Red Lion Hill | |
Other Name: | Banc y Dolau |
Photo Alt: | A gravel track through grassy countryside leads towards two hills in the distance, one on the right which is grassy and one on the left which is covered with trees. |
Map: | Wales Powys |
Elevation M: | 484.6 |
Coordinates: | 52.3797°N -3.3885°W |
Grid Ref Uk: | SO 0558 7664 |
Topo: | OS Explorer 214 |
Red Lion Hill (Welsh: Bryn Llew Goch) or Banc y Dolau is a hill in Powys, Wales, with a summit 484.6m (1,589.9feet) above sea level.[1] It is located in Mid Wales between the towns of Newtown and Llandrindod Wells, approximately 2miles to the west of the A483 road.
At the beginning of the twentieth century the area immediately to the east of the hill was known as Red Lion Plantations, and just beyond that was a small hamlet called Red Lion.[2] As of 2020 Red Lion consists of just a single dwelling,[3] which Royal Mail considers to be part of nearby Llanbadarn Fynydd.[4]
A building labelled Red Lion School is shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map at SO0681576817.