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TP6633 - Twyn Mwyalchod

Grid reference : SO 02168 17614 map 
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TP6633 Twyn Mwyalchod
Type :Pillar
Condition :Good Good condition
Flush Bracket Number :S2166
Current use :none
Historic use :4th order
Waypoint :TP6633
County :Powys
Nearest town :MERTHYR TYDFIL

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There are 39 photos for this trigpoint (view album).

This trigpoint:
Is ranked joint 1440th with 6 other trigs (more).
Has a mean score of 6.70/10 (from 50 logged visits)
Was First logged: 4th Mar 1972
Was Last logged: 19th May 2013

Of the 50 logged visits,
8 recorded a location and of these....
All were within 27043m
The average error was 3407m
The closest was 3m

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Selection of photos for this Pillar.


By Delta68

©stonestreaker

©stonestreaker

©stonestreaker
SAS plaque
©Ivanhoe
Twyn Mwyalchod TP
By struggling
flush bracket
By russie and sidekick

©SebastienCale
See 31 more in the album.

Logged Visits:

Good condition 19th May 2013  10:15  by arranc

Gridref: SO 02169 17620   FB Number: S2166  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10


Good condition 13th Jan 2013  11:10  by Merthyr_boy

Gridref: SO 02100 17600   FB Number: S2166  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10


Good condition 25th Oct 2012  13:39  by trigging on an island

FB Number: S2166  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Logged quickly whilst on the descent from Pen y Fan. Down to Lower Neuadd Reservoir and then back up again to Waun Rydd. No view.


Good condition 16th Sep 2012  09:21  by mountain jack

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10


Good condition 12th Sep 2012  20:01  by bluewhitereg

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Found near the start if the horseshoe walk. Great views on a very clear day.


Damaged 12th Sep 2012  00:00  by Applepye

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Damaged  Score: 5/10

Up here today with views for miles


Good condition 9th Jun 2012  10:00  by Delta68

FB Number: S2166  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Climbed up from Upper Neuadd Reservoir then continued on with the horseshoe walk - great views on a clear day.


Good condition 11th Mar 2012  14:00  by Castle

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10


Good condition 7th Sep 2011  18:54  by stonestreaker

FB Number: S2166  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

©stonestreaker
©stonestreaker
©stonestreaker


Good condition 4th Sep 2011  14:15  by Ivanhoe

FB Number: S2166  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Climbed up from Upper Neuadd Reservoir. Nice views. Interesting SAS dedication plaque affixed to pillar.

SAS plaque ©Ivanhoe
Trig


Good condition 1st Sep 2011  19:00  by struggling

FB Number: S2166  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Best day of the summer for walking. Was moved at finding the memorial plaque to Tony Swierzy on the TP. Cleaned the plaque.

Twyn Mwyalchod TP Looking north on one of the summer's best days.


Good condition 1st Aug 2011  14:00  by The West Viewers

FB Number: S2166  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Popped to this one after the nearby Picnic on Pen-y-fan Mega event on a very misty day.


Good condition 24th May 2011  17:32  by russie and sidekick

FB Number: S2166  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

visited pen y fan just to bag this trig down the ridge great views weather good but windy

pillar
flush bracket
spider
memorial plaque on trig memorial plaque commemmorating the death of a sas soldier on an expedition to everest


Good condition 21st Apr 2011  00:00  by Ralph

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Cracking reward for a horrendously steep climb up from Neuadd Reservoir. But once up, it's plain sailing all the way around the horseshoe walk.


Good condition 2nd Apr 2011  11:50  by Griggsy

FB Number: S2166  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

From Upper Neuadd Reservoir

©Griggsy


Good condition 6th Jan 2011  11:20  by Dusty

FB Number: S2166  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Mrs Dusty & trigpoint
Spider
Flush Bracket
Plaque


Good condition 27th Nov 2010  10:00  by sandvika

FB Number: S2166  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Found on "Walk around Pen Y Fan" geocaching event, also logged as YSM414.

Approaching Trig ©sandvika
Approaching Trig ©sandvika
Memorial plate on Trigpoint ©sandvika
Flush Bracket ©sandvika
View from Trigpoint ©sandvika
View from Trigpoint ©sandvika
View of Trig from Graig Fan Ddu ©sandvika


Good condition 27th Nov 2010  09:00  by vw_keychain

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

Visited in the snow on "A Walk Around Pen Y Fan" geocaching event.


Good condition 24th Oct 2010  14:35  by bowlesy

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10


Not Logged 16th Oct 2010  14:25  by arnyrogers@googlemail.com

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 6/10


Good condition 6th Oct 2010  13:45  by Rob&Fiona

FB Number: S2166  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10


Good condition 23rd Aug 2010  16:15  by Shelfyowen

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Walked up from Neudd reservoirs. Fantastic days walking with great visibility. Could see Worms Heas and Cadder Idris. The Trig is very good condition and looks like it has had a recent lick of paint.


Not Logged 23rd Aug 2010  16:15  by dai

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 9/10

23rd Aug 2010 16:15


Good condition 13th Mar 2010  18:41  by lonesome_cowboy_burt

Gridref: SO 02170 17617   FB Number: S2166  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Walked up from Neuadd Reservoir and watched everyone turn right towards Pen y Fan. A couple of people followed us to the trig. Memorial plaque still there.


Good condition 2nd May 2009  15:30  by Taff330

Gridref: SO 02200 17700   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10


Good condition 21st Mar 2009  14:15  by SebastienCale

Gridref: SO 02170 17617   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Lovely day, nice trig, good views of the Pen y Fan horseshoe. I came from the North up Cefn Cwn Llywch and over Pen y Fan but the easiest access would be from the car park by the reservoir to the East. The site was occupied by a member of HM armed forces acting as a base station for a "NavEx" who very kindly took a picture of me and the trig.


©SebastienCale


Good condition 21st Mar 2009  10:55  by Pyoung1s

FB Number: S2166  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

TP6633 27 Nov 10


Good condition 1st Jan 2009  12:00  by jasymmons

Gridref: SN 97262 44209   FB Number: S2166  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10


Good condition 30th Dec 2008  11:11  by Phil Clayton

FB Number: S2166  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Mist at the trig but clearing to inversion with Brocken Spectres along ridge to Duwynt and hordes on Corn Du & Pen y Fan.


Good condition 28th Sep 2008  14:00  by The Moor We Hunt...

FB Number: S2166  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Geocaching up here today and took a detour to visit this trig. Superb views today.


Good condition 19th Jul 2008  15:40  by gary&den

FB Number: S2166  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Walked the horseshoe spotted the trig on the way back down to the lower dam at Neuadd. Not the best of weather for a July walk. But stunning views all the same. Hard walk up Cribyn & Pen y Fan.

©gary&den
©gary&den


Good condition 7th Jun 2008  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S2166  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

vgc, asphalt plug, grassy peaty summit. Meml to Tony Swierzy, died on SAS Everest expedition attempt April 1984 Perfect summer morning: was there for sunrise having woken earlier than planned.


Good condition 7th Jun 2008  09:45  by dugswell2

FB Number: S2166  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Top on Neuadd Horseshoe after parking below Neuadd Reservoir on a warm, dry cloudy day with occasional sunshine.

©dugswell2


Good condition 13th May 2008  10:50  by sniffadogz

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Great views on a sunny day.


Good condition 10th May 2008  14:41  by Martin Griffiths - DPFR

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Made way across after doing Cribyn, Pen Y Fan, Corn Du, ridge run along Raig Fan Ddu, great day, weather.


Good condition 10th May 2008  13:42  by CLM Griffiths

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Made way across after doing Cribyn, Pen Y Fan, Corn Du, ridge run along Raig Fan Ddu, great day, weather.


Good condition 3rd May 2008  15:30  by daveyboy

FB Number: S2166  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Combined in a long circular walk round the Brecon Beacon summits this is a very isolated out of the way trig point in such an unusual position...! Its not on any high points.

The Trig point One out of the way and lonely trig point...!©daveyboy


Good condition 1st Mar 2008  16:00  by jamesleesaunders

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

I am now relaxing in a Youth Hostel in Wales in the middle of a weekend lads hike around the Brecon Beacons with Craig. Yesterday we went on a 10 mile hike around a horse-shoe shaped ridge and up and down three mountains, Fan-y-Bīg (719m), Cribyn (795m), and Pen-y-Fan (886m), none of which had a trigpoint! My knee started hurting but then we got this one at Twyn Mwyalchod which cheered me up!


Good condition 12th Nov 2007  10:01  by theblack

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Start from forestry carpark below, frosty morning made for an interesting climb up, large sections of ice on the scree. Trig good order, Plaque to SAS everest mission.

Trig ©theblack


Good condition 10th Nov 2007  11:10  by cavinguk

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Beautiful location and a great start to the horseshoe walk around Pen-Y-Fan and co.


Good condition 14th Oct 2007  11:40  by Glaslyn

Gridref: 02 16100 76100   FB Number: S2166  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

End of my circuit around the "Fans" ,weather still grey and murky ,visibility about 30 metres at best ...normal Beacons stuff. Pillar in good condition ,muddy descent down to a very empty Lower Neuadd Resevoir ...lowest i have ever seen it.

©Glaslyn
©Glaslyn


Good condition 10th Jul 2007  07:10  by von-horst

Gridref: SO 02165 17618   FB Number: S2166  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Interesting memorial attached to pillar.

The pillar in the mist! ©von-horst


Good condition 10th Mar 2007  11:45  by SidAndBob

FB Number: S2166  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

There are stone chippings on 2 sides. Stunning views of all the many surrounding landmarks on a beautiful day. No one else near the trig.

The big boys behind Bob and the trig ©SidAndBob


Good condition 2nd Apr 2005  10:05  by Father Ted

FB Number: S2166  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Base pretty eroded. Most people ignore this trig having climbed up from Taff Fechen they head off right towards Corn Du where as in actual fact the walk to the trig is only a slight detour.

Twyn Mwyalchod Trig Point
Twyn Mwyalchod Fluch Bracket
Twyn Mwyalchod Plaque


Good condition 19th Oct 2003  16:00  by wjrs5

FB Number: S2166  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10


Good condition 26th May 2000  09:12  by Funk to Funky

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10


Good condition 14th Oct 1995  00:00  by widget

Gridref: SO 02200 17600   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

My log says: "On a walking weekend. Headed straight up W from CP at end of road. Summit in mist so no views." Now it's 10 years later & I can barely remember this experience...ahhhh, the ravages of time!


Good condition 9th Jul 1994  00:00  by mickandshane

FB Number: S2166  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

The only trig on the Brecon Beacons Horseshoe walk from Neuadd Reservoir since the trig on PenY Fan has been destroyed. There's a small plaque to an airman on the trig. Plug missing.


Good condition 5th Jun 1988  10:12  by Rhayader_wanderer

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Another historic visit identified while checking for new trigs to add into routes. Had forgotten this one existed it is to rare I come this way


Not Logged 4th Mar 1972  14:15  by gowrie

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 7/10




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