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Name:Long Mountain
Hill number:2200
Height:408m / 1339ft
RHB Section:31B: Welshpool to Hay-on-Wye
County/UA:Powys
Catchment:Severn
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Tump (400-499m), Clem
(Ma,Hu,Tu,4,Cm)
Grid ref:SJ 26476 05827
Summit feature:ground 4m NE of trig point
Drop:305m
Col:103m  SJ288021  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 126
(1:25k) 216
Observations:40cm higher than trig point: highest point of embankment is at SJ 26541 05872 and is 0.29m lower than the summit
Survey:Leica NA730
Surveys of Moel y Golfa and Long Mountain final.doc
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With Mo. Parked at Leighton Church and made a 5.5 mile walk of it. Due south on the road until the historic Leighton farm Buildings, then east leading to a footpath that meets Offa's Dyke Path at the top. You can see the Hill Fort as the path bears right. Walk to the hill top and explore Trig point etc. Best to just retrace steps to the road then walk directly back to the Church. Nice views.gbeniston14/03/2024
From Roman Road, east of summit. Parked at T-junction south of Short Cross. Mast track to gate. Plank over moat, then through trees to trig. Returned anti-clockwise around perimeter of fort. No access problems. Solo.Dangerous Dave25/02/2024
Stickman03/09/2023
An intriguing place. The fort was built and first occupied between the later Bronze Age and the early Iron Age – after 1000BC and before the arrival of the Romans c.50AD.summitter31/08/2023
richwales15/03/2023
CJM27/02/2023
Wycombe Wanderer26/02/2023
mazz05/02/2023
rickeeling18/01/2023
Ben Rinnes23/09/2022
Mark65Evans21/09/2022
The Parkers18/09/2022
Martin6610/08/2022
Matt03/08/2022
Laurel01/08/2022
Rowan01/08/2022
dave g25/07/2022
fionnag25/07/2022
Second ascent, don't remember it from the first time round though.PeteF19/06/2022
Parked in big lay-by just around the corner at the T junction (268053) as other spaces by the mast track were full. Up the mast track, through the gate around to the right, path onto the ring then through the trees to the summit. 0.9miles, about 20 minutes round trip.JulieB28/05/2022
After ascending Upper Park with the Relative Hills Society. Used the access track for the masts and then through a gate next to the second mast, which gives access to the wood where the summit lies.pwbellarby28/05/2022
AlanD27/05/2022
From Welshpool on bike which I left at base of hill.davechaffey26/05/2022
Up the mast road then through pasture. With Dad and Léa. Her first Marilyn! Pleasant conditions with good views out to the surrounding countryside on the way up and down but summit is in an old hill fort within a copse of treesbowlesy27/04/2022
Revisit with Lea my granddaughter and Chris. Lea managed her first Marilyn.Peterb27/04/2022
With IT and PTgarth8722/04/2022
Interesting hill fort, would have been better without the Royalist plantation. Great views as far as Malverns to Arans and Cader Idris.Nick Canute07/03/2022
Good circular walk. Nice views of red kite. SoloPjb10022/01/2022
abbo000105/01/2022
As part of Offa's Dyke Path walk from Montgomery to Welshpoolwoodse05/11/2021
Room for a couple of cars at 255 054 from where I walked up the road to meet the Offas' Dyke footpath. This takes you to the copse containing the summit.Peterb30/10/2021
Parked in the cemetery car park near the green dragon.Stevooo21/08/2021
After dropping Evie at Churchstoke. Parking spot near entrance to mast track. Follow mast track to the end where there is a gate for access to the monument. Great views all round (except N). Clear views of Cadair Idris, Aran Fawddwy, Wrekin, Stiperstones, Corndon. SoloRoguePulsar18/07/2021
up mast road easy paths in plantation to trig wander around note variation of trees to spell ER from above rim of fort easy but interestingunderhill23/06/2021
Repeat visit. From canal towpath in Welshpool, picked up Offa's Dyke path in Buttington to the Beacon Ring trig and onto Forden. Unpleasant road walk then along A490 to pick up the tow path at Belan Locks and back. Solo.richard6910/05/2021
Re-visit.andrew brown26/01/2021
Andrew Brown 226/01/2021
https://www.strava.com/activities/4342843973Sleepwa1ker15/11/2020
Middletown - Middletown Hill - Breidden Hill - New Pieces - Moel y Golfa - Long Mountain North Top - Long Mountain - Welshpool.Mark Jackson26/09/2020
Clach Liath24/09/2020
ketzster07/06/2020
Ultima Thule24/05/2020
Obvious route just after sunset. Woods a bit spooky. Rounsfell12/01/2020
manilena30/11/2019
Up the mast road and into the wood to find the hard to spot trig.NormanW01/10/2019
siabod04/09/2019
beckybags15/08/2019
A Peckish15/08/2019
David S10/08/2019
Up to the mast, through the gate and into the area of the hill fortelizyanne30/07/2019
GmacT30/07/2019
clique19/07/2019
G3TQQ (Dave)14/05/2019
12.15 trig pillar S4718 nagging doubts about the possibility of unfinished business, now rectified. When coming here in August 2004 with Jamie, I was in a hurry. It seemed obvious that the highest point was going to be on the rim of the ring fort and these points near to the masts must be good enough for the highest point. No time to hunt down the trig pillar. Doubts haunted me since. Chatting with Myrddyn Phillips confirmed my doubts. Time for a visit to photograph the trig pillar. Mission accomplished. Honour satisfied.vegibagger30/04/2019
Parked in Lay-by near mast access road. Met another Marilyn Bagger just finishing as we set off. Summit easy enough to find in woods, lovely view just outside the wooded area.Jephcote8314/04/2019
Across field and along Offa Dyke to fort, to trig and HP in trees. Back past mast and access road.PeterD08/04/2019
Up the mast access track to Beacon Ring... atmospheric in the treesN.Morters05/04/2019
Thorny11/03/2019
daddybond15/02/2019
TREBORK07/02/2019
otis.laws25/11/2018
Revisit with SG from parking beside mast access track gate.Smudge25/11/2018
SteveG25/11/2018
outlawcatcher10/10/2018
dejboyo10/09/2018
Andy West22/08/2018
3/7 Marilyn day. A short walk up the access road to the masts, then round the Beacon Ring and visited the trig. (S)silveracorn_alan07/08/2018
Tony J14/07/2018
Approach from SW using Offa's Dyke path. No summit views in the spooky summit copse. Did an ACW circit of embankment, from which there was good views.ger01/05/2018
cold but clear. Snow on higher tops to north and west.gettingonabit05/02/2018
Rob5023/01/2018
Short detour from a walk along Offa's Dyke.rhalstead13/01/2018
1/2 - Popped up here after work in Leighton. Have 'longed' (excuse the pun) to come up here for nearly 20 years, just never got round to it. Fascinating hill that is such an important part of view from the Oswestry area, but rarely mentioned or acknowledged by anyone! Beacon Ring was great fun, very welcoming place, and the embankment of the hillfort is a great short circular walk! Very odd the way it surrounds the forest where the trig point is. The Forest spells out 'E II R' when viewed from above. A Severn Trent employee had got his van stuck up here and was in a bad mood, having been waiting for a colleague to get here from Church Stretton since 11am! (it was 2pm by now).tumpawumpa19/12/2017
SOTAmike.hartley12/11/2017
Short approach from road to E, interesting hill fort and great views to W from edge of woods. Shame about the masts blighting the hill.steve_a28/10/2017
11/12M drove up rough track to masts quick bag.robertphillips19/10/2017
Via road to the masts from the east.Winterfloodian10/10/2017
Parked in layby just past access road to pylons. Walked up road to pylons, then through gate and up through trees on Beacon Ring fort to trig point.PaulineD19/08/2017
walk livi19/08/2017
m0jla14/08/2017
Parked by track to microwave masts, through gate just past first mast over grass bank into spooky wood to trig point.rogreeves19/04/2017
Short ascent from the SE. Summit is a few metres from trig point in woodland in centre of ring.Topographer5705/04/2017
Tony Wilson04/04/2017
Fuelled by all day breakfast in the Pinewood cafe, Welshpool, as delaying tactic hoping for the fog to clear. No chance. Parked by the Stubb, and followed Offa's Dyke to the summit. Very atmospheric in the fog. Circumnavigated the hill fort wall because it's higher than the trig, and worried about the current fashion for Bings supplanting summits. Brambles not too bad in March. Back the same way, with tales of the miserable estate owners revealed by discussion with a local.Gill27/03/2017
RichardJ5101/02/2017
needanewdog28/12/2016
davefh27/12/2016
3/8 Third of eight (Moel y Golfa/Breiddon Hill/Long Mountain (Beacon Ring)/Caeliber Isaf/Shadwell Hill/Pen-Caenion/Ddifed/Mynydd Cerrigllwydion)Fergalh18/12/2016
While I was there two cars drove right up to the masts up the track from the road on the east. Seems most locals do that. I felt a bit silly walking in from the end of the track. Through and around the woods. Rather pointless Trig now surrounded by trees. Interesting that the trees spell out 'E R' (Queen Elizabeth II). https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154520116367367&set=a.10154519747367367.1073741901.693847366&type=3&theatergeralddavison30/10/2016
With Jenx and Myrddyn from the nearest aerial, around back of the ring for sunset views then the trignordicstar03/10/2016
A twilight dive into the woods.jenx03/10/2016
Lay by (A4833) between Buttington & Hope - Offas Dyke Footway to Long Hill Summit (Beacon Ring Hill-fort/trig/EIIR 1953 Trees) - Phillips Gorse Pentre - Hope - Lane past Cooksons BLUE Coaches back to A4833briandavies30/09/2016
Kompass07/09/2016
mnixon27/08/2016
elijah27/08/2016
joshua27/08/2016
Park and bag. Really nice views and interesting round on a lovely day.huwthomas26/08/2016
LizH16/08/2016
PeterAH16/08/2016
From masts. Interesting hill fort and trees.twg2711/08/2016
Kevin Borman18/07/2016
Parked at mast road entrance (between it and the field gate, good space). Road to mast is driveable and has parking/tuning space. Overcast, warm, calm and very atmospheric amongst the trees.iangalbraith08/07/2016
Bagged whilst walking Offa's Dyke pathRamblingpaul01/07/2016
jnixon28/05/2016
melly128/05/2016
doddy17/05/2016
aul-fogie30/04/2016
I did this one as a park and bag, parking on the Roman Road and walking up the track to the masts. Bagged the trig point and high ground nearby and then had a wander onto the rim section.Father Ted03/04/2016
bwm25/03/2016
With Trefor. From the east along track to aerials then on to the summit within the hill fort earthworks. Offa's Dyke path nearby. Met someone who was walking from Lands End to John O'Groats spending as much tome as possible on long distance walking routes.mike.hoult11/03/2016
Tempted to drive from road to aerial masts but parked on roadside near field entrance close by. Summit within hill fort amongst dense pubescent beech trees, unable to spot trig point from hill fort ramparts. Easy bag, decided to walk all round fort ramparts. Seems to be becoming a ritual on summits with a hill fort.mntainman23/02/2016
Crumblie212/02/2016
Quick dash from road (could have driven to masts). Strange but interesting summit.SS10/01/2016
Simple bag today with a short but steep bike ride up from Welshpool after having passed very close to here on Offa's Dyke in 2008.Alex C06/01/2016
Barry Smith16/12/2015
iainwalton03/11/2015
Walked direct from Welshpool using minor road through Leighton. Unpleasant part was the verge less walk from River Severn along B4381. Interesting trig point location inside wood planted in 1953trimarc201/10/2015
hughbagger05/09/2015
Clachaig25/05/2015
Walk around this one when doing Offa's Dyke so just had to return. Parked at road junction 268054 and used rights of way to the iron age fort. The wood within the fort has had a severe attack of Ray Mears with lots of bivy shelters.mindlessflogger21/03/2015
From Offa's Dyke Business Park in Buttington. Route and write-up at: http://gayleybird.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/long-mountain-beacon-ring.htmlGayle28/12/2014
Parked in lay-by at GR248078 and walked up steep lane through Hope then followed Offa's Dyke Path across fields to summit. Trig point is in wood created on the summit in 1953 to commemorate the Queens coronation. The ditch and embankment of the iron age fort are well defined. We descended S on Offa's Dyke Path to Leighton and back to car. With SH.wombourne24/11/2014
Start ~ 248078, Layby. Followed lane up through Hope then took Offa's Dyke path to the top. Hillfort at summit with wood planted inside. Cold, clear day with great views. Descended South then took lane down to Leighton to return.steve hudson24/11/2014
govanah10/10/2014
Iona05/10/2014
Tom Mundell05/10/2014
Trekking toes05/10/2014
Flobbus07/09/2014
A short walk with GB between the 2 masts and up through the impressive woods on the summit.bolton02/09/2014
Parked at the end of the transmitter access track – Walked up track to second transmitter – Through wooden gate and turned left into the wood (Planted in 1953 to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s coronation) – Summit is about 80m from edge of wood. (PM)gerrybowes02/09/2014
Gate open on access track so parked near to transmitter building. 200m walk from there to picnic table and seat at SJ 26475 05687. Operated for SOTA on VHF using table!G4OBK (Phil)12/08/2014
On Offa's Dyke Path.Poor wet weather. No view as in middle of a plantation. Shame on the planters'.iredale29/05/2014
Bruckner711/05/2014
Easy walk to masts . Very strange place with trig surrounded by small trees surrounded by ring fort .Mark Sims24/04/2014
The stage at which I realised I actually had enough in the tank to do the whole of Offa's Dyke - getting up this from Pool Quay without any breaksnpickup09/04/2014
tallscottishguy23/03/2014
OLIVERS14/01/2014
interloper03/01/2014
Fletch03/01/2014
With Jenx, on the Ludlow hill tour. Parked at lan end and walked to tranmitter, through gate to edge of its compound, crossed wet ditch and found trig in the trees. Interesting earthworks, shame about the trees, obscure the fort as well as trig.nordicstar17/11/2013
jenx17/11/2013
Climbed as part of Offas Dyke trail. I was going to climb the Breidden hills instead but decided to stay on the trail and then branch off the trail back to Welshpool on the way down from Beacon ring. The views on the ascent from Buttington were stunning today, with that looks like the Berwyns in the distance. You can see the land in light and shade. I found the trig point hiding in the beech trees that were planted in 1953. The two transmission towers nearby really dont help with the atmosphere. However this fort has such a great embankment and ditch that you really get a sense of what it may have been like to live here.Dazingdale03/11/2013
nicolajane27/10/2013
PGCE18/10/2013
AHP09/08/2013
Buteobuteo27/07/2013
G0HIO10/07/2013
From road to East, along transmitter access road, then played ‘hunt the trig’ in the woods.tim74707/07/2013
parlick03/05/2013
jabbott196821/04/2013
Neil Midgley11/04/2013
Short detour from the Offa's Dyke Path. See my blog post for more details: <a href="http://blog.alistairpooler.co.uk/2013/03/offa-dyke-path-day-6-welshpool-to.html" target="_blank">http://blog.alistairpooler.co.uk/2013/03/offa-dyke-path-day-6-welshpool-to.html</a>alistairpooler02/03/2013
A quick one from road jnc with 382 spot, across field paths to fort, trig & top, then a circuit of the fort-difficult to get an impression being full of trees, very windy but dry.apricorum30/01/2013
Lionel Bidwell19/11/2012
Susan Bidwell19/11/2012
neilsan25/08/2012
Parked in the layby at SJ26770537. Quick ascent via the transmitter masts.davidpettit8415/07/2012
BLACKHILL01/07/2012
David Bell30/06/2012
assynt_bob30/04/2012
Ascended in snow (yes, snow was on the ground in April!) from the south, where we parked by the public footpath and walked across the snowy, muddy fields. Found the summit fine. Views were good outside of the trees, not so good at the trig itself.Chingwakabungya06/04/2012
from road no great shakes 3rd of six todaygigglejon25/03/2012
On Offa's Dyke route, coffee break on the summit not realising it was a Marylin back in those innocent days!nickywood116/03/2012
Smog29/02/2012
Parked by the minor road to Marton, at SJ 26808 05375, then up the track to the masts.Sprog25/02/2012
Alan Caine27/01/2012
GWR Chris26/10/2011
softsquare20/08/2011
Ongoing Offa's Dyke with G/F. Start Buttington Bridge, finished Montgomery. Beacon Ring is a well-preserved hillfort.thesweetcheat08/08/2011
SJ 26476 05826Anton04/08/2011
carole engel04/08/2011
Obvious route, no challenge in this one so perfect for the end of the day.JohnStoneham31/07/2011
Went up track to radio stations round side of second station gets you on Offa's Dyke path and then into the ring. Trig in the middle.simon and co16/04/2011
KevPalmer21/03/2011
Tony Rogers12/03/2011
Offa's Dyke LDP - with David, SA and Kkindpercy26/01/2011
raffemeister24/12/2010
with AlastairM0YDH12/11/2010
Paddy02/11/2010
Offas Dykewindridge04/09/2010
alda04/09/2010
interloper19/07/2010
Elwyn_Summers21/06/2010
LostGnome13/06/2010
Visiting trig pointdesperate dan05/06/2010
andy6301/06/2010
Owen B10/04/2010
LindaGlenford07/11/2009
Steve Q25/10/2009
thenomad05/10/2009
BloodMonk01/10/2009
tomandivy21/07/2009
maknipe06/07/2009
GaryJones01/07/2009
Dusty21/06/2009
Left car at end of track to radio stations. From second one entered enclosure. Walked all round large ring filled with woodland. Highest pt seemed near 2nd station. Trig pt in centre. dbb15/06/2009
Easy walk along track leading to masts. http://www.heavyhorses.co.ukheavyhorses27/05/2009
Easily found trig in clean but spooky wood inside Beacon Ring. Tree to east appears higher than trig but GPS signal poor in wood. Short walk along mast track.Dugswell211/05/2009
On the way back from a wedding in Church Stretton. Parked at the end of the access road to the transmitters and wandered up through the wood/fort. What a smashing view of Welshpool! Great views for little effort.DanHolme03/05/2009
KeithByTheC03/05/2009
taken in as part of an offas dyke walk from four crosses to montgomerystig_nest15/04/2009
boxblade25/03/2009
M0ZZO28/02/2009
Came up to bag a geocache/waymark.nolan20/12/2008
Alan Whatley30/11/2008
JohnW23/11/2008
With Tony and DevonStuart Hyde15/11/2008
veganvixen03/08/2008
AndyS04/07/2008
With D,M,CS192129/05/2008
morgs4mountains02/05/2008
fortyniner20/02/2008
Paul and Terri09/02/2008
mae27/01/2008
clivevilla22/09/2007
richtea504010/09/2007
Strange walk from stile on Offa's Dyke path from N: pleasant fields, bench with poetry, chopped down forest, enclosed forest, circular flying saucer thing at Beacon Ring comms mast, then dark wood with trig and nearby log cabin.Aye Jimmy06/09/2007
Whilst geocachingtonibunny13/08/2007
Just a few breaths from the track in a howling wind.Eddie06/07/2007
Martin R16/06/2007
Lindsay M03/06/2007
Janet M03/06/2007
Climbed whilst walking the Offa's Dyke National Trail from Chepstow to Prestatyn.dhbond25/05/2007
Coordinates OKdestaylor02/04/2007
stevent080904/03/2007
jimbloomer11/02/2007
DARRENG12/11/2006
danpquinn26/09/2006
Adrian10/09/2006
Tony S10/08/2006
andrew brown06/08/2006
Torgin23/07/2006
DavidGMould25/05/2006
G4OWG24/04/2006
On an Offa's Dyke NT stage from Montgomery to Welshpool with Shaky, Smithy & Lunty. Traverse from S to N.NotReallyABagger16/04/2006
Archie02/04/2006
KathW02/04/2006
Kiltie01/01/2006
Campbell Singer28/11/2005
With RHWGeoff Briggs19/11/2005
bertbarnett12326/09/2005
Jim.Fothergill14/08/2005
Tricky07/08/2005
PeteN15/07/2005
Easy walk from the roadside.Rhayader_wander06/07/2005
With: solo; Parked by track entrance to mast. Easy walk up to trig point and summit. 3rd Marilyn of the day. Lovely spot by the woods at the top.Ian Baines19/06/2005
ajwxyzt30/04/2005
Excellent woods and hill fortNeolith19/03/2005
Revisit. #10 of 40 Marilyns in 24h23, Brent Lynam drivingRHW12/03/2005
TK04/12/2004
RobertP17/10/2004
chrisbien12/08/2004
with Jamie, western rim embankments seemed highest area but did't penetrate and go to the trig so now feel unhappy about it and need a more thorough re-visit and trig visit.vegibagger04/08/2004
Revisit date. First date not recorded. RHW17/07/2004
David Rawden17/06/2004
Very interesting place with astounding views.Lesley Jackson06/06/2004
Parked to SW @ SJ256053. Took Offa's Dyke path to top. Trig deep inside wood - very spooky when quiet. Quite a few dens built inside there - by whom I wonder? Good views, saw no one.robphys05/04/2004
RichardM21/03/2004
Denise 21/03/2004
Jon F31/01/2004
Smudge01/01/2004
http://tomread.co.ukm1eyp27/12/2003
ChrisU19/10/2003
alda08/09/2003
Minto05/09/2003
Climbed on the first day of retirement with Martin Pinder. Tricky seaching for a green trig in the gloom under conifers.signyred01/09/2003
PM02/07/2003
GeoffC30/05/2003
ARC26/05/2003
Took Mom and Dad on the tarmac road over Long Mountain to bag this one, Took 2 attempts to find a good start but in the end, going from Short Cross with a bit of Offas Dyke path gave a pleasant break from the drive from Soilhull to Dinas Mawddwy and a relative hill.pwheeler19/04/2003
Some hills are just too easy ... this one we cheated by parking on the road near the top. The top was reached with very little effort - but the views over the woods to the Welshpool area were lovely.ChinnockC30/03/2003
petey29/03/2003
BaggerGutt01/12/2002
Colin Crawford17/09/2002
peterstanding17/08/2002
ScaSey10/08/2002
chalky195316/03/2002
MM02/03/2002
johnbarnard2529/11/2001
Night ascent. Parked near Pant - y - bwch and dropped towards Pentre for required height. Ascended via roads and then Offa?s Dyke Path to reach the old fort. On far side of fort finally found trig amongst the trees. Descended via same route.garyhoney27/12/2000
iaindbrown25/10/2000
chriswatson23/10/2000
Galltywenallt20/08/2000
petesimpson20/08/2000
Alison R20/05/2000
Man of Kernow101/05/2000
ianwatson26/04/2000
andrew.allum01/01/2000
Halfdecent00/00/2000
Pete R28/12/1999
Sherlock18/07/1999
Jim T01/06/1999
Self and TaffyInvicta1404/05/1998
David Purchase19/04/1998
Calico22/10/1997
Chris Peart12/07/1997
stanappleton01/07/1997
On ODParranc10/11/1996
w/e after running 'Elite' course on KIMM with Simon F in Galloway. Still recovering with sore heel.5 drive and bag Marilyns around Welshpool day after Indian Mountaineering symposium at Plas y Brenin and night at Llangollen YH.Chris Pearson03/11/1996
on Offa's Dyke Path Southboundprwild24/08/1996
climbingkershaw09/04/1996
GordonAdshead00/11/1995
fasgadh01/10/1995
David Purchase23/09/1995
DewiH29/12/1994
AdrianDClarke16/08/1992
With DG - on Offa's Dyke PathJohnIvor11/01/1992
Alan Moore01/09/1991
IainT09/02/1990
Date unknown RHW01/01/1990
suthjamie08/08/1989
Rob Rees06/07/1983
eddieh11/05/1983
Done on Offa's Dyke Path.ngthack25/08/1975
amblemark01/01/1970
kanderson01/01/1970
Through the woods from Leighton. 1980s.summitsupblank
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