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Name: | Old Castle Down |
Hill number: | 15882 |
Height: | 102m / 335ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2288 Craig y Llyn |
RHB Section: | 32C: Neath to Chepstow |
County/UA: | Vale of Glamorgan |
Catchment: | Ogmore |
Class: | Tump (100-199m) (Tu,1) |
Grid ref: | SS 89900 75822 |
Summit feature: | no feature |
Drop: | 33.3m |
Col: | 68.8m SS 9039 7358 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 170 (1:25k) 151W |
Comments: | LIDAR suggests col at SS 8985 7437 is 26cm higher |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 24 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
Pleasant walk from by the cattle grid at 89706 75253. Some Galloway (Belties) cattle on the top but they were not interested in me. | clivevilla | 29/11/2023 |
9 mile run loop from St Brides taking in Old Castle Down, the Castle Upon Alun clapper bridge, Wick Hill and its hidden trig (its been moved to the hedge behind the sports hall) and back along coast | milejunkie | 10/03/2023 |
From SS 8971 7524. Pleasant stroll and views. | summitsup | 29/08/2022 |
From the minor road to the south, along the footpath to the summit | Mariana Trench | 24/06/2018 |
Easy walk up from the village. | Jemma Singer | 25/06/2017 |
From St Brides Major. Pleasant grassy path. | Barbara Singer | 25/04/2017 |
From the cattle grid on minor road. | Campbell Singer | 25/04/2017 |
As others, parking on the common by cattle grid. As Douglas, did Beacons Down from same parking place. | jonglew | 20/12/2016 |
Parked off the B-road before the cattle grid then up track around woodland to flattish moorland summit of Old Castle Down. Back down to car over road then road and tracks to Beacons Down near reservoir then gate into field to bag high point by wall. Went to both sides of wall for completeness. | Dugswell2 | 20/10/2016 |
From s as per Dusty, flattish grassy summit SS 89917 75821 | RHW | 15/10/2016 |
Same route as Dusty, HP on common land. Good views. The North Devon Coast does not look that far away. | PeterD | 03/10/2016 |
From minor road to south. Followed ROW. Good view of Pant Limestone Quarry. | Dusty | 05/07/2015 |
Reached as part of a walk along Valeways Millennium Heritage Trail. Summit is just off the path. | welshyboyo | 27/12/2013 |
Martin R | 15/11/2023 | |
Halfdecent | 19/06/2023 | |
andrew brown | 09/12/2020 | |
amarillo-oro-como | 17/12/2018 | |
ngthack | 22/08/2018 | |
kasharic | 25/07/2018 | |
stevent0809 | 08/08/2016 | |
Pip56 | 31/03/2016 | |
Adrian | 21/02/2016 | |
underhill | 31/08/2015 | |
Ramblingpaul | 25/12/2014 |