Crag features

Craig yr Eglwys is a good little outcrop which offers a number of short climbs from D - E5. It is composed of hard Silurian sandstone and lies just to the north east the Hengwmannedd (Pumlumon) bouldering area, where it stands sentinel over the entrance to the relatively remote yet striking Cwm Gwarin*.

[* Sometime in the 1970s, the OS made a transcribing error which resulted in the mis-spelling of the valley's name on all subsequent and current 1:50 000 and 1:25 000 maps. Consequently it became Cwm Gwerin, although it's correct name is Cwm GWARIN - the 'Valley of the Rabbit Warren', a name which is still very much in local use.  By way of contrast, latest edition 1:10 000 OS maps show the valley with its correct name.]

Although the various buttresses are separated by some vegetated and broken rock, virtually all the routes here are worthwhile. The crag has a pleasant, open and sunny aspect. It dries quite quickly after rain and does not suffer from any significant seepage.

The best climbs here are the creme de la creme of  Elenydd outcrop climbing and are of a comparable quality to those found on the Peak District's eastern outcrops. The approach favours both the determined and the adventurous, who will be very well rewarded for their efforts by super climbing, peace and solitude. At the time of writing, this great little crag is sorely - and unfairly - neglected.

The crag and its climbing is definitively described in the new Central Wales - Elenydd guidebook.