Gaer (Black Mountains)

Gaer

Gaer is the name of a hill in the Black Mountains of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Monmouthshire, south Wales. It lies at the southern end of the long ridge between the valley of the Grwyne Fawr and the Vale of Ewyas one mile to the north of Bryn Arw and 3 miles northeast of Sugarloaf. Its summit at 427m above sea level sits within an Iron Age hillfort known as Twyn y Gaer.[1]

Geology

The mass of the hill is formed from the mudstones and sandstones of the Senni Beds formation whilst the upper slopes are formed from the sandstones of the overlying Brownstones Formation. Both are assigned to the Old Red Sandstone which was laid down during the Devonian period. The southern slopes around Coed y Cerrig have been the subject of substantial landslipping in the past.[2]

Access

The upper part of the hill is designated as open country so freely accessible to walkers. Several public footpaths and unmetalled roads ('green lanes') weave their way around the lower slopes making the hill readily accessible.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ordnance Survey Explorer map OL13 'Brecon Beacons National Park: eastern area'
  2. ↑ British Geological Survey 1:50,000 map sheet 214 'Talgarth' & accompanying sheet explanation

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Coordinates: 51°53′30″N 3°01′41″W / 51.8916°N 3.0280°W / 51.8916; -3.0280

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