Wales
Great Creigiau
646M
2119FT
About Great Creigiau
Tucked within the sprawling Radnor Forest, this broad, peat-topped dome offers a sense of true isolation. Part of a high-altitude plateau, the summit provides a stark perspective of the neighbouring Black Mixen’s masts. The terrain is often damp and trackless, rewarding those who enjoy the quiet, heather-clad wildness of mid-Wales.
Key Statistics
Rank
10th Highest in Wales
Parent Range
Central Wales
Prominence
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12m
Nearest Town
New Radnor
Geology
You are walking on Ludlow Rocks, a foundation of fine-grained, clay-rich stone formed from ancient layers of mud and silt.
Classifications
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OS Grid Reference
SO198636
Latitude
52.2647°N
Longitude
3.1766°W
Did You Know?
- •The name derives from the Welsh 'creigiau', meaning rocks, referring to the gritstone outcrops and broken edges that emerge from the heather on its slopes.
- •The hill is often climbed as part of a high-level loop from the Harley Valley, typically paired with its taller neighbour Black Mixen and the nearby Bach Hill.
- •To the south, the summit offers an earned view across the Wye Valley towards the dark, long-backed ridges of the Black Mountains.
- •Historically, this area formed part of the Royal Forest of Radnor, a medieval hunting ground that remained largely treeless until the 20th-century plantations were established.
- •The 'Great' in the name might feel like a slight overstatement until you attempt to cross the sodden peat hags that guard the summit plateau in midwinter.