Moel y Belan

Moel y Belan is a peak in , , and has an elevation of 1,178 feet. Moel y Belan is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lake Vyrnwy Straining Tower and St Wddyn’s Church.

Building
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Straining Tower at Lake Vyrnwy is an intake tower built to extract water from the lake. The tower stands on the north shore of , near the village of , in , Wales.

Church
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dam
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abertridwr and Llangynog.

Village
Photo: Bonelli, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village in the historic county of in the north of and close to in the community of . It lies at the confluence of Nant Tridwr with the Vyrnwy river about 1 mile from the latter's exit from the lake.

Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village and community at the confluence of the Afon Eirth and the Afon Tanat at the foot of the Berwyn range in north , . It lies at the foot of the Milltir Cerrig mountain pass on the B4391 road, which runs between and .

Village
Photo: RHYS WILLIAMS, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a former parish in , now forming a major part of the community of Llanfihangel in , which covers an area of 5,366 hectares. is situated 4½ miles southeast of Moel y Belan.

Moel y Belan

Latitude
52.77137° or 52° 46′ 17″ north
Longitude
-3.46374° or 3° 27′ 49″ west
Elevation
1,178 feet (359 metres)
Open location code
9C4RQGCP+GG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3295694518
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
12615245
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Satellite Map

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