Rhos Fawr is a mountain summit in the

Radnor Forest Radnor Forest ( cy, Fforest Clud) in the county of Radnorshire, Wales is a rock dome composed of Silurian shales, mudstones and limestone in Mid Wales. It is a forest in the medieval sense of the word (an area of land set aside for hunting). I ...

( Mid Wales), a rather isolated dome of hills to the north of the village of

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. The local rocks are sedimentary shales and mudstones with some Silurian limestone. With a height of , it is the highest point in the Radnor Forest and the historic

county top The mountains and hills of the British Isles are categorised into various lists based on different combinations of elevation, prominence, and other criteria such as isolation. These lists are used for peak bagging, whereby hillwalkers attempt ...

of Radnorshire. The summit is located on a broad heathery plateau, which is separated from Black Mixen: the eastern plateau summit, by the cwm of Harvey Dingle. To the west is Drygarn Fawr and Gorllwyn, to the northwest

Plynlimon Pumlumon (historically anglicised in various ways including ''Plynlimon,'' Plinlimon and Plinlimmon) is the highest point of the Cambrian Mountains in Wales (taking a restricted definition of the Cambrian Mountains, excluding Snowdonia, ...

, to the north Beacon Hill and the Clun Forest (

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), and to the south the Black Mountains.Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. . There is a prominent

trig point A triangulation station, also known as a trigonometrical point, and sometimes informally as a trig, is a fixed surveying station, used in geodetic surveying and other surveying projects in its vicinity. The nomenclature varies regionally: they a ...

at the summit, and a very useful landmark for walkers on the broad and featureless summit plateau.

References

External links

www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Great Rhos and surrounding area
Radnor Forest Mountains and hills of Powys Marilyns of Wales Hewitts of Wales Nuttalls Highest points of Welsh counties {{UK-SSSI-stub