Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of Mynydd Gethin
Height: 492m / 1614ft • Prominence: 149m / 489ft • Summit : embedded flat rock on S side of artificial raised platform • Trip reports (hill-bagging)





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Llettyshenkin House, Aberdare, Wales
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Mynydd Merthyr, Cwmbach, Aberdare, Wales
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This is OS mapping. In some areas, OpenStreetMap shows more footpaths
Spatial NI has online OSNI mapping. Click "Basemap Gallery" (4 squares icon at the top).
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Photos
Please tag your photos and upload them to the British and Irish Mountains group on Flickr
The other photos have been geo-tagged as on or around the summit. For less busy mountains, it can be a little hit and miss.





20240113-120842
Llettyshenkin House, Aberdare, Wales
architecturebuildinghouse natureplanttree natureseasonwinter transportroaddriveway aberdare midglamorgan walesuk architecture building driveway house nature plant road season transport tree winter 53503223343

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Mynydd Merthyr, Cwmbach, Aberdare, Wales
naturelandscapehill natureplanttree natureseasonwinter techniquerecession aberdare midglamorgan walesuk hill landscape nature plant recession season technique tree winter 53461864738

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Mynydd Merthyr, Cwmbach, Aberdare, Wales
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Mynydd Merthyr, Cwmbach, Aberdare, Wales
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Mynydd Merthyr, Cwmbach, Aberdare, Wales
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Looking down into the cynon valley from the top of cefnpennar
08-Nov-20 • pasti , life and times of ..... • flickr
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2291 Mynydd Gethin
Parked at the top of the minor road at Ffynnon-y-gôg then used the ENE path to gain access to the hill passing some spoil heaps on my way to the forest. Trig at summit within view of the top of Bike Park Wales. Area also called Mynydd Merthyr. Name:Mynydd Gethin Hill number: 2291 Height:491m / 1611ft Parent (Ma/M):2237 Fan Fawr Section: 32C: Neath to Chepstow County/UA: Rhondda Cynon Taff (CoU) Class:Hump, Tump (400-499m), Submarilyn Grid ref: SO 04424 02518 Summit feature:trig point Drop: 145m Col: 346m SO003103
03-Jul-15 • Dugswell2 • flickr
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2291 Mynydd Gethin a
Parked at the top of the minor road at Ffynnon-y-gôg then used the ENE path to gain access to the hill passing some spoil heaps on my way to the forest. Trig at summit within view of the top of Bike Park Wales. Area also called Mynydd Merthyr. Name:Mynydd Gethin Hill number: 2291 Height:491m / 1611ft Parent (Ma/M):2237 Fan Fawr Section: 32C: Neath to Chepstow County/UA: Rhondda Cynon Taff (CoU) Class:Hump, Tump (400-499m), Submarilyn Grid ref: SO 04424 02518 Summit feature:trig point Drop: 145m Col: 346m SO003103
03-Jul-15 • Dugswell2 • flickr
hump trigpoint tump p145 submarilyn mynyddgethin 23379673889
Videos
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Notes
- Data: Database of British and Irish Hills v18.2
- Maps: We use OS mapping for England, Scotland, Wales, and the Isle of Man. Sadly, Channel Islands, Northern (OSNI) and Southern Ireland (OSI) mapping isn't available online, so we use Openstreetmap.