Coed y Cefn
Coed y Cefn is a hill in Rhayader, Powys, Wales and has an elevation of 1,119 feet. Coed y Cefn is situated nearby to the village Llansantffraed-Cwmdeuddwr, as well as near Elan Village.Places of Interest
Highlights include Rhayader Castle and Rhayader Library.
Rhayader Castle
Castle
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhayader Castle is the remains of a motte-and-bailey castle in the town of Rhayader, Powys, Wales. The available documentary sources are not clear enough to distinguish between this site and the castle mound across the river and one or the other was probably built by Rhys ap Gruffydd, Prince of Deheubarth, in 1177.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elan Village and Llanwrthwl.
Elan Village
Village
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elan Village is a small purpose-built community in Powys, Wales. It was designed by architect Herbert Tudor Buckland as part of Birmingham Corporation's scheme to construct a series of water supply reservoirs in the Elan Valley between 1892 and 1904. Elan Village is situated 2 miles southwest of Coed y Cefn.
Llanwrthwl
Village
Photo: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanwrthwl is a village and community in Powys, mid Wales, and the historic county of Brecknockshire. Llanwrthwl lies off the A470 road, north by road from Builth Wells and Newbridge-on-Wye and south of Rhayader. Llanwrthwl is situated 3 miles southeast of Coed y Cefn.
Nant Glas
Hamlet
Photo: Stuart Wilding, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nant Glas is a village in the Elan Valley near Rhayader and Llandrindod Wells in Powys, Wales. It is on a side road between the A44 to the northeast and the A470 to the southwest. Nant Glas is situated 3½ miles southeast of Coed y Cefn.
Coed y Cefn
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,119 feet
- Also known as: “Ochr-cefn”
- Category: landform
- Location: Rhayader, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.30204° or 52° 18′ 7″ northLongitude
-3.54015° or 3° 32′ 25″ westElevation
1,119 feet (341 metres)Open location code
9C4R8F25+RWGeoNames ID
12610692
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