12:00  by theposhbloke

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20th Jul 1997  12:00  by peregrinus

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Been there many times, don't recall seeing trig or remains, never searched

28th Jun 1996  12:25  by Crazy

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Cloudy and no view but enjoyed the Cambrian Way ascent over Pen yr Ole Wen rather than the direct route. Definitely no pillar on my visit.

27th May 1996  12:00  by Hartryggers

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4th May 1996  19:52  by swampysean

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16th Jul 1994  00:00  by mickandshane

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Definitely no trig here, (it was destroyed in 1971).Last FB number was 11252.

21st Aug 1993  08:31  by Robert Kemp

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17th Apr 1987  14:00  by arranc

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20th Apr 1985  12:00  by CJO

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with polytechnic mountaineering club walk. Visted several times since

23rd Jun 1982  00:00  by tim747

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Not there

15th Jun 1979  15:00  by desperate dan

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Number 10 of the 14 3000 footers done this day and feeling a bit jaded. In the clouds. Have climbed it other times and it is a fine peak. However, no trig.

30th Apr 1977  09:30  by Bergfuehrer

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Caernarfonshire. No recollection of seeing a trig here on day doing the Welsh 3000's.