The Begwns
The Begwns is a peak in Painscastle, Powys, Wales and has an elevation of 1,362 feet. The Begwns is situated nearby to the village Painscastle, as well as near the hamlet Llanbedr.Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St David, Llandewi Fach and Painscastle Castle.
Painscastle Castle
Ruins
Photo: Phil Laycock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Painscastle Castle is a castle in the village of Painscastle in Powys, Wales. It lies between Builth and Hay-on-Wye, approximately 3 miles from the Wales-England border today.
Maesyronnen Chapel
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maesyronnen Chapel is about 1 mile north of the village of Glasbury, Powys, Wales. It is designated by Cadw as a Grade I listed building. The chapel is one of the earliest Nonconformist chapels to be built in Wales, and is the only chapel existing from that time to be largely unchanged and still in use as a chapel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llowes and Glasbury.
Llowes
Village
Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llowes is a small village in the community of Glasbury, Powys, Wales. The village has approximately 110 inhabitants. The nearest town is Hay-on-Wye, some 3 miles to the south-east.
Glasbury
Village
Photo: andy dolman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glasbury, also known as Glasbury-on-Wye, is a village and community in Powys, Wales. The village lies at an important crossing point on the River Wye, connecting the historic counties of Brecknockshire and Radnorshire, and is located just outside the Brecon Beacons National Park, north of the Black Mountains.
Boughrood
Village
Photo: Christopher Clift, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boughrood is a village in the community of Glasbury in Powys, Wales. Until 1983 Boughrood was a community itself. Historically in Radnorshire, the village is situated near the River Wye between Hay-on-Wye and Builth Wells.
The Begwns
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,362 feet
- Description: hill (415m) in Powys
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Painscastle, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.09121° or 52° 5′ 28″ northLongitude
-3.23503° or 3° 14′ 6″ westElevation
1,362 feet (415 metres)Open location code
9C4R3QR7+FXOpenStreetMap ID
node 29271413OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=survey_pointOpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
12608110Wikidata ID
Q13131809
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In Other Languages
“The Begwns” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “The Begwns”
- Welsh: “Y Begwns”
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