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Twmpa

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437: 38: 372: 137: 478: 260:. The most well-used track is that running west from Gospel Pass (where car parking is available), over its summit and then southwest towards 507: 398: 512: 517: 131: 471: 497: 193:. A ridge known as Darren Lwyd tapers away for about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the southeast of the summit. 181:. It lies 1.86 miles (3 km) west of the border with England, and around 4.34 miles (7 km) south of 464: 178: 124: 70: 60: 285: 236:
Numerous landslips have occurred within the St Maughans Formation around the flanks of the hill.
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No Imperfection in the Budded Mountain: Allen Ginsberg and the writing of Wales Visitation
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and is therefore available for walkers to roam freely across. It is almost encircled by
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In common with neighbouring hills, Twmpa is composed of alternate layers of
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whilst the upper part of the hill is composed of sandstone-dominated
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For the song "Lord Hereford's Knob" by Half Man Half Biscuit, see
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British Geological Survey 1:50K scale geological map sheet 214
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rocks. At the junction between the two is a prominent
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Lord Hereford's Knob was the subject of a satirical
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through which runs a minor road between Hay and the
144: 130: 116: 102: 97: 81: 69: 59: 49: 44: 30: 334:Ordnance Survey 1:25K Explorer map sheet OL13 472: 8: 16:Mountain in southeast Wales, United Kingdom 479: 465: 27: 360:Wales Visitation - Poem by Allen Ginsberg 336:Brecon Beacons National Park eastern area 294:. The mountain also appears in the poem 173:, forming a part of the great northwest 315: 7: 433: 431: 371:Roberts, Andy. (15 September 2016) 451:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 391:Photos of Twmpa on geograph.org.uk 288:. It features on their 2008 album 14: 213:period and ascribed to the Lower 435: 36: 244:The entire hill is classed as 1: 508:Mountains and hills of Powys 185:. To the northeast lies the 169:is a mountain in south-east 534: 430: 55:690 m (2,260 ft) 31:Twmpa/Lord Hereford's Knob 18: 280:song of the same name by 35: 346:Half Man Half Biscuit, 306:in the summer of 1967. 65:79 m (259 ft) 513:Black Mountains, Wales 447:location article is a 518:Powys geography stubs 286:Half Man Half Biscuit 219:St Maughans Formation 414:52.00806°N 3.13000°W 376:Psychedelic Press UK 167:Lord Hereford's Knob 410: /  350:(Probe Plus, 2008). 419:52.00806; -3.13000 272:In popular culture 45:Highest point 460: 459: 258:restricted byways 254:public bridleways 231:Ffynnon Limestone 215:Old Red Sandstone 160: 159: 525: 498:Hewitts of Wales 481: 474: 467: 439: 432: 425: 424: 422: 421: 420: 415: 411: 408: 407: 406: 403: 378: 369: 363: 357: 351: 344: 338: 332: 326: 320: 296:Wales Visitation 209:dating from the 191:Llanthony Valley 140: 120: 40: 28: 533: 532: 528: 527: 526: 524: 523: 522: 488: 487: 486: 485: 428: 418: 416: 412: 409: 404: 401: 399: 397: 396: 387: 382: 381: 370: 366: 358: 354: 345: 341: 333: 329: 321: 317: 312: 274: 242: 223:Senni Formation 199: 179:Black Mountains 136: 125:Black Mountains 118: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 531: 529: 521: 520: 515: 510: 505: 500: 490: 489: 484: 483: 476: 469: 461: 458: 457: 440: 394: 393: 386: 385:External links 383: 380: 379: 364: 362:poemhunter.com 352: 339: 327: 314: 313: 311: 308: 300:Allen Ginsberg 273: 270: 241: 238: 198: 195: 158: 157: 148: 142: 141: 134: 128: 127: 122: 114: 113: 104: 100: 99: 95: 94: 85: 79: 78: 73: 67: 66: 63: 57: 56: 53: 47: 46: 42: 41: 33: 32: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 530: 519: 516: 514: 511: 509: 506: 504: 501: 499: 496: 495: 493: 482: 477: 475: 470: 468: 463: 462: 456: 454: 450: 446: 441: 438: 434: 429: 426: 423: 392: 389: 388: 384: 377: 374: 368: 365: 361: 356: 353: 349: 348:CSI:Ambleside 343: 340: 337: 331: 328: 325: 319: 316: 309: 307: 305: 301: 297: 293: 292: 291:CSI:Ambleside 287: 283: 279: 271: 269: 267: 263: 259: 255: 251: 247: 239: 237: 234: 232: 229:known as the 228: 224: 220: 216: 212: 208: 204: 196: 194: 192: 188: 184: 180: 176: 172: 168: 164: 155: 152: 149: 147: 143: 139: 135: 133: 129: 126: 123: 121: 115: 112: 108: 105: 101: 96: 93: 89: 86: 84: 80: 77: 74: 72: 68: 64: 62: 58: 54: 52: 48: 43: 39: 34: 29: 26: 22: 21:CSI:Ambleside 453:expanding it 442: 427: 395: 367: 355: 347: 342: 335: 330: 323: 318: 304:Tom Maschler 295: 289: 275: 266:Capel-y-ffin 246:open country 243: 235: 200: 166: 162: 161: 153: 119:Parent range 25: 417: / 262:Rhos Dirion 187:Gospel Pass 71:Parent peak 492:Categories 402:52°00′29″N 310:References 248:under the 183:Hay-on-Wye 154:Landranger 61:Prominence 405:3°07′48″W 282:post-punk 278:folk rock 203:sandstone 98:Geography 76:Waun Fach 51:Elevation 503:Nuttalls 324:Talgarth 250:CRoW Act 227:calcrete 211:Devonian 207:mudstone 146:Topo map 138:SO224350 103:Location 197:Geology 177:of the 132:OS grid 92:Nuttall 83:Listing 240:Access 88:Hewitt 445:Powys 443:This 284:band 175:scarp 171:Wales 163:Twmpa 111:Wales 107:Powys 449:stub 256:and 205:and 298:by 165:or 156:161 494:: 268:. 233:. 151:OS 109:, 90:, 480:e 473:t 466:v 455:. 23:.

Index

CSI:Ambleside

Elevation
Prominence
Parent peak
Waun Fach
Listing
Hewitt
Nuttall
Powys
Wales
Parent range
Black Mountains
OS grid
SO224350
Topo map
OS
Wales
scarp
Black Mountains
Hay-on-Wye
Gospel Pass
Llanthony Valley
sandstone
mudstone
Devonian
Old Red Sandstone
St Maughans Formation
Senni Formation
calcrete

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