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Dist:0.3km<br/>This is mainly a moorland square, with just a few features to allow confident navigation away from the roads in the south-west and north-east corners. This is near the centre of the square looking south-east. The area is known as Pant Ffos-yr-hebog and the buildings of the farm with the same name are visible, just in the next square.
©Graham Horn
Dist:0.4km<br/>There were many horses and sheep roaming the common on this fine spring evening. The road in the distance leads off the common to Deri http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2948454 .
©Robin Drayton
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©Gareth James
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©Gareth James
Dist:0.5km<br/>The road of into the distance is the 'main' road from Fochriw to Gelligaer. It is the boundary between the county boroughs of Caerphilly (to the left) and Rhondda Cynon Taff (to the right). The road to the left leads off the common to Deri.
©Robin Drayton
Dist:0.6km<br/>In the distance is the village of Fochriw, and in the far distance the peaks of Corn Du, Pen y Fan and Cribyn can just be made out.
©Gareth James
Dist:0.6km<br/>From the moorland to the south-west a path runs diagonally down this steep hillside and offers good views of the country park and lake below. Yes, even when it's sleeting the view is pretty good.
©Graham Horn
Dist:0.7km<br/>At the southern end of the lake.
©Robin Drayton
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©Robin Drayton
Dist:0.7km<br/>Sheep grazing on land between the Cwm Bargod and the Nant Bargod Rhymni valley.
©Jonathan Billinger
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©Gareth James
Dist:0.7km<br/>The lake has been dredged and slightly remodelled in the last year and is now nearly rectangular (compare the OS map).
©Colin Bell
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©Robin Drayton
Dist:0.7km<br/>The ducks here are used to being fed, so particularly on quiet days will track you most of the way around the lake!
©Colin Bell
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©Robin Drayton

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