Bache Hill ( cy, Bryn Bach) is a subsidiary summit of
Rhos Fawr or
Great Rhos, in the
Radnor Forest
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in
Wales
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. 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
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date, like most of the summit
cairns and
round barrows in Wales.
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.
[Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. .]
References
External links
www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Great Rhos and surrounding area
Radnor Forest
Mountains and hills of Powys
Hewitts of Wales
Nuttalls
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