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Dist:0.3km<br/>Above the Sirhowy valley this flat topped moorland is enclosed in various places.
©Graham Horn
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©Robin Drayton
Dist:0.5km<br/>To the right is the Rhymney Valley, and far to the north in the hazy distance stand the Brecon Beacons.
©Jeremy Bolwell
Dist:0.5km<br/>These lines run down the hillside into the Rhymney Valley. The settlement down in the valley is Abertysswg.
©Jeremy Bolwell
Dist:0.5km<br/>A thick mist hung in the air all morning and the views across the valleys could only be imagined. This path is not marked as a public right of way on the map but does have a wooden fingerpost by the gate just behind me, suggesting that it is publicly available.
©Chris Downer
Dist:0.6km<br/>This is one of the two remaining occupied houses in Troedrhiwfuwch. The rest of this small village was demolished in the 20th century due to landslips on the mountainside. The Victorian post box is still in use. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1032661 A war memorial for the village is situated behind the tree on the left. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1032649
©Robin Drayton
Dist:0.6km<br/>A poignant reminder, not only of those from Troedrhiwfuwch who gave their lives for their country, but also that this was once a small thriving village. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1032673
©Robin Drayton
Dist:0.6km<br/>With only two occupied houses in the village, this post box must be a good candidate for being the least used in the UK. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1032673
©Robin Drayton
Dist:0.6km<br/>A Rhymney-bound train, headed by 37425, nears Pontlottyn.
©Gareth James
Dist:0.6km<br/>The 'flying saucer' shaped structure is I believe a Doppler VHF omnidirectional range finder beacon used by planes flying overhead as a radio navigation system.
©Jeremy Bolwell
Dist:0.6km<br/>The road up on to the moorland to the telecommunications masts means that access is simple for fly-tippers too. Someone must take delight in dumping televisions, shopping trolleys, car parts and gas canisters in the water.
©Graham Horn
Dist:0.7km<br/>A brief burst of winter sunshine illuminates the Rhymney Valley Railway just to the south of Pontlottyn.
©Martin Loader
Dist:0.7km<br/>Even after a few dry months the pond is holding some water.
©Jeremy Bolwell
Dist:0.7km<br/>Another view of the civil engineering works to protect the railway line in the valley. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1032685 The yellow markers in the field are used by surveyors to determine whether the land is still slipping. Part of the village of Abertysswg [[SO1305]] is visible on the left.
©Robin Drayton
Dist:0.7km<br/>The view across the Rhymney Valley from Troedrhiwfuwch. In the background is the scar left by a huge landslip below Cefn Rhychdir. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/955781 The large flattened area across the middle of the picture is reclaimed colliery land. Extensive civil engineering works are taking place on this side of the valley to protect the railway line from Tirphil to Pontlottyn from slippage of the hillside. This has been a problem for many years and led to the demise of the village of Troedrhiwfuwch. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1032673
©Robin Drayton

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