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The entire hill is open country across which the walker can wander at will. A bridleway runs south-eastward from the minor road between
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road. The bridleway follows, in part at least, the vehicular track (no public vehicular access) to the disused quarry.
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The hill is formed from sandstones and mudstones of the Senni Beds
Formation and Brownstones Formation of the
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when a minor glacier grew at this spot. It has left a couple of arcuate
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This face is much the steepest and has its origins in the
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198:. A north-northwest - south-southeast trending
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35:Fan Bwlch Chwyth viewed from the south
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219:site of special scientific interest
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16:Hill (603.2m) in Powys, Wales
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182:at OS grid ref SN 912217.
51:603 m (1,978 ft)
171:and within the county of
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96:51.88250°N 3.58139°W
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41:Highest point
192:Old Red Sandstone
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231:Heol Senni
180:trig point
84:51°52′57″N
57:Prominence
112:Geography
87:3°34′53″W
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233:and the
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