Category Archives: Extreme Points

Walbury Hill is the county top of Hampshire. It is a broad, round hill on the border of Berkshire with Hampshire. Beyond Walbury Hill, the Wayfarer’s Walk definitively enters Hampshire, climbing up to Hampshire’s second hill, Pilot Hill, just a mile … Continue reading →

Aran Fawddwy is the county top of Merionethshire. Its eastern slope is marked with a high cliff; part of a chain of crags stretching north to south for several miles either side of Aran Fawddwy. County: Merionethshire Highest Point: Aran Fawddwy … Continue reading →

Craig y Fan is the county top of Glamorgan. The name “Craig y Llyn” means “Lake cliff”, referring to the cliffs of its steep northern escarpment which overlook Llyn Fawr.  The mountain is covered by forestry, except for the steep north and northeast … Continue reading →

Pen y Fan is the county top of Brecknockshire and indeed the highest ground in Britain south of Snowdonia. The mountain rears up in the Brecon Beacons, within the National Park in the midmost of the mountains. County: Brecknockshire Highest … Continue reading →

Great Rhos is the county top of Radnorshire. County: Radnorshire Highest Point: Great Rhos Height (ft): 2,166 Height (m): 660 Grid Reference: SO1821963902 Dates Slept On:  7/8 July 2012

Moel Sych is the county top of Montgomeryshire. Moel Sych is a mountain top on the ridge of the Berwyn Range, whose summit is the point where three shires meet: Denbighshire, Merionethshire and Montgomeryshire. County: Montgomeryshire Highest Point: Moel Sych Height (ft): 2,726 Height (m): … Continue reading →

Cadair Berwyn is the county top of Denbighshire. Cadair Berwyn is a mountain summit on the high ridge which forms part of the border of Denbighshire and Merionethshire. County: Denbighshire Highest Point: Cadair Berwyn Height (ft): 2,726 Height (m): 830 Grid Reference: SJ0716532355 … Continue reading →

Moel Famu is the county top of Flintshire. Moel Famau stands on the border of Flintshire and Denbighshire. The hill has been classed as an “Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty” since 1985. Moel Famau is surrounded by several well-preserved Iron-Age hill forts. The name of the … Continue reading →