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1st Jan 2024  11:50  by wandering_rjt

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Parked in Pen y lan, through gate of field. No crops but hell of a state with all the rain lately so decided I didn't need to take in the view.

2nd May 2022  13:10  by Seth7,CLJ &RLJ

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Just as we were in the area nipped down lane to this one knowing it was gone. Why? No idea really! Thought it would be cheating if I didn't at least look. Parked just at pull in near field where trig should have been, on Pen Y Lan road.... and....nothing. Over to Machen next where I know there is a trig!

18th Oct 2021  18:20  by Toops

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23rd Feb 2020  17:05  by 1473

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Site accessible from PROW, clearly not there, quite nice views though.

©1473

17th Jan 2020  16:55  by gower lad

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Walked in from Michaelston-y-fedw on lane, mucky bridleway and short stretch of road to N end of "pillar" field. Crossed field on way marked track heading for Penylan farm ("farm" looked like a group of residential homes completely blocked off from my side). Shortly before big brown barn is a wide strip on RH side of track where rubble/stones off fields have been dumped in past, nothing recent. Even at this time of year it was all over grown and blanketed with dead growth. Thought I'd hit lucky on sighting the base of pillar shaped concrete but not upon closer inspection. Quite likely that lost pillar in amongst this lot. Returned across muddy stubble via GPS position of pillar on high point for views of the bright lights of Newport and Cardiff.

24th Nov 2017  15:17  by asbown

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only a quick look.

24th Nov 2017  15:17  by The reluctant trigger

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9th May 2017  11:10  by ltrc

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12th Apr 2017  10:50  by arranc

Gridref: ST 25800 84800   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 3/10

13th Mar 2017  13:00  by Richofsebast

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Yup, this one has gone.

No Pillar ©Richofsebast

16th Oct 2016  15:45  by peregrinus

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arable field with slight ridge where hillfort earthwork was. no trace of pillar

18th Apr 2016  09:56  by adeclayton

Gridref: ST 30487 87313   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

6th Aug 2015  00:00  by Robert Kemp

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3rd Aug 2014  20:10  by Ramblingpaul

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22nd Jan 2013  12:32  by trigging on an island

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Field was covered in snow so all I could do was just walk up to the approximate point and take in the winter scene over the Severn Estuary.

6th Jan 2013  09:10  by jonglew

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Parked in Pen-y-Lan on the minor road running SW to NE, walked across an arable field and onto the Mount which seems to be the site of a neolithic fortified position. The pillar was not present and no indication of exactly where it was. Low cloud so no vis, hence the low score.

Where it would have been TP5420©jonglew

30th Jul 2011  04:50  by Trigger

FB Number: S2321  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 5/10

TP5420

10th May 2011  16:52  by tigger4242

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Field was full of crops

©tigger4242

29th Jul 2010  15:00  by russie and sidekick

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not a trace!!

10th Jun 2010  11:15  by cmb1953

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12th Nov 2009  12:40  by Dusty

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Walked to highest point but found no remains.

Location

12th Sep 2008  08:01  by Glaslyn

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Absolutely no sign ,first of the day in my favourite part of Wales !

22nd Jul 2008  17:30  by Father Ted

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Parked near the mast and then made my way to the position of the former trig on the supposed footpath. Unfortunatly the path had been planted over and did not exist so it was a case of trying to keep to the tramlines wherever possible. Kept an eye out in case it was in the hedge but no sign - not the right season to spot it anyway. It took me twice as long to get all the prickly hay seeds out of my socks as it did to walk to the trigs former position.

Where Pen-y-lan used to be. ©Father Ted

19th Oct 2007  12:20  by bluebeard

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as i made my way up to the top of the hill along tramlines i got all excited at what i could see on the skyline but when i got closer i could see that it was just a large rock turned up by the ploughing

7th Jul 2007  18:24  by von-horst

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No sign of the pillar or its foundations - the field has been ploughed. Fantastic views of the gwent levels.

The former site of TP5420 View to the north. On the horizon to the left is TP4507 (Machen Hill)and to the right is TP6626 (Twmbarlwm)

15th May 2007  17:20  by rhayader_wanderer

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Parking by the transmitter but no sign of a trig good views of Newport though. Last for the day as I met a car coming the other way on a slippery wet road as i headed up to tie up the berkley and sharpness set.

13th May 2004  12:00  by maurice

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Not on latest O S but on 1966 1" No 154