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Cefn Digoll

Hill, Mountain in Montgomeryshire

Wales

Cefn Digoll

Heading across Heldre Hill Much of this part of the hill is mapped as CROW Access Land, and this sheep-track avoids the need to lose a couple of hundred feet following the footpath down to Brunant and back up. Which is rather handy.
Heading across Heldre Hill Credit: Richard Law

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Cefn Digoll Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 52.662956/-3.0687585 or Grid Reference SJ2707. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Heading across Heldre Hill Much of this part of the hill is mapped as CROW Access Land, and this sheep-track avoids the need to lose a couple of hundred feet following the footpath down to Brunant and back up. Which is rather handy.
Heading across Heldre Hill
Much of this part of the hill is mapped as CROW Access Land, and this sheep-track avoids the need to lose a couple of hundred feet following the footpath down to Brunant and back up. Which is rather handy.
The settlement at Brunant From high on Heldre Hill above the farms.
The settlement at Brunant
From high on Heldre Hill above the farms.
Sheep grazing above Upper Heldre An unnamed stream flows off the hill in the gully behind the sheep, then crosses the lane just west of the farm of Upper Heldre.
Sheep grazing above Upper Heldre
An unnamed stream flows off the hill in the gully behind the sheep, then crosses the lane just west of the farm of Upper Heldre.
Fields and woodland above Upper Heldre
Fields and woodland above Upper Heldre
In the upper gully of the stream A sheep track crosses the tiny watercourse that flows down towards Upper Heldre.
In the upper gully of the stream
A sheep track crosses the tiny watercourse that flows down towards Upper Heldre.
A stile and a scrawny hedge The fallen tree of <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/581476">SJ2808 : Obstacle course</a> has been removed, and so has the fingerpost beside the stile.
A stile and a scrawny hedge
The fallen tree of SJ2808 : Obstacle course has been removed, and so has the fingerpost beside the stile.
Along the Roman Road Part of the ancient routeway across the Long Mountain.
Along the Roman Road
Part of the ancient routeway across the Long Mountain.
Roadside ash trees near Welsh Harp Farm Here's hoping these trees, and many others of their species, survive the Ash dieback disease that appears to be breaking out across the UK in late 2012.
Roadside ash trees near Welsh Harp Farm
Here's hoping these trees, and many others of their species, survive the Ash dieback disease that appears to be breaking out across the UK in late 2012.
Long Mountain Farm track The track leads to the farm at the top of the hill, whilst a public footpath heads leftwards across the field from this gateway.
Long Mountain Farm track
The track leads to the farm at the top of the hill, whilst a public footpath heads leftwards across the field from this gateway.
Bungalow on Long Mountain Close to the road junction at Harp Woods, this looks like a fairly modern house.
Bungalow on Long Mountain
Close to the road junction at Harp Woods, this looks like a fairly modern house.
Road junction on Long Mountain The 'main' lane drops steeply 900' towards the A458 Welshpool to Shrewsbury road, whilst the junction to the left takes NCN81 down a similar drop to the B4388 just south of Buttington.
Road junction on Long Mountain
The 'main' lane drops steeply 900' towards the A458 Welshpool to Shrewsbury road, whilst the junction to the left takes NCN81 down a similar drop to the B4388 just south of Buttington.
Upper Monksfields Farm The farm nestles in a sheltered cwm on the south-facing side of Long Mountain, but at an altitude of 1000', it'll see its share of cold & wet weather.
Upper Monksfields Farm
The farm nestles in a sheltered cwm on the south-facing side of Long Mountain, but at an altitude of 1000', it'll see its share of cold & wet weather.
Ash trees on the lane towards Rhos Farm
Ash trees on the lane towards Rhos Farm
Crossroads outside Rhos Farm The track on the right leads into Rhos Farm, the one to the left leads to Upper Monksfields, whilst the lane itself heads down to Tantree Bank and Rowley village.
Crossroads outside Rhos Farm
The track on the right leads into Rhos Farm, the one to the left leads to Upper Monksfields, whilst the lane itself heads down to Tantree Bank and Rowley village.
Beef cattle in a field south of Rhos Farm The view is almost directly south to Corndon Hill (just to right of the shot) in <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/SJ3096">SJ3096</a>.
Beef cattle in a field south of Rhos Farm
The view is almost directly south to Corndon Hill (just to right of the shot) in SJ3096.
What's happened to the seasons this year? A November-flowering foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) in the verge of the lane; I normally think of them as flowers of April & May - this one's 6 months adrift.
What's happened to the seasons this year?
A November-flowering foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) in the verge of the lane; I normally think of them as flowers of April & May - this one's 6 months adrift.
The track to Pound House An isolated house on the south-facing side of the Long Mountain.
The track to Pound House
An isolated house on the south-facing side of the Long Mountain.
Up a steep hill The photo doesn't do it justice - it warrants two arrows from the OS map, so it's a good 'un.
Up a steep hill
The photo doesn't do it justice - it warrants two arrows from the OS map, so it's a good 'un.
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Cefn Digoll is located at Grid Ref: SJ2707 (Lat: 52.662956, Lng: -3.0687585)

Unitary Authority: Powys

Police Authority: Dyfed Powys

Also known as: Long Mountain

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