River Hepste

Afon Hepste is a river in Powys, Wales, though partly forming the county's border with Rhondda Cynon Taf. It runs wholly within the Brecon Beacons National Park.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Porth yr Ogof and Lady Falls.

Porth yr Ogof

Cave

Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY 2.5.

Porth yr Ogof is a solutional cave near the village of Ystradfellte, near the southern boundary of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales. It lies on the course of the Afon Mellte, a river whose name translates as 'lightning', commonly explained as a reference to the "flashy" nature of the river, i.e. its rising and falling rapidly in response to rainfall.

Lady Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Gerry Lewis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lady Falls is a waterfall, which is situated 1½ miles southwest of River Hepste.

Moel Penderyn

Peak

Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Moel Penderyn is a hill on the edge of Penderyn village, in the Brecon Beacons National Park in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff, south Wales. It also appeared on older maps as 'Y Foel Penderyn'. Moel Penderyn is situated 1½ miles southeast of River Hepste.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ystradfellte and Penderyn.

Ystradfellte

Village

Photo: Robert Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ystradfellte is a village and community in Powys, Wales, about 6 miles north of Hirwaun, with 556 inhabitants. It belongs to the historic county of Brecknockshire and the Fforest Fawr area of the Brecon Beacons National Park, beside the Afon Mellte river. Ystradfellte is situated 2 miles north of River Hepste.

Penderyn

Village

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Penderyn is a rural village in the Cynon Valley, Rhondda Cynon Taf, South East Wales, located near the village and community of Hirwaun. The name is a combination of two Welsh words: pen, which means "head" or "end", and deryn, a contracted form of aderyn, "bird". Penderyn is situated 2 miles southeast of River Hepste.