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Cribyn

Cribyn is a mountain in the with an elevation of 2608 feet, about 300 feet lower than the neighbouring peaks of and . It is a prominent peak in the long and impressive escarpment facing north and running roughly east–west of the central section of the Brecon Beacons.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Brecon Beacons National Park and Pen y Fan.

Photo: Heinz-Josef Lücking, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
The is a national park in southern . Within an area of 1347 km², the park contains some of the most spectacular and distinctive upland formations in southern Britain.

Peak
Photo: Dave.Dunford, Public domain.
is the highest peak in , situated in . At 886 metres above sea-level, it is also the highest British peak south of in .

Peak
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is a summit of the twin topped and the second highest peak in at 871.5 m, situated in the . It is situated to the south-west of Pen y Fan at a distance of approximately 550 m from it, and is just 13 m lower than Pen y Fan itself.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Libanus and Llanfrynach.

Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the National Park, , , United Kingdom, and in the community of . Presumably, the name of the village derives from , also known as the Lebanon Mountains, the ancient name for which was , a common name for chapels in Wales.

Village
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is a village and community in the county of , Wales, and the historic county of Brecknockshire. The population of the community as taken at the 2011 census was 571.

Village
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is a small village just west of within the . It lies within the valley of the in the community of in the county of , Wales.

Cribyn

Latitude
51.88179° or 51° 52′ 55″ north
Longitude
-3.41964° or 3° 25′ 11″ west
Elevation
2,608 feet (795 metres)
Open location code
9C3RVHJJ+P4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 16347060
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­cairn
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
12608621
Wiki­data ID
Q3397544
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Welsh—“Cribyn” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Cribyn”
  • Breton: “Y Gribyn”
  • Dutch: “Cribyn”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كريبين”
  • Irish: “Y Gribyn”
  • Ladin: “Cribyn”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cribyn”
  • Welsh: “Cribyn”
  • Welsh: “Y Gribyn”

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Bryn Teg and Bwlch ar y Fan.

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