Wales
Esgair y Maesnant NW Top
504M
1654FT
About Esgair y Maesnant NW Top
Sitting within the rolling, grassy wilderness of the Pumlumon range, this 504-metre height is a place of solitude and soft moorland. Often overlooked in favour of the higher peaks, it offers a starkly beautiful perspective of the Nant-y-moch Reservoir and the broad, peat-hued shoulders of the main Pumlumon massif to the east.
Key Statistics
Rank
139th Highest in Wales
Parent Range
Central Wales
Prominence
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28m
Nearest Town
Powys
Geology
You are walking across alternating layers of hardened mud and sand. These fine sediments once settled in thin bands on an ancient, deep seabed.
Classifications
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OS Grid Reference
SN832862
Latitude
52.4612°N
Longitude
3.7205°W
Did You Know?
- •The name is derived from the Welsh 'Esgair', meaning a long ridge or mountain spur, and 'Maesnant', which combines 'maes' (field) and 'nant' (stream), describing the watercourse draining the slopes below.
- •The summit provides an excellent vantage point for viewing the vast Nant-y-moch Reservoir to the west, a central feature of the 1960s Rheidol hydropower scheme.
- •This top is located in one of the quietest corners of the Cambrian Mountains; while Pumlumon Fawr attracts the crowds, these western ridges are often left entirely to the local sheep and red kites.
- •In this part of Mid Wales, a 'mapped path' is often more of a conceptual suggestion than a physical reality, requiring walkers to navigate by the consistency of the peat and the angle of the slope.