Garn Wen

Garn Wen is a hill in Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys, Wales and has an elevation of 1,677 feet. Garn Wen is situated nearby to the locality Llanwrtyd, as well as near the hamlet Cefn-gorwydd.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sugar Loaf railway station and Llanwrtyd railway station.

Sugar Loaf railway station

Railway station

Photo: Richard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sugar Loaf railway station is a railway station in Powys, Wales, and is on the Heart of Wales Line, between Cynghordy and Llanwrtyd, 50 miles 65 chains from Craven Arms South Junction, where the line joins the Welsh Marches line.

Llanwrtyd railway station

Railway station

Photo: Railwayfan2005, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Llanwrtyd railway station serves the town of Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys, Wales. The station is on the Heart of Wales Line 53+1⁄2 miles north east of Swansea. Llanwrtyd railway station is situated 2½ miles east of Garn Wen.

Llanwrtyd Wells and District Heritage Centre

Photo: GeraintTudur2, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Llanwrtyd Wells and District Heritage Centre is situated 2 miles east of Garn Wen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tirabad and Rhandirmwyn.

Tirabad

Village

Tirabad is a village in Powys, Wales. The name means "the abbot's land"; the village belonged to Strata Florida abbey in the Middle Ages. The village is located on the edge of the Crychan Forest and is 8 kilometres south of Llanwrtyd and 18 kilometres north of Llanymddyfri. Tirabad is situated 3½ miles southeast of Garn Wen.

Rhandirmwyn

Village

Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rhandirmwyn is a small village in the north east of Carmarthenshire, Wales. Located in the upper Towy valley, 3 km north of Cilycwm village, it extends on both sides of the river. Rhandirmwyn is situated 4 miles southwest of Garn Wen.

Abergwesyn

Village

Photo: Roger Whittleston, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Abergwesyn is a village in the Welsh county of Powys, in mid-Wales, at the start of the Abergwesyn valley and at the confluence of the Afon Irfon and the Afon Gwesyn. Abergwesyn is situated 4 miles north of Garn Wen.

Garn Wen

Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,677 feet
Category: landform
Location: Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.10003° or 52° 6′ 0″ north

Longitude

-3.68743° or 3° 41′ 15″ west

Elevation

1,677 feet (511 metres)

Open location code

9C4R4827+22

GeoNames ID

12611345

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