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Wales
Llanfihangel Hill [Colva Hill]
532M
1746FT
About Llanfihangel Hill [Colva Hill]
Rising above the remote village of Cascob on the eastern fringes of the Radnor Forest, this broad moorland ridge offers a quiet, uncrowded alternative to the higher inland plateaus. Its grassy summit provides a clear, expansive vantage point over the Lugg Valley and the undulating hills of the Welsh Marches.
Key Statistics
Rank
80th Highest in Wales
Parent Range
Central Wales
Prominence
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144.6m
Nearest Town
Llanfiangel Nant Melan
Geology
You are walking on alternating layers of hardened mud and fine sand. These ancient sediments compressed over time to form the siltstone and mudstone beneath your feet.
Find It
OS Grid Reference
SO194553
Latitude
52.1900°N
Longitude
3.1805°W
Did You Know?
- •Llanfihangel translates from Welsh as 'The Church of St Michael,' a common dedication for religious sites on prominent ground, while the name Colva refers to the nearby rural parish and its 13th-century church.
- •To the west, the summit looks directly across to the high, peat-clad plateau of the Radnor Forest, dominated by the masts on Black Mixen and the hidden cleft of Water-break-its-neck.
- •The hill overlooks the lonely church at Cascob, which is home to a rare 'demon-trap' — a protective 17th-century charm found in the walls, designed to safeguard the building from evil.
- •While officially categorised as a Hump and a Tump, the hill's primary challenge is often not the gradient, but navigating the maze of indistinguishable sheep tracks that crisscross its broad shoulder.