Bache Hill

Sitting on the eastern fringe of the Radnor Forest plateau, this rounded moorland summit narrowly clears the 2,000ft mark to qualify as a Hewitt and Nuttall. It offers a quieter alternative to the nearby Black Mixen, with high-altitude terrain characterized by peat hags and heather, overlooking the Radnor Basin towards the Shropshire Hills.

• •The name 'Bache' is a common element in the place names of the Welsh Marches, originating from the Old English word 'bæce', which signifies a stream in a narrow valley or dingle.
• •At exactly 610 metres (2,001 feet), the summit earns its status as a Hewitt by the narrowest of margins; it sits precisely on the threshold required to be classified as a mountain in England and Wales.
• •The summit provides a clear vantage point over the fertile lowland of the Radnor Basin, with the distinctive profiles of the Long Mynd and the Stiperstones visible to the northeast on clear days.
• •The top is marked by an ancient burial mound, a feature that also accounts for its classification as a 'Tump', and provides a slightly elevated platform above the surrounding boggy moorland.
• •While its neighbor Black Mixen is dominated by a giant telecommunications mast, Bache Hill remains blissfully low-tech, decorated with nothing more elaborate than a modest cairn and the occasional hardy sheep.