Ystradfellte

Ystradfellte is a village and community in , Wales, about 6 miles north of , with 556 inhabitants. It belongs to the historic county of Brecknockshire and the area of the National Park, beside the river.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Maen Madoc and Porth yr Ogof.

Stone
Photo: Alan Bowring, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The or Maen Madog stone is a menhir which lies adjacent to the Roman road Sarn Helen that runs across the in what was a key area of Roman Wales, about one mile north of .

Cave
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is a solutional cave near the village of , near the southern boundary of the in . 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.

Pub
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is a pub.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Penderyn and Fforest Fawr.

Village
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is a rural village in the Cynon Valley, , South East Wales, located near the village and community of . The name is a combination of two Welsh words: pen, which means "head" or "end", and deryn, a contracted form of aderyn, "bird". is situated 3 miles southeast of Ystradfellte.

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. is situated 3½ miles northwest of Ystradfellte.

Ystradfellte

Latitude
51.8093° or 51° 48′ 33″ north
Longitude
-3.5551° or 3° 33′ 18″ west
Elevation
843 feet (257 metres)
Open location code
9C3RRC5V+PX
Geo­Names ID
7298670
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