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on the south western flank of the plateau. A larger one tapped the Twrch higher up the valley. The Cothi aqueduct tapped the larger river about 7 miles upstream, and fed a large
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which was one of the largest in the world in the 1750s. There is also some evidence of earlier mining on a smaller scale at the head of the mine, at the
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Forest covers much of the southern flanks of the hill and smaller forests also cover its eastern slopes. Much of the native woodland consists of
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is plentiful due to the extensive rough pasture present below the main peaks which allows ground nesting of the species. Pied
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which crosses the hill in an east-west direction and a further one approaching from the south. Large parts of the plateau is
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to the north and west. Its highest point of 1516 feet or 462m at OS grid reference SN 723455 is surmounted by two
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veins in the bedrock. They were also used for washing gold-bearing sand or other deposits, a form of
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groves, especially on the valley sides. The human population is very low, being restricted to
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occupies some of the hollows on the plateau, and there are many stones and boulders of white
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village, mining tailed off after 150 AD although some presence continued till circa 350 AD.
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Doethie and Glanyrafon Formations and the Caerau Mudstones Formation. Each of these
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period as soon as the area had been conquered ca 75 AD. The remains are visible at
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on the plateau, two being very near to
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so is freely available to those on foot. Additionally there is a
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in the spring, as well as offering sanctuary to wildlife.
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cairns known as
Crugiau Merched (which translates from
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of
Pencerrig mwyn which may also be of Roman origin.
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scattered across the plateau, perhaps the remains of
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The geology of Mynydd
Mallaen is complex, comprising
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98:View of Crugiau Merched
49:205 m (673 ft)
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186:engaged in
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152:Towy valley
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519:References
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321:Roman fort
277:Dolaucothi
208:sandstones
184:hill farms
164:Bronze Age
160:Afon Cothi
100:trig point
45:Prominence
493:bridleway
457:songbirds
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391:like the
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227:Anticline
219:turbidite
200:mudstones
156:Gwenffrwd
66:Geography
35:Elevation
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507:See also
497:peat bog
465:wagtails
447:such as
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358:Red kite
349:Wildlife
295:near to
293:opencast
212:Silurian
71:Location
559:52°05′N
461:skylark
453:rabbits
445:mammals
429:badgers
417:skylark
405:kestrel
385:species
364:, Spain
343:outcrop
305:hushing
239:ice age
202:of the
194:Geology
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55:Listing
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