Natural landmarks · Mid Wales
Black Hill
In or near Longtown.
Black Hill — mountain in Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Black Hill is a named natural landmark in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "mountain in Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 52.0072°, -3.0567°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Black Mountains SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Wye SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Black Hill (also known as Crib y Garth) is a hill (elevation 2100 feet or 640m) in the Black Mountains in Herefordshire, England at grid reference SO275348. It rises just west of the village of Craswall, near the border with Wales. The southern part of the ridge leading to the summit is a rocky knife-edge giving excellent views to either side. The northern part crosses a peat bog on gently sloping land at the edge of the east facing escarpment. The lower part is very similar to the main ridge of the Skirrid mountain near Abergavenny, owing to their similar underlying geology. The Black Hill is known locally as the 'Cat's Back,' as viewed from Herefordshire it looks like a crouching cat about to pounce.
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Background
Visiting
There is a very small parking (room for about 6 cars) and picnic area at the southern tip of the ridge, at the far end of minor roads leading from Longtown, Herefordshire. It is signposted at a road junction north of Longtown, and is shown on most Ordnance Survey maps of the area. The parking area lies to the north of the Little Back Hill. The access roads are however, narrow and all single track, although there are numerous passing places. The walk from the car park along the ridge to the trig point which marks the top of the hill is clear and easily followed in good weather, with two large cairns beyond the rocky outcrops along the Cat's Back. There is a small pool in the peat near the…
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- Coordinates
- 52.0072, -3.0567
- District
- Herefordshire, County of
- Parish
- Craswall
- Postcode
- HR2 0PN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire
Sources
- wikidata: Q4920936 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Black Hill (Herefordshire) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Black Hill - geograph.org.uk - 1072948.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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- Where is Black Hill?
- Black Hill is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode HR2 0PN), in the parish of Craswall.
- What is Black Hill?
- Black Hill — mountain in Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Black Hill?
- Drivers can use postcode HR2 0PN.
- Is Black Hill a protected site?
- Yes — Black Hill is part of the Black Mountains SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the River Wye SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Black Hill free to visit?
- Yes, Black Hill is free to enter.
- How do I get to Black Hill?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode HR2 0PN. It sits within the Hereford and South Herefordshire parliamentary constituency.