The Top 9 Natural Monuments around Blackwood
Blackwood’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 9
beautiful natural monuments around Blackwood. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
beautiful natural monuments around Blackwood. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
Last updated: November 30, 2025
Twmbarlwm Hill and Iron Age hillfort
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Twmbarlwm is a 1,375 foot (419 m) hill that is rich in beauty, history and folklore. From the summit, you are afforded wonderful views of the Severn Estuary. There is an Iron Age hill fort on the summit, too.
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Mynydd Machen Summit
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Mynydd Machen is a 1,188-foot (362 m) hill in South Wales which affords glorious views over Newport, Cardiff, Steep Holm, Flat Holm, Brean Down, and the Severn Estuary. The summit …
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Trig point at Mynydd Twyn-glas summit
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Mynydd Twyn-glas is a sprawling 472-metre-high mountain extending into Caerphilly and Torfaen county boroughs in South Wales. It lies southwest of Pontypool, west of Cwmbran and east of Newbridge and …
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Giant's Bite
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High above the A470 to the north of Quaker’s Yard, the Giant’s Bite is a dramatic gap in the skyline quarried from the ridge top at the former Cefn Glas …
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View from Mynydd y Grug
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There's an old mining tip at the top of Mynydd y Grug which somewhat adds to the atmosphere here. Around you, you can see mining history embedded into the hillside …
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