Pen y Garn lies in Mid-Wales’ glorious Cambrian Mountains, although it’s character is much more of a large, grassy hill. It rises to 2,005 feet (611 m) and provides wonderful views across its fellow tops and the sweeping conifer forest below. Immediately north of Pen y Garn is the Cefn Croes wind farm, the largest of the country’s onshore wind projects. Love them or hate them, the enormous windmills are seen magnificently from this mountain.

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Location: Pontarfynach, Ceredigion, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

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1. Pen y Garn Summit Trig Point loop from Devil's Bridge

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David Howells

November 9, 2020

Pen y Garn is a mountain in the Cambrian Mountains, Mid Wales standing at 2,005 feet (611 m) above sea level. Pen y Garn tops a 500–600 m high plateau, which includes the controversial Cefn Croes wind farm. The summit has a very large shelter cairn hollowed out from the remains of an ancient burial cairn and a trig point. It is a UK listed Nuttall.

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Location: Pontarfynach, Ceredigion, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

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