Merthyr Cynog
Merthyr Cynog is a hamlet and a community in the modern county of Powys, Wales, in the historic county of Brecknockshire. The population of the community at the 2021 Census was 245.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Gaer Fach, Merthyr Cynog and Mynydd Epynt.
Gaer Fach, Merthyr Cynog
Archaeological site
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gaer Fach, Merthyr Cynog is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ miles east of Merthyr Cynog.
Mynydd Epynt
Heath
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Mynydd Epynt is a heath, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Merthyr Cynog.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llanfihangel Nant Brân and Pwllgloyw.
Llanfihangel Nant Brân
Village
Photo: Dave Pinniger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanfihangel Nant Brân is a small village lying next to the Nant Brân river in Powys, Wales about 7.5 miles west of Brecon. It is largely a farming community. Llanfihangel Nant Brân is situated 3 miles southwest of Merthyr Cynog.
Pwllgloyw
Village
Photo: Shaun Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pwllgloyw is a settlement on the edge of the Brecon Beacons in the county of Powys in south-east Wales in the community of Honddu Isaf. Pwllgloyw is situated 3½ miles southeast of Merthyr Cynog.
Battle
Hamlet
Photo: Simon Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Battle is a village in the community of Yscir, Powys, Wales, which is 36 miles north of Cardiff and 146 miles west of London. The Battle standing stone is an impressive Bronze Age monument and is 3.96 m in height. Battle is situated 4½ miles south of Merthyr Cynog.
Merthyr Cynog
- Type: Village with 245 residents
- Description: hamlet in the county of Powys, Wales
- Categories: community, hamlet, and locality
- Location: Merthyr Cynog, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.02599° or 52° 1′ 34″ northLongitude
-3.48036° or 3° 28′ 49″ westPopulation
245Elevation
1,319 feet (402 metres)Open location code
9C4R2GG9+9VOpenStreetMap ID
node 29230427OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2642706Wikidata ID
Q3404562
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Merthyr Cynog” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Merthyr Cynog”
- Breton: “Merthyr Cynog”
- Catalan: “Merthyr Cynog”
- Cebuano: “Merthyr Cynog”
- Cornish: “Merthyr Cynog”
- Dutch: “Merthyr Cynog”
- French: “Merthyr Cynog”
- Irish: “Merthyr Cynog”
- Italian: “Merthyr Cynog”
- Russian: “Мертир Киног”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Merthyr Cynog”
- Swedish: “Merthyr Cynog”
- Welsh: “Merthyr Cynog”
- Welsh: “Merthyr Gynog”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Merthyr Cynog”. Photo: Andrew Lewis, CC BY-SA 2.0.