Cefn Hirgoed
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.
Cefn Hirgoed | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 142 m (466 ft) |
Prominence | 44 m (144 ft) ![]() |
Coordinates | 51.536°N 3.532°W |
Naming | |
English translation | back (ridge) of the long wood |
Language of name | Welsh |
Geography | |
Location | Bridgend, Wales |
OS grid | SS939829 |
Topo map | OS Landranger 170 / Explorer 151 |
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
- British Geological Survey 1:50,000 map sheet 248 Pontypridd & accompanying memoir
- Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale Explorer map 151 Cardiff & Bridgend