Banc y Llyn
Banc y Llyn is a hill in Llanfihangel Aberbythych, Carmarthenshire, Wales and has an elevation of 919 feet. Banc y Llyn is situated nearby to the village Carmel, as well as near the locality The Gate.Places of Interest
Highlights include Llyn Llech Owain and Carmel transmitting station.
Llyn Llech Owain
Reservoir
Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llyn Llech Owain is a shallow lake with an area of 3.5 hectares which gives its name to the country park in which it sits, it is also a Site of Special Scientific Interest which was designated in 1993.
Carmel transmitting station
Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Carmel transmitting station, located half a mile SSW of the village of Carmel in Carmarthenshire, has been broadcasting terrestrial TV and radio services since the mid-1970s.
Carmel National Nature Reserve
Nature reserve
Carmel National Nature Reserve lies close to the village of Carmel in Carmarthenshire. It lies south of Llandeilo not far from the main road to Llanelli.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carmel and Maesybont.
Carmel
Village
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carmel is a village in Carmarthenshire, Wales near the village of Cross Hands. Carmel is on the A476 and is approximately halfway between Crosshands and Llandeilo.
Maesybont
Village
Photo: John Duckfield, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maesybont is a small village near Gorslas in Carmarthenshire, West Wales. The community consists of a Welsh chapel with graveyard and several homes. The houses are widely dispersed, with an average of 1-acre of land apiece.
Pen-y-groes
Village
Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pen-y-groes is a village in Carmarthenshire, South Wales which developed as a settlement as a result of the anthracite coal trade. The main colliery was the Emlyn colliery, which opened in 1893 and closed in 1939.
Banc y Llyn
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 919 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Llanfihangel Aberbythych, Carmarthenshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.82258° or 51° 49′ 21″ northLongitude
-4.06231° or 4° 3′ 44″ westElevation
919 feet (280 metres)Open location code
9C3QRWFQ+23GeoNames ID
12609443
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