Historic County Top (CoH): The highest point within (or sometimes on) the boundary of each county.
Historic - traditional list of counties from which people usually take their local cultural identity. In the UK they were never abolished, they just ceased to have administrative function. In the Republic of Ireland, most of the original counties are still real and important.
Historic - traditional list of counties from which people usually take their local cultural identity. In the UK they were never abolished, they just ceased to have administrative function. In the Republic of Ireland, most of the original counties are still real and important.
County Top: Monmouthshire [Sir Fynwy] Monmouthshire [Sir Fynwy] (CoH) Gwent (CoA)
County: Monmouthshire [Sir Fynwy]
Classification: Sim,Hew,N,CoH,CoU,CoA
Meters/Feet: 679/2228
Feature: cairn
Observations: two knolls to SE are just lower
Survey: Abney level
Parent name (Ma): Waun Fach
Source: The Database of British and Irish Hills v18.1 (http://www.hills-database.co.uk)
Copyright: Creative Commons License
Notes: The inclusion of a summit on our site may not always mean the hill is accessible. Some summits may be on private land with no public right of way or open access. Landowner permission must be sought before accessing a hill on private land. Access rights in Scotland are separate from the rest of the UK.
County: Monmouthshire [Sir Fynwy]
Classification: Sim,Hew,N,CoH,CoU,CoA
Meters/Feet: 679/2228
Feature: cairn
Observations: two knolls to SE are just lower
Survey: Abney level
Parent name (Ma): Waun Fach
Source: The Database of British and Irish Hills v18.1 (http://www.hills-database.co.uk)
Copyright: Creative Commons License
Notes: The inclusion of a summit on our site may not always mean the hill is accessible. Some summits may be on private land with no public right of way or open access. Landowner permission must be sought before accessing a hill on private land. Access rights in Scotland are separate from the rest of the UK.
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Chwarel y Fan
Coordinates
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SO 25816 29412
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51.958231, -3.080984
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51°57'29.6"N 3°04'51.5"W
UTM
30U 494435 5756395
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