Fan Gyhirych

Fan Gyhirych is a mountain in the section of in south . It lies within the county of Breconshire, and administered as part of the unitary authority of .
Wikipedia
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,379 feet
  • Description: mountain (725m) in Powys, Wales
  • Also known as: “Gehirrach”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Fan Fraith and Crai Reservoir.

Peak
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
is a top of Fan Gyhirych in the section of the in the county of , south . Its summit is at a height of 2192 feet or 668 m. It lies within Fforest Fawr Geopark.

Reservoir
Photo: Thryduulf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a storage located in the for the water supply to the city of in and was built between 1898 and 1908 by Swansea Corporation.

Peak
Photo: Lloergi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hill in the sector of the in , southern . It is a broad north-northeast to south-southwest aligned ridge whose summit reaches a height of 562 m above sea level.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fforest Fawr and Penwyllt.

Locality
is an extensive upland area in the county of , . Formerly known as the Great Forest of Brecknock in English, it was a royal hunting area for several centuries but is now used primarily for sheep grazing, forestry, water catchment and recreation.

Hamlet
Photo: Toby Speight, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet located in the upper Swansea Valley in , , lying within the . A former quarrying village, quicklime and silica brick production centre, its fortunes rose and fell as a result of the Industrial Revolution in .

Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , Wales in the between and , in the community of . The village is mostly a linear settlement along the A4067 which runs approximately parallel to the .

Fan Gyhirych

Latitude
51.85899° or 51° 51′ 32″ north
Longitude
-3.62696° or 3° 37′ 37″ west
Elevation
2,379 feet (725 metres)
Open location code
9C3RV95F+H6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1537168633
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­survey_point
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2649709
Wiki­data ID
Q3401470
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Fan Gyhirych” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Fan Gihirych”
  • Cebuano: “Fan Gyhirych”
  • Dutch: “Fan Gyhirych”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل فان جيهيريتش”
  • Irish: “Fan Gyhirych”
  • Ladin: “Fan Gyhirych”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fan Gyhirych”
  • Swedish: “Fan Gyhirych”
  • Welsh: “Fan Gyhirych”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Felin Crai and Cray.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Pant Mawr and Carreg Cadno.

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Worth a closer look: Brecon and Welshpool.

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