Buckland Hill
Buckland Hill is a low hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park in the county of Powys in Wales. Sitting transversely across the Usk valley between the river and the village of Bwlch, it provides excellent panoramic views down the valley and across to the Black Mountains.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Blaenllynfi Castle and The New Inn.
Blaenllynfi Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blaenllynfi Castle is a privately owned ruinous stone castle near the village of Bwlch in southern Powys, Wales. It was probably built in the early thirteenth century.
Coach & Horses Inn, Coed Yr Ynws
Pub
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coach & Horses Inn, Coed Yr Ynws is a pub.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bwlch and Llangynidr.
Bwlch
Village
Photo: Malcra, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bwlch is a village and an electoral ward in the community of Cwmdu and District, Powys, south Wales. The settlement is strung out along the A40 road which crosses a low col above the Usk Valley at this point on its route between Brecon and Crickhowell.
Llangynidr
Village
Photo: Keith Salvesen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llangynidr is a village, community and electoral ward in Powys, Wales, about 4 miles west of Crickhowell and 9 miles south-east of Brecon. The River Usk flows through the village as does the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal.
Talybont-on-Usk
Village
Photo: Alan Spencer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Talybont-on-Usk is a village and community in Powys, Wales, in the historic county of Brecknockshire. It lies on both the Caerfanell river and the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal, about 1 mile from the River Usk.
Buckland Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,037 feet
- Description: hill in Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.88277° or 51° 52′ 58″ northLongitude
-3.25263° or 3° 15′ 10″ westElevation
1,037 feet (316 metres)Open location code
9C3RVPMW+4XOpenStreetMap ID
node 10136415616OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Buckland Hill” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Buckland Hill”
- Welsh: “Buckland Hill”
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Highlights include Lower Cil-wich Wood and Buckland Hall.
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