Pen-y-crug
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'.- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,086 feet
- Description: hill (331m) in Powys, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Pen y Crug”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Brecon Cathedral and Brecon Castle.
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 Castle
Ruins
Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brecon Castle is a castle in the town Brecon, Wales. It was built by the Norman Lord Bernard de Neufmarché in 1093, and was frequently assaulted by the Welsh in the 13th and 15th centuries.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cradoc and Battle.
Cradoc
Hamlet
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.
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 3.96 m in height.
Brecon
Photo: Wiccasha, Public domain.
Brecon is in many ways a typical small Welsh market town in Mid Wales. The surrounding scenery is quite stunning, as Brecon is located within the Brecon Beacons National Park, which extends to the south, east and west.
Pen-y-crug
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Yscir, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.96276° or 51° 57′ 46″ northLongitude
-3.41416° or 3° 24′ 51″ westElevation
1,086 feet (331 metres)Open location code
9C3RXH7P+48OpenStreetMap ID
node 2418275708OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=survey_pointOpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
12609436Wikidata ID
Q7162071
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Pen-y-crug” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Pen-y-crug”
- Welsh: “Pen-y-crug (copa)”
- Welsh: “Pen-y-crug”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cradoc Golf Club and Cradoc C.P. School.
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