Mynydd Pencarreg
22nd February 2009

A mountain with superb views over the Teifi Valley, topped by a 300' transmission mast carrying TV and radio relays and with a lesser telecoms mast down the hill.

Otherwise known as an opportunity to induge my telecoms and broadcasting nerdery.

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Boggy moorland near the summit.
Boggy moorland near the summit.
Triangulation pillar 1,360' above Ordnance Datum
Triangulation pillar 1,360' above Ordnance Datum
Top of pillar bearing legend and many initials
Top of pillar bearing legend and many initials
Middle Teifi Valley
Middle Teifi Valley
Lampeter and Teifi Valley
Lampeter and Teifi Valley
Lampeter with St. Peter's at centre
Lampeter with St. Peter's at centre
Lampeter with College left of centre and Parc-y-rhos in foreground
Lampeter with College left of centre and Parc-y-rhos in foreground
Lampeter overview
Lampeter overview
Old fence post with mast in the background.
Old fence post with mast in the background.
BT-owned mast compound from afar
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.
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
Anchor block and guy cable
Guy cable anchor
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 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 top of the mast with microwave drum and dipole antennae
The mast from the northeast
The mast from the northeast
Guying point for an earlier, now demolished mast.
Guying point for an earlier, now demolished mast.
A discarded invoice for telecoms cable.
A discarded invoice for telecoms cable.
Rear of the compound showing the sheds belonging to various tenants.
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.
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
Vodafone compound
Substation
Substation
Notice on the compound fence. RCLO stands for Rigging Control Liaison Officer
Notice on the compound fence. RCLO stands for Rigging Control Liaison Officer
Base of the mast
Base of the mast