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TP2713 - Cyrn-Y-Brain
 
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Flush Bracket :
S1546
OSGB36 Station :
PP103
Current use :
none
Historic use :
T:UK waypoint :
TP2713
County :
Clwyd
Nearest town :
WREXHAM

OSGB36 trig archive spreadsheet - IW
Trig NameOriginal NameNew NameEASTINGNORTHINGHEIGHTORDERTYPE OF MARKComputing DateCLASS OF LEVELLINGDate of LevellingLEVELLING DATUMDESTROYED MARK INDICATORCOMMENTS
Cyrn-Y-BrainPP103PP103321367.28349648.49562.3561PILLAR01/06/1937201/06/1948N0

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This trigpoint:
Is ranked joint 2657th with 29 other trigs (more).
Has a mean score of 6.24/10 (from 88 logged visits)
Was First logged: 6th Aug 1995
Was Last logged: 24th Sep 2023

Of the 88 logged visits,
16 recorded a location and of these....

All were within 82m
The average error was 20m
1 was exact

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Good condition 24th Sep 2023  12:09  by Jordanelouise

FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Walked the yellow walking trail from Llandegla with a de tour along offas dyke path and across to the trig. Really good condition and pink! Headed back the same way and continued along the rest of the yellow trail. About 15km in total. Great walk.

Cyrn-Y-Brain trig pillar ©Jordanelouise


Good condition 20th Mar 2023  14:45  by TTay88

FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Trig and Landscape
Trig and view to Moel Famau
Rugrats and Trig


Good condition 3rd Feb 2023  11:38  by KevP

FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

From Ponderosa. Very well looked after and very pink.


Good condition 28th Jan 2023  11:24  by Ploddinglou

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

Pink!!!! As part of a 21 mile run was keen to bag this trig That’s been elusive to me before ! Worth the deviation off my main path ! First trig I’ve seen that’s painted colour

Lovely pink trig in the mist


Not Logged 18th Jan 2023  20:02  by Kabugh20

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


Good condition 4th Nov 2022  08:47  by TheWhelans

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

Fab trig - the pink trig. Parked in ponderossa car park and followed road/track up to sir watkins tower and then into field for trig. Moel Famau very clear from this trig.


Not Logged 27th Oct 2022  00:00  by gasman

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


Not Logged 10th Oct 2022  16:48  by blackboot29

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

Straightforward walk from the Ponderosa cafe. Nicely painted with different colour scheme.


Good condition 27th Aug 2022  11:57  by CJO

Gridref: SJ 21363 49652   FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

All intact. In an interesting colour scheme.

Pillar


Not Logged 22nd Jan 2022  12:00  by underhill

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


Not Logged 28th Dec 2021  10:03  by Dan Baddeley

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


Good condition 5th Nov 2021  15:30  by weekender

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


Good condition 30th Sep 2021  14:15  by MDK

FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

On our way to Pwllheli from the midlands, parked at the Ponderosa café and followed the track from there. Straightforward (about 40 mins at my methodical 59-year-old pace; we benefitted from the autumnal mists, once the sideways rain had ceased. Need to re-proof my cagoule, but pleased that my early retirement waterproof trousers are a sound investment. Would certainly do a re-visit during more clement weather for the views that other loggers have described.


Good condition 11th Sep 2021  10:15  by Wheresthatpenguin

Gridref: SJ 21367 49648   FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

Parked in the car park just off the Horseshoe Pass, near the Ponderosa. Took the track from their up to SJ 21480 49576. From there, their is a footpath that heads north west up the pillar, which is near the ruins of Sir Watkin's Tower. The pillar is a primary. 3rd of 5 pillars today in the Clwydian Hills, and 3rd of 8 trigs in total

Pillar
Flush Bracket
Spider/Theodolite Mount
Pillar


Good condition 17th May 2021  19:49  by [email protected]

FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10


Good condition 22nd Apr 2021  13:00  by countrymatters

Gridref: SJ 21368 49648   FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Easy walk to an excellent viewpoint.


Good condition 21st Sep 2019  15:24  by G1XJO

Gridref: SJ 21368 49649   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10


Good condition 11th May 2019  11:50  by Bridgeman

FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Walking the new Wales Link Path - today's section Llandegla to Caergwrle. Caught bus from Caergwrle to Wrexham then another bus from Wrexham to Llandegla and now walking back to Caergwrle. Good views today from summit.

Cyrn-y-Brain Trig Point ©Bridgeman
Cyrn-y-Brain Trig Point FB ©Bridgeman


Good condition 19th Apr 2019  14:58  by mitsiman

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

©mitsiman


Not Logged 7th Feb 2019  23:42  by Robert Kemp

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


Not Logged 21st Jan 2019  12:16  by Robert Kemp

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


Good condition 12th Jan 2019  12:46  by Jeff Trig Point

Gridref: SJ 21366 49650   FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Good all round views apart from the Sir Watkins tower mound. Followed Offas dyke route from world's end then up good path along tree line

©Jeff Trig Point


Good condition 10th Sep 2018  17:10  by Andy West

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


Good condition 4th Jul 2018  10:45  by Historian

FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

A walk up from the Ponderosa on a hot morning.

©Historian


Good condition 25th Mar 2018  11:40  by ngthack

FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Got the 8 for the views.

Spider ©ngthack
FB ©ngthack
Pillar ©ngthack


Good condition 24th Nov 2017  15:16  by IWC

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


Good condition 16th Jul 2017  15:40  by ger

Gridref: SJ 21370 49654   FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Spider has OS metal cap. Good views.


Good condition 15th Jul 2017  16:53  by slateloose

Gridref: SJ 21300 49600   FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Same route as other from Ponderosa. The cloud was lowering all the time as we walked up towards the trig but we managed to get there just in time before the hill was lost to the cloud.


Good condition 25th Nov 2016  15:15  by Mickandkim

FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Good walk from the ponderosa cafe tracks and paths to trig past two mast and bits of snow


Good condition 10th Oct 2016  14:17  by catman

Gridref: SJ 21370 49647   FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10


Good condition 9th Oct 2016  13:55  by painterman61

FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Good walk from the ponderosa cafe tracks and paths to trig plus a maralyn as well good views here trig in fair condition

trig ©painterman61
trig ©painterman61
top ©painterman61
fb ©painterman61


Good condition 19th Jun 2016  13:37  by greenbell

FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

I know it is a good view up here - it's just at last the rain arrives so little view, just the strange mix of bleak moor and lush buttercups. Get the Marilyn top 3 metres higher on the way back

Watkins remnants What with Moel Famau across the range a set of hills not good at retaining their monuments
That looks like a bit of a lean to me


Good condition 30th Apr 2016  09:15  by Tony J

FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Easy walk from Ponderosa Cafe


Good condition 22nd Mar 2016  16:05  by bwm

FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10


Not Logged 3rd Apr 2015  16:05  by leigh

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


Good condition 22nd Mar 2015  15:45  by Do you Always Get Lost

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


Not Logged 22nd Mar 2015  13:30  by stignest

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

great views though hazy today. from bikers mecca Ponderosa a very good track leads almost all the way.. its a bit peaty from the 2nd mast but a way can be found without getting trenchfoot. trig is in very good condution...which is more than can be said for Sir Watkins tower... theres some sandstone blocks which give a clue of its former glory..but alas now just a pile of rubble.


Good condition 17th Mar 2015  10:00  by paulxtr

FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Walked up the track from the Ponderosa Cafe. Easy going until the second transmitter is reached then it's a bit boggy.

Cyrn-Y-Brain ©paulxtr


Good condition 20th Sep 2014  13:00  by chris920

Gridref: SJ 21344 49601   FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Access path to summit from Ponderosa cafe. Cloudy today so not much of a view. Nice a rugged though.

The pillar
The flush bracket.


Good condition 11th Jul 2014  12:22  by pendlelill

Gridref: SJ 21367 49646   FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

walk from Rhewl. hot sunny day. clear long distance views

trig ©pendlelill


Good condition 2nd Feb 2014  11:00  by welshrobbo

Gridref: SJ 21369 49653   FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

In very good condition with plug.



©welshrobbo


Good condition 5th Jan 2014  12:00  by Dun100an

FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Has a 5 out of 10 as I could only see about 50m on this claggy, freezing, snowing day.


Good condition 18th Jul 2013  17:20  by PeteBoggs

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

Excellent walk in from E on good path

©PeteBoggs
©PeteBoggs


Good condition 4th Jul 2013  13:35  by trigging on an island

FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Excellent afternoon walk from Llandegla, climbing both Cyrn-y-Brain and Moel Garegog. Some notes from Primary Trigs in Wales. Constructed 16-25th April 1936 by Mr. H Court, costing £15.17/5d. Using 1 ton aggregate, 6 cwt sand, 7 cwt cement. Reciprocals: Delamere, (Handley Church tower), Wirswall, Cader Berwyn, Arenig Fawr, Moel Fammau. Observations taken 20-22nd September 1937 by AR Martin.


Good condition 5th Mar 2013  12:30  by Steve&Gill

Gridref: SJ 21369 49654   FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10


Good condition 3rd Mar 2013  10:50  by ant89

Gridref: SJ 21370 49640   FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

©ant89


Not Logged 11th Jan 2013  15:02  by leigh

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

Easy hike up Offas Dyke from Worlds End, great view across to Moel Famau from Sir Watkins Tower.


Good condition 2nd Mar 2012  14:20  by alistairpooler

FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Detour from Offa's Dyke Path


Not Logged 16th Jan 2012  09:20  by rhosrobin

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


Not Logged 15th Jan 2012  20:45  by ant89

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

going through a backlog of trigs visited at various times hence why dates are all the same!


Not Logged 1st Dec 2011  14:50  by jlinney99

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


Good condition 20th Nov 2011  10:40  by Dusty

FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Spider
Mrs Dusty & trigpoint
Flush Bracket


Good condition 3rd Sep 2011  11:00  by beedeedee

FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

©beedeedee


Good condition 26th Feb 2011  00:00  by rupertal

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


Not Logged 28th Nov 2010  12:58  by rhosrobin

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


Good condition 4th Nov 2010  13:20  by asbown

FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

easy walk up from the cafe,track most of the way and then decent if very wet path.


Good condition 27th Oct 2010  18:22  by DanTrig

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

11 mile walk from top of Horseshoe Pass, 2 trigs, mainly a hill bagging walk taking in Moel Morfydd trig, Moel Y Gaer, Moel Y Gamelin, Moel Y Faen and Cyrn-Y-Brain. Great little hills.


Good condition 10th Jul 2010  11:24  by g4wsb

FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

©g4wsb
©g4wsb
©g4wsb
©g4wsb


Good condition 14th May 2010  15:15  by [email protected]

Gridref: SJ 21300 49600   FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Walking Offa's Dyke trail


Good condition 10th Apr 2010  15:10  by ocean soul

FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Parked near Horseshoe Pass cafe and took easy path up beyond masts to pillar close to Sir Watkins Tower.Excellent views...


Good condition 10th Mar 2010  17:55  by Father Ted

FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Parked at the Horseshoe Pass cafe and walked up the track to bag the Marilyn first and then walk on the trig. A pleasant dusk walk and a good break in the journey to North Wales.


Good condition 25th Aug 2009  13:30  by Proper Cheddar

Gridref: SJ 21367 49653   FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Three quarters of a mile from Offa's Dyke path. Take the path on the forest side of the fence - not the one on the moor side - its is hard work.


Good condition 11th Aug 2009  09:23  by shropshire lasses

FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

excellent views


Good condition 2nd Jun 2009  10:49  by heavyhorses

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

Good walking on a very hot day


Good condition 10th Apr 2009  13:00  by Kelsborrow Wayfinders

FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

Although it was a cloudy day I think the views are fantastic from here and I'm tempted to say it's better than Moel Fammau. Looks like I'm the only one who thinks this by the look at other scores.

Cyrn-Y-Brain S1546
Cyrn-Y-Brain


Slightly damaged 29th Jan 2009  12:00  by Garth Fenton

FB Number: S1546  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

thick cloud, visiting the pillar was secondry to the actual summit


Good condition 12th Nov 2008  12:26  by Bridgeman

FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Walked from Llandegla Village Car Park via Offa's Dyke Path then up beside forest on a crcular walk. Views limited today with some hill cloud.

Cyrn-y-Brain Trig Point ©Bridgeman
Cyrn-y-Brain Trig Point FB ©Bridgeman


Not Logged 11th Oct 2008  00:00  by Curlew

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


Good condition 24th Jul 2008  15:16  by vegibagger

FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

With Jamie, sunny, light breeze


Good condition 21st Apr 2008  20:57  by rhayader_wanderer

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

Brisk walk from the top of the horseshoe pass, too murky for good photos though.


Good condition 8th Mar 2008  00:00  by caroleengel

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


Good condition 2nd Nov 2007  00:00  by Sprog

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


Good condition 15th Sep 2007  11:10  by PhilPamAndRob

FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Had walked to the Llandegla Blue cache, so made it a circular walk back to the car via this trig

Trig Pillar with Aerial in background ©PhilPamAndRob
Trig point with Sir Watkin's Tower in background ©PhilPamAndRob
Trig Plaque ©PhilPamAndRob


Good condition 26th May 2007  15:17  by Aye Jimmy

FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Cyrn-Y-Brain The FB.
Cyrn-Y-Brain The TP.


Good condition 24th Dec 2006  16:43  by hooch

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 2/10


Good condition 2nd Sep 2006  06:50  by Trigger

FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10


Good condition 24th Jun 2006  14:00  by aeh39

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


Good condition 23rd Apr 2006  15:00  by lonesome_cowboy_burt

FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

From the Ponderosa cafe, first Moel y Gamelin then Cyrn-y-Brain and Sir Watkin's Tower. Easy walking on broad paths. Peregrine and wheatear.


Good condition 7th Oct 2005  17:25  by Glaslyn

Gridref: SJ 21400 49600   FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Realy nice walk in via streth of Offa s Dyke Path,remember this from a couple of years back,views limited due to claggy conditions.Walk boards make this a dry walk even in winter .Pillar good,next to remains of tower {but forgotten its name!}


Good condition 24th Jul 2004  15:05  by stonestreaker

FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

made it without being microwaved...but then how could i tell??


Good condition 4th Jul 2004  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

vgc, metal cap shallow letters, tumulus almost 1m above FB level

montaged by JWR ©peregrinus


Good condition 30th Nov 2003  12:12  by Keith Stevens

FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

On open moor near ruin of Sir Watkins Tower. Primary. Public

Trig with Sir Watkins Tower behind Not much of a tower!


Good condition 29th Oct 2000  14:45  by dugswell2

FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Clear autumn day.


Good condition 21st Oct 2000  10:46  by mad max

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


Good condition 1st Jan 2000  12:00  by ProSpec

FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10


Good condition 26th Sep 1999  10:25  by senrabyar

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


Good condition 11th Dec 1997  11:20  by fasgadh

FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Visited on a round of the the Horseshoe Pass Marilyns.


Good condition 6th Aug 1995  00:00  by mickandshane

FB Number: S1546  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Painted white.Plug with indented lettering.



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