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Name: | Barry Island |
Hill number: | 15918 |
Height: | 41.6m / 136ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2288 Craig y Llyn |
RHB Section: | 32C: Neath to Chepstow |
County/UA: | Vale of Glamorgan |
Catchment: | Minor Rivers only (South) |
Class: | Tump (0-99m), SIB (Tu,0,SIB) |
Grid ref: | ST 12022 66822 |
Summit feature: | T-junction in alleyway |
Drop: | 33.5m |
Col: | 8.1m ST111667 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 171 (1:25k) 151E |
Comments: | Deemed to be a SIB because of its original, pre-shipyard, condition |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 52 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Parked at bottom of Earl Crescent. High point at T-junction of alleyway. Went for coffee & cake at Marcos afterwards. With Jill. | Dangerous Dave | 07/11/2023 |
A spontaneous trip to Barry Island after visiting Dinas Powis hillfort. Wandered up here in the sunshine after a walk on the beach and along the front, the wind was very cold! | thesweetcheat | 19/03/2023 |
Short divert whilst on the Wales Coast Path. | nickywood1 | 07/02/2022 |
A rainy morning on the way to a bacon sandwich. Conveniently located at the junction of alleys behind houses off Earl Crescent, not church. | Denise | 06/12/2021 |
A most convenient alleyway with public access reaches the high point between the houses. Raining today. | RichardM | 06/12/2021 |
Quick bag. Easy (evening) parking in nearby streets. | PGCE | 03/08/2021 |
Parked the motorbike in Earl Crescent, walked up the alleyway to the high point and back | Mariana Trench | 22/07/2021 |
Part of a lovely day out with my daughter to Cardiff Bay, Penarth and then Barry. Beautiful day all round! | Gerry the Ranger | 10/04/2021 |
Nice for there to be a path just in the right place | Alancache | 10/08/2020 |
13.30.seemed to be the top of an alleyway Between rows of houses. | vegibagger | 24/07/2019 |
Vale of Glamorgan completed. 90th county completion. | ngthack | 30/09/2018 |
On Barry Island to visit lighthouse so bagged this summit in passing. Noicey dog behind one of the walls barking at me as I ascended the alley. | assynt_bob | 28/09/2018 |
From Barry Island beach, quick climb up the steps by the beach huts, across the grass and through the housing estate to the high point on the path. | Wackywelshy | 25/09/2017 |
Walked up while walking the Wales coastal path up marquis close, thought the road seemed slightly higher then visited the t junction in the alley. | hodder | 01/07/2017 |
Street crosses hp. My final Vale of Glamorgan tump on a grey mild Oct day | RHW | 29/10/2016 |
Parked up then had a look at West Breakwater Lighthouse and the beach before bagging the T-junction of paths behind Earls Crescent. | Dugswell2 | 19/10/2016 |
Alley way off Earls Crescent | PeterD | 17/09/2016 |
One of those where you hope nobody asks you what you are doing. | clivevilla | 10/08/2016 |
Quick divert from coast path | milejunkie | 02/04/2016 |
Middle of estate. Drove down to Barry Island amusement arcade for a few games of Tipping Point. Lost almost 30 pence. | Campbell Singer | 04/01/2016 |
Another demanding Tump. Walked slightly more than 10ms but great views along the coast. | Barbara Singer | 04/01/2016 |
Another South Welsh epic scaled in Dad's car followed by a 10 second stroll. Exhausting. | Jemma Singer | 04/01/2016 |
Urban summit. | Adrian | 24/10/2015 |
Assessed HP as bing an alley junction at rear of Nos 6 & 7 Earl Crescent. This is to the NW of Marquis Close. | jonglew | 06/09/2015 |
My first log of a Tump! I make the highest point a nice old brick garage with a room on top on Marquis Close. | Father Ted | 09/09/2013 |
From Conference in Cardiff W | GordonAdshead | 05/04/2013 |
Visit during RA Welsh AGM | JohnIvor | 24/03/2007 |
petey | 01/01/1990 | |
Ben Rinnes | 04/02/2024 | |
Jill Robertson | 07/11/2023 | |
Halfdecent | 08/10/2023 | |
cayh | 26/05/2023 | |
Matt | 15/05/2023 | |
Alex C | 02/09/2022 | |
Rob50 | 30/05/2022 | |
MM | 26/02/2020 | |
Alan Whatley | 01/06/2019 | |
amarillo-oro-como | 17/12/2018 | |
PM | 09/09/2018 | |
kasharic | 19/05/2018 | |
dicky | 03/04/2018 | |
andrew brown | 26/09/2017 | |
Martin R | 22/03/2017 | |
AndyS | 21/10/2016 | |
Pip56 | 28/02/2016 | |
stevent0809 | 30/01/2016 | |
moylj1 | 26/10/2014 | |
Ramblingpaul | 01/09/2014 | |
Dusty | 08/05/2014 | |
Tony J | 04/03/2012 |