Craig yr Allt

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Craig yr Allt
Craig yr Allt.jpg
Craig yr Allt, seen from Garth Hill
Highest point
Elevation 273 m (896 ft) [1]
Prominence 154 m (505 ft)
Listing Marilyn
Coordinates 51°33′25.9″N3°15′0.13″W / 51.557194°N 3.2500361°W / 51.557194; -3.2500361
Geography
Location Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales
OS grid ST133850

Craig yr Allt is a hill in South Wales, overlooking Caerphilly to the east and the villages of Nantgarw and Taff's Well to the west.

South Wales Region of Wales

South Wales is the region of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, mid Wales to the north, and west Wales to the west. With an estimated population of around 2.2 million, which is almost three-quarters of the whole of Wales, Cardiff has approximately 400,000, Swansea has approximately 250,000 and Newport has 150,000. The region is loosely defined, but it is generally considered to include the historic counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire, extending westwards to include Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire. In the western extent, from Swansea westwards, local people would probably recognise that they lived in both south Wales and west Wales. The Brecon Beacons national park covers about a third of South Wales, containing Pen y Fan, the highest British mountain south of Cadair Idris in Snowdonia.

Caerphilly town in the county borough of Caerphilly, Wales

Caerphilly is a town and community in South Wales, at the southern end of the Rhymney Valley. It is the largest town in Caerphilly County Borough, within the historic borders of Glamorgan, on the border with Monmouthshire. At the 2001 Census, the town had a population of 30,388. It is a commuter town for Cardiff and Newport, 7.5 miles (12 km) and 12 miles (19 km) away respectively, and is separated from the Cardiff suburbs of Lisvane and Rhiwbina by Caerphilly mountain and gives its name to Caerphilly cheese.

Nantgarw village in the United Kingdom

Nantgarw is a village in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, near Cardiff.

The Taff Ely Ridgeway Walk passes over the hill.

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References

  1. "Craig Yr Allt". hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2019.