Access to Pen-y-Castell, Cwmafan.

Pen-Y-Castell 1

Image by GLADMAN

thesweetcheat Dec 29, 2025 09:27:12

Replying to GLADMAN

What a shame :(

I had a nice aerial view of this site during my horrible descent from Foel Fynyddau a couple of years back. Looking elsewhere, it seems your experience isn't unique, unfortunately. Others have reported furious encounters with the landowners and allegations that they were disturbing the horses and leaving rubbish. Sounds like permission is needed but it's not somewhere that you would be welcome even then.

Hope it hasn't spoiled your South Wales trip too much.

stolinskie Dec 29, 2025 13:31:59

Replying to thesweetcheat

I suppose there could conceivably have been shitty visitors previously but this does sound like a landowner who has anger issues. Why get irate at someone for visiting a hillfort?!

In contrast I had a decent experience with someone the other day parking at St Brandan's Stanes and it was funny to come across Tiompan's reminiscences about a place where the farmer and his son charged in angry, thinking he was ferreting, but then got quite interested when he explained he was uncovering rock art!

Hope you have more fun in the coming months Gladman!