Hay Bluff

Hay Bluff
Hay Bluff viewed from the north
Highest point
Elevation677 m (2,221 ft)
Prominence11 m (36 ft)
Parent peakBlack Mountain Edit this on Wikidata
ListingDeleted Nuttall
Coordinates52°01′22″N 3°06′10″W / 52.0229°N 3.1027°W / 52.0229; -3.1027
Geography
Hay Bluff is located in Powys
Hay Bluff
Hay Bluff
Parent rangeBlack Mountains
OS gridSO24433662

Hay Bluff (Welsh: Penybegwn)[1] is a prominent hill at the northern tip of the Black Mountains, an extensive upland massif which straddles the border between south-east Wales and England. The mountain sits at the point where the main northeast-facing escarpment of the Black Mountains meets the northwest facing escarpment, the next peak to the west being Twmpa. The flat summit of Hay Bluff which is marked by a triangulation pillar at a height of 677 metres (2,221 ft) overlooks the middle Wye Valley and the book town of Hay-on-Wye.

The hill is largely within the Welsh county of Powys though parts of its eastern flanks lie within the English county of Herefordshire. In 2024 a monolith similar to the one in Utah was found atop the hill. It is unknown who placed it there or for what purpose.[2]

  1. ^ Welsh Academy Dictionary
  2. ^ "Mysterious monolith appears on Welsh hilltop". BBC News. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.

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