Kilvey Hill
Kilvey Hill (Welsh: Mynydd Cilfái) is a hill in Britain. It rises in south Wales, to the east of Swansea city centre. Kilvey Hill is 193 metres (633 ft) high and is classed as a Sub Marilyn.[1] The top of Kilvey Hill enjoys panoramic views of Swansea city centre, Swansea Docks, Swansea Bay, the Lower Swansea Valley, Bon-y-maen, Neath and Port Talbot.
There are a number of residential areas dotted around the base of the hill. To the north are Bon-y-maen and Pentrechwyth. To the south are Dan-y-graig, Port Tennant and St. Thomas. At the top of the hill is the TV and radio transmitter station and a telecommunications mast. The central belt of the hill consists of woodland and open grassland which forms part of the Kilvey Community Woodland. The hill is used to host a number of mountain biking events.
The only road access to the summit of the hill suitable for vehicles is via a steep concrete road which leads up to the summit from the village of Bon-y-maen.
[edit] References
- ^ "Kilvey Hill - By Area in the UK Mountain Database". Mountaindays.net. http://www.mountaindays.net/mountains/peak.php?defn=0&area=19&peak=2287. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
