Boggy moorland near the summit. |
Triangulation pillar 1,360' above Ordnance Datum |
Top of pillar bearing legend and many initials |
Middle Teifi Valley |
Lampeter and Teifi Valley |
Lampeter with St. Peter's at centre |
Lampeter with College left of centre and Parc-y-rhos in foreground |
Lampeter overview |
Old fence post with mast in the background. |
BT-owned mast compound from afar |
The 300' mast from the access track. The scale can be gauged by my car right of centre, which is parked just in front of the main gate. |
Anchor block and guy cable |
Guy cable anchor |
The mast from the south. This carries mobile 'phone, radio and terrestrial television signals and is a relay of the transmitter at Preselly |
The top of the mast with microwave drum and dipole antennae |
The mast from the northeast |
Guying point for an earlier, now demolished mast. |
A discarded invoice for telecoms cable. |
Rear of the compound showing the sheds belonging to various tenants. |
Signs of the times: Originally part of the BBC, Crown Castle International became National Grid Wireless in 2005, but since 2008 has been known as Arqiva. The local inhabitants appear resolutely uninterested in this constant corporate reinvention as they munch their way across the slopes. |
Vodafone compound |
Substation |
Notice on the compound fence. RCLO stands for Rigging Control Liaison Officer |
Base of the mast |
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