Bache Hill
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Bache Hill 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.
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.
Rhos Fawr
Rhos Fawr or Great Rhos is a mountain in Mid Wales, and is the highest point on the Radnor Forest rock dome.The summit is located on a broad heathery plateau, which is separated from Black Mixen: the eastern plateau summit, by the cwm of Harvey Dingle...
or Great Rhos, in the Radnor Forest
Radnor Forest
Radnor Forest is a rock dome in Mid Wales, and a forest only in the mediæval sense of an unenclosed area used for hunting . The highest point is Great Rhos or Rhos Fawr, a broad featureless plateau which reaches , and a similar plateau adjoining to the east, Black Mixen is the only Nuttall to...
in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It is located to the east of Black Mixen
Black Mixen
Black Mixen is a subsidiary summit of Rhos Fawr or Great Rhos, in the Radnor Forest. The summit is large peat bog plateau. The summit is marked with a cairn, and is next to a radio transmitter and its building....
. The summit is marked by a trig point built on an ancient burial mound.
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.