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Dist:0.1km<br/>Summer is here in the high meadows above the Darran Valley. Its hard to believe that I'm close to mining villages in the heart of the South Wales Valleys.
©Jeremy Bolwell
Dist:0.2km<br/>The path curves around through the bracken in a spot where it feels much more isolated than it is. A Buzzard mews overhead and you cannot see any buildings.
©Jeremy Bolwell
Dist:0.3km<br/>close up of the beacon as in other photo
©nantcoly
Dist:0.3km<br/>Brecon DVOR is the primary beacon which marks the crossing point of the North south airlane through Wales and the primary transatlantic route from London.
©nantcoly
Dist:0.4km<br/>A hill farm has survived in the meadows above the valley. Yes, I'm afraid that is a very dead ewe against the fence.
©Jeremy Bolwell
Dist:0.4km<br/>The plantation sits each side of the track here. The turf covering the old mine workings waste is shallow, as can be seen.
©Jeremy Bolwell
Dist:0.4km<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:0.5km<br/>Marked with a B, I assume that this marks the edge of Brithdir parish. A rare survior in these parts I would have thought.
©Jeremy Bolwell
Dist:0.6km<br/>The farm is Troed-y-rhiw Iestyn, on the border of this square and the next. Typical upland pasture on the side of the valley.
©Graham Horn
Dist:0.7km<br/>Footpaths in these valleys sometimes take the direct approach, straight up. This one goes straight onto the ridge between the Darren valley (here) and the Rhymney valley.
©Graham Horn
Dist:0.7km<br/>A specially reinforced and secure building that contained the blasting powder for use in the former Ogilvie Colliery.
©Robin Drayton
Dist:0.7km<br/>http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1965215
©Robin Drayton
Dist:0.7km<br/>This is an old powder house associated with the Ogilvie Colliery that was sited in the valley below. Somehow this survived. It is locked and secure and apart from some graffiti, unscathed.
©Jeremy Bolwell
Dist:0.7km<br/>Two reminders that this was the site of the former Ogilvie mine near Deri (1920 to 1975) now Cwm Darren country park. Behind the wagons is an air shaft, possibly the original south pit head.
©Graham Horn
Dist:0.7km<br/>Within Parc Cwm Darren two coal wagons are displayed to remind visitors of the history of the site. Behind is Ogilvie House, presumably previously the mine owner's residence.
©Graham Horn

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