Gareg-ddu Reservoir

Gareg-ddu Reservoir is a reservoir in Wales, United Kingdom. Gareg-ddu Reservoir is situated nearby to Elan Village, as well as near the village Llansantffraed-Cwmdeuddwr.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Foel Valve Tower, Elan Valley and Carn Gafallt.

Carn Gafallt

Peak

Carn Gafallt is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Breconshire, Powys, Wales, and a hill of 466 metres which is a Marilyn. Carn Gafallt is situated 2 miles east of Gareg-ddu Reservoir.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elan Village and Llanwrthwl.

Elan Village is a small purpose-built community in Powys, Wales. It was designed by architect Herbert Tudor Buckland as part of Birmingham Corporation's scheme to construct a series of water supply reservoirs in the Elan Valley between 1892 and 1904. Elan Village is situated 1½ miles east of Gareg-ddu Reservoir.

Llanwrthwl

Village

Photo: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llanwrthwl is a village and community in Powys, mid Wales, and the historic county of Brecknockshire. Llanwrthwl lies off the A470 road, north by road from Builth Wells and Newbridge-on-Wye and south of Rhayader. Llanwrthwl is situated 4 miles east of Gareg-ddu Reservoir.

Rhayader

Photo: Outwivcamera, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rhayader is a market town and community in Powys, Wales, within the historic county of Radnorshire. The town is 20 miles from the source of the River Wye on Plynlimon, the highest point of the Cambrian Mountains, and is located at the junction of the A470 road and the A44 road 13 miles north of Builth Wells and 30 miles east of Aberystwyth.