About Yr Allt West Top
Set within the rolling moorland of Central Wales, this grassy summit overlooks the expansive Severn Valley near Newtown. Part of a landscape defined by quiet sheep pastures and ancient trackways, it offers a tranquil vantage point with a characteristically soft, rounded profile typical of the Montgomeryshire hills.
Key Statistics
Rank
500th Highest in Wales
Parent Range
Central Wales
Nearest Town
Little London
Prominence
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22m
Geology
Silurian Grits and Shales
Classifications
Did You Know?
- •The name 'Yr Allt' is a common Welsh topographical term meaning 'The Hill' or 'The Wooded Slope,' often used to describe a prominent rise or hillside above a valley.
- •From this vantage point, the view extends north across the broad vale of the River Severn toward the distinctive, long-backed profile of the Long Mynd over the border in Shropshire.
- •The hill is situated just north of the Kerry Ridgeway, a prehistoric ridgeway and ancient drovers' road that has been used for millennia to move livestock between Wales and the English markets.
Find It
OS Grid Reference
SO047863
Latitude
52.4663°N
Longitude
3.4042°W