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Poor service from OSNI

Forum: General aidand a month ago
I’m heading to the Mournes shortly so decided to purchase a new map. I ordered this from the OSNI website. The map finally arrived today, 3 weeks after I ordered it. I’m sure plenty of other ...

Track above the Nerja Cueva

Track 5190 simon3 2 weeks ago
This partial route follows a path above the famous Nerja caves - unfortunately I didn't capture the start of it, though walk, Len: 2.4km, Climb: 35m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

Great Close Hill: Short trek to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh a week ago
Parked at Malham Tarn and followed bridleway to side of mountain easy climb to carn at the summit

Great Whernside: A wet col, a steep climb and long ridge walk to big cairn with

Summit Comment Fergalh a week ago
From Little Whernside followed the fence again to a wet col and another steep climb. Than a long walk following a fence and wall which eventually led to the summit. This ridge section was lar...

Visiting Frigiliana from Nerja

Track 5189 simon3 2 weeks ago
This is a straightforward route using the sides or the bed of a river, to and from Frigiliana, a small town around 300m walk, Len: 16.7km, Climb: 357m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

Little Whernside: Long slog to interesting looking hill from Dead Man's hill

Summit Comment Fergalh a week ago
From the cairn at the false summit of Dead Man's Hill the hill is obvious . Followed the fence to the wet col and a short steep climb up. As the summit is flat there is a lot of boggy wet gro...

Sgùrr Èilde Mòr, Binnein Beag, Binnein Mòr & Sgùrr Èilde Beag from Kinloch

Track 5188 billbaggins 2 weeks ago
This track records a walk across 3 Munros and a Munro Top in the Mamores, loosely based on the route descripti... walk, Len: 22.0km, Climb: 1860m, Area: Fort William to Loch Treig and Loch Lev|...

Dead Man's Hill: Long wet heatherbash from Great Haw

Summit Comment Fergalh a week ago
From Great Haw a long wet heather bash along fence line leads to a high point. South of fence line around 400 metres leads to high point near a small wooden pole. The summit marked on the map...

Great Haw: Short heatherbash to summit from grouse track

Summit Comment Fergalh a week ago
From Scar Reservoir crossed the reservoir at the Tower followed Nidderdale Way before heading up grouse track. This goes as far as 300 metres from the top. Than short heather bash to unmarked...

Meall nan Eun and Stob Coir' an Albannaich

Track 5184 billbaggins 3 weeks ago
The parking place at the start/finish point, NN1366 4684, is only 10 miles down the Glen Etive single track road ... walk, Len: 18.0km, Climb: 1297m, Area: Glen Etive to Glen Lochy (Britain) Mea||

Woodale Moss: Short trek to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh a week ago
Parked at Scar Reservoir and followed track to wall short walk along wall to undefined high point in heather

Laghtnafrankee: Laghtnafrankee 2024

Summit Comment MartMc a week ago
First actively gained summit since considering possibly, maybe actively working through the Arderins six months ago. So progress has been slow! Parked at Point A. Met a local who had parked f...
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South-West Wales Area
Place count in area: 176,  
Highest place: Drygarn Fawr, 645m
Maximum height for area: 645 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 344 metres,

Places in area South-West Wales:
Allt Ddu 244mAllt Maestir 278mAllt y Ddinas 448mAllt yr Hebog 342mBanc Beili-Tew 278mBanc Cwm-coed-ifor 309mBanc Dolwen 537mBanc y Ddinas 477mBanc y Garreg 332mBanc y Graig 408mBrandy Hill 206mBryn 478mBryn Brawd 484mBryn Clun 418mBryn Du 562mBryn Ffynnon 440mBryn Garreg-lwyd 452mBryn Mawr 446mBryn Rhudd 480mBryn-y-crofftau 448mCarn Fawr 478mCarn Llidi 181mCarn Nant-yr-ast 440mCarn Sian 402mCefn Alltwinau 449mCefn Bach 442mCefn Blewog 341mCefn Branddu 400mCefn Cnwcheithinog 434mCefn Croes 573mCefn Isaf 469mCefn Uchaf 497mCefn Waun-lwyd 468mCefn y Cnwc 527mCerrig Cyffion 414mCerrig Gwaun-y-llan 538mCerrig Lladron [Foel Eryr] 468mCerrig Llwydion 509mCnapyn Melyn [Pen Rhiwbie] 405mCnwch 456mCripiau South Top 524mCrug 463mCrugiau Merched 462mCrugwydd 455mCyrnau 454mDibyn Du 531mDinas 331mDisgwilfa 459mDomen Milwyn 555mDudwell Mountain 178mEsgair Ambor 519mEsgair Cerrig 490mEsgair Dderw 463mEsgair Dernol 477mEsgair Fawr 496mEsgair Fawr 411mEsgair Ffrwd 487mEsgair Fraith 415mEsgair Ganol 526mEsgair Gelli 504.5mEsgair Llethr 471mEsgair Llwyn-gwyn 438mEsgair Saeson 500mEsgair y Llwyn 538mFforest 341mFoel Cwmcerwyn 536mFoel Dyrch 368mFrenni Fawr 395mGamallt 495mGarn Dwad 446mGarn Fawr 485mGarn Fawr 213mGarn Gron 541mGarn Gron East Top 532mGarn Wen 511mGeifas 572mGlan Fedwen 500mGopa Uchaf 509mGraig Felen 461mHafod Ithel 361mLan Ddu Cilwenau 328mLan Fawr 440mLan Lwyd 447mLlechwedd Ddu [Carnbwlchcloddiau] 559mLlechwedd Llwyd 535mLlechwedd Tyn-y-maes 452mLlethr Erwast 442mLlethr Hir 483mLlethr Llwyd 465mLlethr Llwyd 513mLlethr Mawr 459mLlethr Melyn 433mMoelfre 335mMoelfryn 522mMynydd Bach 373mMynydd Carningli 346mMynydd Castlebythe 347mMynydd Cynros 329mMynydd Figyn 328mMynydd Llansadwrn 345mMynydd Llanybyther 408mMynydd Pencarreg 415mMynydd Trawsnant 517mMynydd Tywi East Top 545mMynydd Tywi [Pen y Maen North Top] 548mPen Bwlch yr Oerfa 415mPen Carn Saith-wraig 464mPen Craig Alltyberau 409mPen Dihewyd 513mPen Felin-wynt 372mPen Garn-ddu 467mPen Lan-fawr 526mPen y Fan 142mPen y Gurnos 456mPen y Moelfre 166mPen y Tywi 476mPen y Tywi South Top 473mPen-crug-melyn 326mPen-y-bwlch 503mPen-y-raglan-wynt 427mPenlan Voss 167mPenrhiw-wen 511mPentre Newydd Hill 217mRhos Ymryson 327mSychnentydd 508mTaliaris Hill 291mTruman 480.9mWennallt 468mY Bryn 422mY Drum 499mY Foel 482mY Glog 434mY Glog [Draws Drum] 574mYr Allt 486m
Central Wales - Elan Valley:   Banc Hir 551mBlaen Rhestr 547mBryn Dafydd 571mBryn Du 555mCarn Gafallt 466mCarreg Naw Llyn [Esgair Garregnawllyn] 562mClawdd Du Mawr 535mCoed Nant-yr-hwch 505mCraig Dyfnant 539mCraig Fawr 519mCrug Gynon 525mCrug Gynon South Top 490mDarren 524mDrum Ddu 538mDrygarn Fawr 645mEsgair Cloddiad 532mEsgair Garthen 507mEsgair Hengae 510mEsgair Penygarreg 533mEsgair Perfedd 504mEsgair Wen 496mGarn Wen 454mGeifas West Top 555mGorllwyn 613mGornoeth 442mPant-llwyd 549mPen y Garn-goch 487mPriddellau [Esgair Nantybeddau] 534mTrawsallt 572mY Gamriw 604mY Garth 433m
Central Wales - Pumlumon:   Bryn Llychese [Banc Nant-rhys] 565mCefn Chwarelmelyn 556mCistfaen 536mCripiau North Top 510mFfrwd Ergyr 557mFfrwd Ergyr SW Top 554mLlan Ddu Fawr [Waun Claerddu] 594mPen y Garn 611mPeraidd Fynydd 547mY Glog SW Top 547m
Ramsey:   Carnllundain 136m

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Banc y Ddinas Hill

Height: 477m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 147 Grid Reference: SN85800 46300
Place visited by 2 members. Recently by: rhw, Fergalh
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Longitude: -3.668768, Latitude: 52.103217 , Easting: 285800, Northing: 246300 Prominence: 44m,  Isolation: 1.3km ,   GPS IDs, 6 char: BncyDd, 10 char: BncyDdns
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Banc y Ddinas in area South-West Wales, Ireland
Picture: Stones at summit		  
Short trek to summit
by Fergalh  8 Jan 2021
From Garn Wen head North East to Forest. Follow forest edge before heading over to summit marked by a small piles of stones. Than head south to lane followed by short walk to car along A483 Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/B14884/comment/22019/
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