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29th Jun 2022  11:00  by CJO

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Landscaped spoil mine heap

2nd May 2022  16:20  by Seth7,CLJ &RLJ

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Drove up as close as I dared on narrow roads to take pic of the site. Trig lost to workings here. Great locations up here but not enjoying the traffic on the narrow roads! I'm sure the drivers coming the other way are thinking exactly the same!

23rd Jan 2022  14:09  by The reluctant trigger

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23rd Jan 2022  14:09  by asbown

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Walked along the track from the north.

28th Nov 2021  16:53  by DeniseMc

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Presumably buried under many metres of mine spoil if if not destroyed by mining. The area has recently been smoothed by lots of bulldozers with ditches added, possibly for tree planting. Anyway , rubbish described by others not apparent. Very unnatural summit. Nearly dark. Many tracks.

18th Oct 2021  17:22  by Toops

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19th Aug 2021  10:39  by Robert Kemp

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23rd Apr 2021  15:04  by gower lad

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From CP at Sirhowy country park, stoney track all the way, following route of 2014 LDWA 100, back then it was wet and miserable but today it was a bright, sunny day, some compensation for the regular piles of fly tipped domestic waste and motorbikes buzzing about. Walked to gps location of lost pillar which is just below the 370m contour. With the pillar FB recorded as 356m, it suggests that even if the pillar was left in place, it would be 12-14m below the surface.

25th Apr 2019  15:45  by Richofsebast

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Lovely walk up through the beech woods and pine forest from Cwmfelinfach. Very steep though! Not a pretty sight at the top.

Somewhere around here ©Richofsebast

1st Oct 2017  03:22  by trigging on an island

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This is easily in the top 5 worst trig sites I've ever visited. And at 3AM in the mist and rain. Not at all enjoyable, but still an eye-opening experience.

26th Sep 2017  18:50  by ltrc

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20th Jul 2016  10:46  by Funk to Funky

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8th Dec 2012  14:33  by jonglew

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Assuming the trig was erected before the mining spoil was dumped here, my theory is that the pillar is still present but buried under many metres of spoil. Either way it no longer graces the hill, and also the name no longer applies (Mynydd y Grug = Heather Mountain). A despoiled and ugly area.

Where it would have been TP5051©jonglew

12th Jun 2011  14:07  by russie and sidekick

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25th Sep 2010  12:30  by bluebeard

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10th Jun 2010  09:55  by Dusty

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12th Sep 2008  11:05  by Glaslyn

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As others have recorded,on edge of slag heap.No sign.

10th Sep 2008  10:07  by Father Ted

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The former trig position is now on the northern slopes of the spoil heap. I guess it may have been on the highest point at one stage before mining took place but now its about 65 meters away from the high point. Nice sunny morning with views over Bristol Channel and no 4X4s.

27th Apr 2008  15:00  by welshmike

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I already knew it was missing but was passing on the Rhymney Valley Ridgeway so had a look at the spot where it was supposed to be. Not a particularly pleasant place, the common is badly scarred by motorbikes and 4x4s and the ground work doesn't make it any better. It was very foggy on the hill when we got there which was probabaly a good thing as what I could see wasn't very pleasing on the eye.

should have been right by here ©welshmike

19th May 2007  13:30  by SidAndBob

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We knew it was missing, but had to visit anyway. The area where it would have stood is considerably lower than the nearby hill. I assume the hill has been quarried. Lots of shingle and slate about.

Trig would have been just to the right of Bob ©SidAndBob

13th May 2004  12:00  by maurice

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Not on latest O S and not on 1966 1" No 154

17th Aug 2002  12:00  by peregrinus

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Not on 50k, not found on site: area of levelled spoil. OS/GRP: Destroyed 9/70 fb S2216