Pen y Gadair Fawr

Pen y Gadair Fawr is an 800 metres high subsidiary summit of Waun Fach and the second highest peak in the Black Mountains in south-eastern Wales. Marked by a medium-sized cairn, it is a much more distinguished top than its parent 1.5 km to the northwest.

Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,457 feet
Description: mountain (800m) in Powys
Also known as: “Pen Y Gadair Fawr”, “Pen y Gader-fawr”, and “Pen-y-gader”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Waun Fach and Grwyne Fawr Reservoir.

Waun Fach

Peak

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Waun Fach is, with a summit height of 811 metres, the highest mountain in the Black Mountains in south-eastern Wales. It is one of the three Marilyns over 600 m that make up the range, the others being Black Mountain and Mynydd Troed.

Grwyne Fawr Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: Martin Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Grwyne Fawr Reservoir is located in the valley of the river Grwyne Fawr in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales. Completed in 1928, it has the capacity to hold 400,000,000 imperial gallons.

Mynydd Llysiau

Peak

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mynydd Llysiau is a subsidiary summit of Waun Fach in the Black Mountains in south-eastern Wales. It lies halfway between Waun Fach and Pen Allt-mawr. It is a distinguished summit with a steep eastern face.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Capel-y-ffin and Pengenffordd.

Capel-y-ffin

Hamlet

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Capel-y-ffin is a hamlet near the English-Welsh border, a couple of miles north of Llanthony in Powys, Wales. It lies within the Black Mountains and within the Brecon Beacons National Park. The nearest town is Hay-on-Wye, some 8 miles to the northwest.

Pengenffordd

Hamlet

Pengenffordd is a hamlet located in the community of Talgarth, in the Brecknockshire area of south Powys. It is 33 miles from Cardiff and 135 miles from London.