Skip to content
The Great Britain Guide

Natural landmarks · Mid Wales

Black Mixen

Also known as: Y Domen Ddu

Free admission

Black Mixen — mountain (650m) in Powys.

Black Mixen, natural landmarks in Mid Wales

Wikimedia Commons contributors — see linked file page for photographer and licence licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit
1 h–2 h
Nearest railway station
Dolau · 6.3 km
  • Free entry
  • Dog-friendly

About

Black Mixen is a named natural landmark in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Site of Special Scientific Interest. Wikidata describes it as: "mountain (650m) in Powys". Coordinates: 52.2718°, -3.1789°.

Photo gallery

Protected designations

  • Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Teme SSSI

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Black Mixen (Welsh: Y Domen Ddu) is a subsidiary summit of Rhos Fawr or Great Rhos in the Radnor Forest. The summit is large peat bog plateau. The summit is marked with a cairn, and is next to a radio transmitter and its building. Black Mixen is the only Nuttall to have a communications mast (a radio transmitter) on its summit. To the east is Bache Hill, to the south are the Black Mountains, to the west is the Great Rhos plateau. The summit cairn is probably of Bronze Age date, with most peaks in the area showing similar barrowss.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Coordinates
52.2718, -3.1789
Address
Powys, Wales
Nearest railway station
Dolau6.3 km

Sources

Other places nearby

Loading nearby places…

Nearby

More natural landmarks in this region

Frequently asked questions

Where is Black Mixen?
Black Mixen is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom.
Is Black Mixen a listed building?
Black Mixen is officially recognised as Site of Special Scientific Interest listed.
Is Black Mixen a protected site?
Yes — Black Mixen is part of the River Teme SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Is Black Mixen free to visit?
Yes, Black Mixen is free to enter.
How do I get to Black Mixen?
The nearest railway station is Dolau, about 6.3 km away.