Beacon Hill, Letcombe Valley

Name: Beacon Hill
Address: Letcombe Valley, United Kingdom

#13 among attractions in Letcombe Valley

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Beacon Hill is the highest hill in eastern Monmouthshire, South Wales. It is located 0.6 miles due east of the village of Trellech, and 1 mile north-west of Llandogo. Its crowning point at 306m / 1006 ft above sea level is marked by an Ordnance Survey triangulation pillar. The summit, eastern slopes and uppermost western slopes are owned by Natural Resources Wales which manages the area not only for timber production but for recreation also. ()

Coordinates: 51°44'41"N, 2°42'30"W

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Letcombe Valley United Kingdom

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Beacon Hill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bigsweir Bridge, Monnow Valley Walk, Church of St Nicholas, Clearwell Castle.

1.7 miE
Bridge
Bigsweir Bridge, Letcombe Valley
43 min walk • Bigsweir Bridge is an 1827 road bridge crossing the River Wye, straddling the boundary between the parish of St. Briavels, Gloucestershire, England, and Llandogo, Monmouthshire, Wales.
4.3 miN
Hiking, Hiking trail
Monnow Valley Walk, Monmouth
109 min walk • Monnow Valley Walk is a 40 miles long-distance footpath in north-east Monmouthshire, South Wales, with short sections in Herefordshire, England and Powys. It links Monmouth and Hay-on-Wye, following the River Monnow and the foot of the Black Mountains.
0.7 miW
Church
Church of St Nicholas, Letcombe Valley
19 min walk • The Church of St Nicholas, Trellech, Monmouthshire is a parish church with its origins in the 14th century. The historical and architectural evidence suggests that it was constructed largely in a single building period c.1300. The style is Decorated Gothic.
3.9 miNE
Forts and castles
Clearwell Castle
99 min walk • Clearwell Castle in Clearwell, the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, is a Gothic Revival house constructed from 1727. Built by Thomas Wyndham to the designs of Roger Morris, it is the earliest Georgian Gothic Revival castle in England predating better-known examples such as Strawberry Hill House by over twenty years.
1.2 miSE
Church
Church of St Oudoceus, Letcombe Valley
31 min walk • The Church of St Oudoceus, Llandogo, Monmouthshire is a parish church built in 1859–1861. The church is dedicated to St Oudoceus, an early Bishop of Llandaff who retired to Llandogo and was reputed to have died there in about AD 700. Designed by the ecclesiastical architect John Pollard Seddon, the church has a notable painted interior.
2.5 miNW
Church
Church of St Catwg, Letcombe Valley
65 min walk • The Church of St Catwg in Cwmcarvan, Monmouthshire, Wales, is a parish church dating from the late 13th or early 14th century. It is dedicated to Saint Catwg or Cadoc, a 5th/6th-century Welsh saint. The existing building dates mainly from the 15th century, including its Tudor tower dating from 1525.
2.5 miNE
Protected area
Graig Wood, Monmouth
64 min walk • Graig Wood is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, noted for its biological characteristics, in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It forms part of the wider Hael Woods complex.
2.7 miNE
Natural attraction, Protected area
Highbury Wood, Letcombe Valley
69 min walk • Highbury Wood is a 50.74-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1983. The site is listed in the 'Forest of Dean Local Plan Review' as a Key Wildlife Site.
3.8 miNW
Church
Church of St Wonnow
96 min walk • The Church of St Wonnow is the parish church of Wonastow, a small rural village 2 miles south-west of Monmouth, south east Wales. It is a Grade II* listed building.
3.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Harper's Grove – Lord's Grove
99 min walk • Harper's Grove – Lord's Grove is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, noted for its biological characteristics, in Monmouthshire, south east Wales.
3.7 miSW
Church
Saint Michael
95 min walk • The Church of St Michael, Llanfihangel Tor-y-Mynydd, Monmouthshire is a parish church with its origins in the 14th or 15th century. A Grade II* listed building, the church remains an active parish church.