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<< Our Photo Pages >> Lon Mynydd Hiraethog - Ancient Trackway in Wales in Conwy

Submitted by TAlanJones on Sunday, 21 January 2024  Page Views: 116

Multi-periodSite Name: Lon Mynydd Hiraethog Alternative Name: Hiraetog Trail
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 0.324 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Conwy Type: Ancient Trackway
Nearest Town: Betws y Coed  Nearest Village: Pentrefoelas
Map Ref: SH8719051650
Latitude: 53.050169N  Longitude: 3.684382W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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Lon Mynydd Hiraethog
Lon Mynydd Hiraethog submitted by TAlanJones : Glancing back towards Pentrefoelas. The field on the left has a number of prehistoric sites, e.g. a couple of cairns, and a cist burial. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Trackway in Conwy

The Hiraethog Trail is a long distance national trail that links the Hiraethog villages of Pentrefoilas, Cerrigydrudion, Llanfihangel Glyn Myfr and Llanrhaeadr and more. Like so many national trails it encompasses footpaths, quiet lanes and country roads some of which may have been used for centuries, if not millenia. This particular section of the trail (starting at the OS ref above) follows the Hiraethog Trail northwards along an ancient trackway for about 2k, where the Hiraethog Trail then takes a sharp turn to the east and heads towards Cerrigydrudion. However, the trackway continues north for a further 3k where it eventually meets with Llyn Alwen. This 5k stretch enters an unspoilt landscape of rolling moors, forests and quiet lakes. Whilst providing ample evidence of prehistoric activity, with several cairns and multiple stone alignments, a clear indication of this trackway's ancient heritage.

Coflein has identified the trackway as being a multiperiod trackway (NPRN 408312) and provides an OS ref at SH8861055070 some distance along it.

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Lon Mynydd Hiraethog
Lon Mynydd Hiraethog submitted by TAlanJones : Cist site. The trackway heading north top of pic. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Lon Mynydd Hiraethog
Lon Mynydd Hiraethog submitted by TAlanJones : As I leave Pentrefoelas village. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Lon Mynydd Hiraethog
Lon Mynydd Hiraethog submitted by TAlanJones : The trackway enters a small woodland above Pentrefoelas. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Lon Mynydd Hiraethog
Lon Mynydd Hiraethog submitted by TAlanJones : A way marker for the Hiraethog Trail. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SH8751 : The Old School, Pentrefoelas by Eirian Evans
by Eirian Evans
©2008(licence)
SH8751 : Foelas Arms Yard by Eirian Evans
by Eirian Evans
©2008(licence)
SH8751 : Rough grazing land to the north of Pentrefoelas by Eirian Evans
by Eirian Evans
©2008(licence)
SH8751 : Ordnance Survey Cut Mark by Adrian Dust
by Adrian Dust
©2016(licence)
SH8751 : Pentrefoelas village pump by Eirian Evans
by Eirian Evans
©2017(licence)

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