Banc Llechwedd-mawr

Banc Llechwedd-mawr is a peak in Cadfarch, Powys, Wales and has an elevation of 1,837 feet. Banc Llechwedd-mawr is situated nearby to the locality Bryn Cras, as well as near Fuwch-wen-a-llo.

Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,837 feet
Description: hill (560m) in Powys
Also known as: “Banc Llechwedd Mawr”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Plynlimon and Nant-y-moch Reservoir.

Plynlimon

Peak

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Plynlimon, or Pumlumon in Welsh, is the highest point of the Cambrian Mountains in Wales, and the highest point in Mid Wales. It is a massif that dominates the surrounding countryside and is the highest point of Ceredigion.

Nant-y-moch Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: Velela, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nant-y-moch Reservoir is situated in the Cambrian Mountains in northern Ceredigion, Wales, near Pumlumon. The reservoir which flooded a part of the valley of the River Rheidol and its headwaters derives its name from a stream, the Nant-y-moch, which formerly flowed into the River Rheidol at this spot.

Pumlumon Fach

Peak

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pumlumon Fach is a top of Pen Pumlumon Fawr on the Plynlimon massif, a part of the Cambrian Mountains in the county of Ceredigion, Wales. It lies on small ridge heading north-west from the summit of Pen Pumlumon Fawr.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eisteddfa Gurig and Ponterwyd.

Eisteddfa Gurig

Hamlet

Photo: Nigel Callaghan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Eisteddfa Gurig is a hamlet located in Ceredigion on its border with Powys and situated along the A44. Its name comes from the Welsh word eisteddfa, meaning seat and the name of St Curig.

Ponterwyd

Photo: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ponterwyd is a village in Ceredigion, Wales. It lies in the Cambrian Mountains of Mid Wales, approximately 12 miles east of Aberystwyth on the A44 road.

Dylife

Hamlet

Photo: Badgernet, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dylife is a former mining settlement in Powys, Wales, located at the head of Afon Twymyn in the Cambrian Mountains, one mile west of the road between Llanidloes and Llanbrynmair. Dylife is situated 6 miles northeast of Banc Llechwedd-mawr.

Banc Llechwedd-mawr

Categories: hill and landform
Location: Cadfarch, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.49238° or 52° 29′ 33″ north

Longitude

-3.8057° or 3° 48′ 21″ west

Elevation

1,837 feet (560 metres)

Open location code

9C4RF5RV+XP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 29729454

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

12608100

Wikidata ID

Q13125709

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In Other Languages

“Banc Llechwedd-mawr” goes by many names.

Welsh: “Banc Llechwedd-mawr”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bryn Cras and Fuwch-wen-a-llo.

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Highlights include Glyndŵr’s Covenant Stones and Nant y Llyn.

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