Cradoc
Cradoc is a small village, about two miles northwest of Brecon, Wales. It lies within the administrative community of Yscir and partly within the Brecon Beacons National Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Powys, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Cradoc, Powys”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pen-y-crug and Y Gaer.
Pen-y-crug
Archaeological site
Pen-y-crug is a hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park in the county of Powys, south Wales. It is commonly referred to locally as simply 'The Crug'. The Welsh name signifies 'top of the mound'.
Y Gaer
Archaeological site
Photo: Alan Bowring, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Y Gaer is a Roman fort situated near modern-day Brecon in Mid Wales, United Kingdom. Y Gaer is located at grid reference SO00332966.
Brecon Cathedral
Church
Photo: David Merrett, CC BY 2.0.
Brecon Cathedral, in the town of Brecon, Powys, is the cathedral of the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon in the Church in Wales and seat of the Bishop of Swansea and Brecon. Brecon Cathedral is situated 2 miles southeast of Cradoc.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Battle and Aberyscir.
Battle
Hamlet
Photo: Simon Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Battle is a village in the community of Yscir, Powys, Wales, which is 36 miles north of Cardiff and 146 miles west of London. The Battle standing stone is an impressive Bronze Age monument and is 3.96m in height.
Aberyscir
Hamlet
Photo: peter robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aberyscir is a village in the community of Yscir, Powys, Wales, which is 4 miles west of Brecon, 35 miles from Cardiff and 146 miles from London.
Llanspyddid
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanspyddid is a small village just west of Brecon within the Brecon Beacons National Park. It lies within the valley of the River Usk in the community of Glyn Tarell in the county of Powys, Wales. Llanspyddid is situated 1½ miles south of Cradoc.
Cradoc
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Yscir, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.96504° or 51° 57′ 54″ northLongitude
-3.43173° or 3° 25′ 54″ westElevation
659 feet (201 metres)Open location code
9C3RXH89+28OpenStreetMap ID
node 1007373711OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Cradoc” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Cradoc”
- French: “Cradoc”
- Irish: “Cradoc”
- Welsh: “Cradoc, Powys”
- Welsh: “Cradoc”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cradoc C.P. School and Cradoc Golf Club.
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