Taliaris Hill

At 291 metres, Taliaris Hill is less a peak and more a gentle, grassy swell overlooking the Tywi Valley. It sits quietly near the Grade I listed Taliaris Park, offering pleasant views for those who prefer their 'mountaineering' to involve significantly more pastoral charm than actual peril.

• •The hill overlooks the historic Taliaris Park estate, home to a Grade I listed seventeenth-century mansion once belonging to the influential Gwynne family.
• •Nearby St Mary’s Chapel was originally built as a private domestic chapel for the estate and remains one of the most architecturally significant small churches in the region.
• •Geologically, the area rests on the edge of the Silurian and Devonian transition, though most hikers are more concerned with the transition from 'grass' to 'mud.'
• •The name Taliaris is thought to mean 'Head of the Ploughed Land,' a title you will find remarkably literal if you stray from the established tracks.
• •The local sheep have developed a specific 'blank stare' for hikers, effectively communicating that you are the third person this week to get lost in their dining room.