Allt Uchaf Merionethshire

Images are sourced within 2km of 52.753008/-3.6895626 or Grid Reference SH8618. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Derelict chapel, Cwm Cywarch

Steven Brown

Path on northern slope of Pen yr Allt Uchaf

Steven Brown

Path above Hengwm

Steven Brown

Public footpath near Blaencywarch

Steven Brown

Ruined farm building in Cwm Cywarch

Steven Brown

Cwm Cywarch carpark area

Carparking at the head of Cwm Cywarch has, for many years, been a bit of an informal affair, with most visitors and walkers leaving their transport on the rough and wet pasture in the valley east of the cottage of SH8518 : Gesail. That situation has now been rectified, by the provision of this small carpark, for the use of which a small (voluntary) donation is requested in an 'honesty box' at the entrance. As that supports the local Air Ambulance, not leaving a donation would seem somewhat churlish.

Richard Law

Looking uphill towards Creigiau Camddwr

A narrow path follows the valley uphill through the remains of the summer bracken.

Richard Law

Up the valley above the footbridge

The slightly shonky bridge seen in SH8419 : Footbridge below Creigiau Camddwr and SH8419 : Footbridge over a stream below Creigiau Camddwr has been replaced by a rather more sturdy affair in recent years.

Richard Law

The cliffs of upper Craig Cywarch

A reverse-image photo to my previous effort SH8419 : Upper Cwm Cywarch, taken whilst walking up the valley to an afternoon out on the Aran hills followed by a night camping.

Richard Law

Upper Cwm Cywarch

A view down the valley, where a well-trodden path wends its way up beside the stream and onwards over towards Rhydymain in the Wnion valley.

Richard Law

On the path above Hengwm

This exposed little corner is the subject of several previous photos SH8620 : Airy path above Hengwm & SH8620 : Across Hengwm towards Gwaun y Llwyni

Richard Law

On the path high above Hengwm

Richard Law

Ruined buildings in Hengwm

Not recorded, as far as I can tell, by any of the archeological investigations of the uplands over the years, so the most likely explanation is that they are former hafods of little interest or importance. There is a history of mining and quarrying in the Hengwm and Cwm Cywarch area, and possibly they may have been associated with that in some way, but that's pure speculation.

Richard Law

Path above T'yn-y-ddol

Richard Law

Looking down to Bryn Hafod

Bryn Hafod is the club hut of the Stafford based Mountain Club. It was built on the site of a ruin by club members in the mid 1960s. It is very handy for the Craig Cywarch crags.

Richard Webb

One of the Tea Ledges

Will o' the Wisp on Craig Cywarch has a couple of spacious ledges. Folk have been known to picnic on them, brewing up with stoves. Once while further up the route, the party below me actually set fire to the heather on the ledge, fortunately putting it out. The scar in the background is a bulldozed road up Cwm yr Ychen.

Richard Webb