Bache Hill (Welsh: Bryn Bach) is a subsidiary summit of Rhos Fawr or Great Rhos, in the Radnor Forest in Wales. It is located to the east of Black Mixen. The summit is marked by a trig point built on an ancient burial mound, probably of Bronze Age date, like most of the summit cairns and round barrows in Wales.
| Bache Hill | |
|---|---|
| Bryn Bach | |
 Black Mixen from Bache Hill summit | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 610 m (2,000 ft) |
| Prominence | 41 m (135 ft) |
| Parent peak | Rhos Fawr |
| Listing | Hewitt, Nuttall, |
| Coordinates | 52°15′55″N 3°09′12″W / 52.2653°N 3.1533°W |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Powys, Wales |
| Parent range | Cambrian Mountains |
| OS grid | SO182639 |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 148 |
Some controversy arises from the burial mound; in that 610 metres might be the top of the man-made mound. Some walkers therefore doubt Bache Hill's 2,000-foot status. However, the latest OS Explorer Maps shows a large 610-metre contour round the summit.[1]
References
edit- ^ Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.
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