Tawe-Uchaf
Tawe-Uchaf is a community in Powys, Wales. Situated north-east of Ystradgynlais in the upper valley of the River Tawe, it includes the villages of Caehopkin, Coelbren, Glyntawe, Pen-y-cae, Penwyllt and Ynyswen.- Type: Locality with 1,500 residents
- Description: community in Powys, Wales
- Also known as: “Tawe Uchaf”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Henrhyd Falls and Cribarth.
Henrhyd Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Daimack, Public domain.
Henrhyd Falls in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales, is the tallest waterfall in southern Wales, with a drop of 90 feet. It lies on National Trust land, in the county of Powys.
Cribarth
Peak
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cribarth is a hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Powys, Wales, in the traditional county of Brecknockshire. The summit lies on the broken ridge at an elevation of 428 m at OS grid reference SN 831143.
Dan yr Ogof
Cave
Photo: Sloman, Public domain.
Dan yr Ogof, at the National Showcaves Centre for Wales, is a 17-kilometre long cave system in south Wales, about 5 miles north of Ystradgynlais and 15 miles southwest of Brecon, in the Brecon Beacons National Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pen y Cae and Onllwyn.
Pen y Cae
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pen-y-cae is a village in Powys, Wales in the Brecon Beacons National Park between Abercraf and Craig-y-Nos Castle, in the community of Tawe-Uchaf. The village is mostly a linear settlement along the A4067 which runs approximately parallel to the River Tawe.
Onllwyn
Village
Photo: roger geach, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Onllwyn is a small village and community in Neath Port Talbot, Wales, near Seven Sisters. The community area also covers the small settlements of Dyffryn Cellwen and Banwen.
Abercraf
Village
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abercraf is a village in Powys, Wales, in the community of Ystradgynlais and within the historic boundaries of the county of Brecknockshire. A distinct dialect of English is spoken in the village, as well as the Welsh language.
Tawe-Uchaf
- Category: community
- Location: Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Tawe-Uchaf” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Tawe Uchaf”
- Breton: “Tawe Uchaf”
- Cebuano: “Tawe-Uchaf”
- Chinese: “Tawe-Uchaf”
- French: “Tawe Uchaf”
- French: “Tawe-Uchaf”
- Irish: “Tawe Uchaf”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Tawe-Uchaf”
- Swedish: “Tawe-Uchaf”
- Welsh: “Tawe Uchaf”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ynyswen and Coelbren.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Craig-y-Nos Castle and Henrhyd Waterfall.
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