Cefn Hirgoed

51°32′10″N 3°31′55″W / 51.536°N 3.532°W / 51.536; -3.532NamingEnglish translationback (ridge) of the long woodLanguage of nameWelshGeographyLocationBridgend, WalesOS gridSS939829Topo mapOS Landranger 170 / Explorer 151

Cefn Hirgoed is a ridge in Bridgend county borough in South Wales. The ridge extends for about 5 km east from the village of Sarn just north of Bridgend to Pen-prysg north of Pencoed. At the point where it reaches its highest elevation of 142m, are a couple of covered reservoirs. Towards the west the M4 motorway runs along the hill’s southern edge.

Geology

The hill is formed from relatively hard-wearing sandstones of the South Wales Lower Coal Measures with mudstone layers between the sandstones which here dip steeply northwards into the South Wales Coalfield syncline.[1]

Access

Almost the entire hill is mapped as open country under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 giving a general right of access on foot to the public. It and the adjacent Hirwaun Common are also crossed by several public footpaths. A couple of minor roads, Heol Spencer and Heol Llan/Heol-Las, run north-south across the ridge.[2]

References

  1. ^ British Geological Survey 1:50,000 map sheet 248 Pontypridd & accompanying memoir
  2. ^ Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale Explorer map 151 Cardiff & Bridgend
  • images of Cefn Hirgoed and area on Geograph website