Fells/Yr Allt West Top
Wales

Yr Allt West Top

516M
1693FT
Rank
500th Highest in Wales
Parent Range
Central Wales
Nearest Town
Little London

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

Explore Further

Wales Guide
Editorial guide for this region
TrailTrack map showing the location of Yr Allt West Top
TrailTrack location
SO047863

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