Breidden Hill
Breidden Hill is a steep-sided hill in Powys, Wales, near the town of Welshpool. It is immediately surrounded by the villages of Trewern, Middletown, Criggion, Crew Green and Llandrinio.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: John Haynes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,204 feet
- Description: hill in Powys, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Breiddin Hill” and “Craig-ap-Wridden”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Admiral Rodney’s Pillar and Cefn-y-Castell.
Admiral Rodney’s Pillar
Monument
Photo: Lesbardd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Admiral Rodney's Pillar is a monument on Breidden Hill in Powys, Wales. It was built in 1781–82 to commemorate the naval victories of Sir George Brydges Rodney, Admiral of the White during the American War of Independence.
Cefn-y-Castell
Archaeological site
Photo: Dot Potter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cefn-y-Castell is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Criggion and Crewgreen.
Criggion
Village
Photo: Dave Croker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Criggion is a village in Powys, Wales. Criggion Radio Station was located nearby. A branch of the now defunct Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway terminated at Criggion.
Llandrinio
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llandrinio is a small village and community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales, close to the Wales-England border. It is situated on the B4393 road which travels from the village of Ford, Shropshire to Lake Vyrnwy.
Breidden Hill
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Bausley with Criggion, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.72279° or 52° 43′ 22″ northLongitude
-3.04509° or 3° 2′ 42″ westElevation
1,204 feet (367 metres)Open location code
9C4RPXF3+4XOpenStreetMap ID
node 417652996OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Breidden Hill” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Breidden Hill”
- Dutch: “Breidden Hill”
- Hebrew: “בריידן היל”
- Swedish: “Breidden Hill”
- Welsh: “Breiddin”
- Welsh: “Craig Freiddin”
- Welsh: “Y Breiddin”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Middletown and Trewern.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Breidden Hill Camp and Criggion Village Hall.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Breidden Hill”. Photo: John Haynes, CC BY-SA 2.0.