Wales
Burfa Bank
313M
1027FT
About Burfa Bank
Rising steeply above the Hindwell Valley on the Welsh border, this wooded Hump is crowned by one of the region's most impressive Iron Age hillforts. Its massive ramparts offer an earned perspective over the Radnor Forest, looking directly across to the sharp outcrops of Stanner Rocks and the profile of Hergest Ridge.
Key Statistics
Rank
913th Highest in Wales
Parent Range
Central Wales
Prominence
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104m
Nearest Town
Evenjobb
Geology
Burfa Bank is built from layers of mudstone and siltstone. You may also find sturdy bands of sandstone mixed within these fine-grained rocks.
Find It
OS Grid Reference
SO282609
Latitude
52.2416°N
Longitude
3.0529°W
Did You Know?
- •The name likely derives from the Old English 'burh', meaning a fortified place, marking its historic importance as a defensive site overlooking the borderlands.
- •The summit earthworks are part of a massive hillfort that once controlled the strategic gap between the Radnor Forest and the Herefordshire plains, with some ramparts still standing several metres high despite centuries of erosion.
- •The Offa’s Dyke Path passes within half a mile of the summit near the village of Evenjobb, though many long-distance walkers stick to the lower trail and miss the expansive views over the nearby vale of Kington.
- •Despite being called a 'bank'—a term usually implying a gentle slope or a place to store valuables—the ascent is a sharp, breath-snatching reminder that in the Welsh Marches, a 'bank' is often just a mountain with a humbler name.