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'''Black Mixen''' is a hill in [[Radnorshire]] which may be accounted a subsidiary summit of [[Great Rhos]], in the [[Radnor Forest]], though it is certainly a distinctive hill of itself. Black Mixen lies to the east-northeast of Great Rhos, across the head of Harley Dingle, the steep, forbidden valley used as a shooting range and testing ground for ammunition. | '''Black Mixen''' is a hill in [[Radnorshire]] which may be accounted a subsidiary summit of [[Great Rhos]], in the [[Radnor Forest]], though it is certainly a distinctive hill of itself. Black Mixen lies to the east-northeast of Great Rhos, across the head of Harley Dingle, the steep, forbidden valley used as a shooting range and testing ground for ammunition. | ||
| − | The summit of Black Mixen is marked with a cairn, and is next to a radio transmitter and its building.<ref>Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe | + | The summit of Black Mixen is marked with a cairn, and is next to a radio transmitter and its building.<ref>Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.</ref> |
To the east of Black Mixen is [[Bache Hill]]. To the south lie the [[Black Mountains]]. [[Great Rhos]] raises its great head in a broad, flat plateau to the west. | To the east of Black Mixen is [[Bache Hill]]. To the south lie the [[Black Mountains]]. [[Great Rhos]] raises its great head in a broad, flat plateau to the west. | ||
Revision as of 14:46, 14 October 2014
| Black Mixen | |||
| Radnorshire | |||
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 Summit of Black Mixen and the radio mast | |||
| Range: | Cambrian Mountains | ||
| Summit: | 2,133 feet SO182639 | ||
Black Mixen is a hill in Radnorshire which may be accounted a subsidiary summit of Great Rhos, in the Radnor Forest, though it is certainly a distinctive hill of itself. Black Mixen lies to the east-northeast of Great Rhos, across the head of Harley Dingle, the steep, forbidden valley used as a shooting range and testing ground for ammunition.
The summit of Black Mixen is marked with a cairn, and is next to a radio transmitter and its building.[1]
To the east of Black Mixen is Bache Hill. To the south lie the Black Mountains. Great Rhos raises its great head in a broad, flat plateau to the west.
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References
- ↑ Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.
