Fan Hir

Fan Hir is a peak at the eastern end of the in the in southern . It is a subsidiary summit of .
Wikipedia
Photo: David Gruar, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Llyn y Fan Fawr and Fan Brycheiniog.

Lake
Photo: Blisco, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a natural lake in the county of , Wales. It lies at the foot of , the highest peak of the range within the .

Peak
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
is the highest peak at a height of 802.5 metres in the region of the in southern . There is a trig point at the peak and on the edge of the escarpment, and nearby, a stone shelter with an inner seat.

Peak
Photo: Dara Jasumani, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the second highest peak of the Carmarthen Fans in the section of the in the west of the in south .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Penwyllt and Pen y Cae.

Hamlet
Photo: Toby Speight, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet located in the upper Swansea Valley in , , lying within the . A former quarrying village, quicklime and silica brick production centre, its fortunes rose and fell as a result of the Industrial Revolution in .

Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , Wales in the between and , in the community of . The village is mostly a linear settlement along the A4067 which runs approximately parallel to the .

Locality
is an extensive upland area in the county of , . Formerly known as the Great Forest of Brecknock in English, it was a royal hunting area for several centuries but is now used primarily for sheep grazing, forestry, water catchment and recreation.

Fan Hir

Latitude
51.87496° or 51° 52′ 30″ north
Longitude
-3.70021° or 3° 42′ 1″ west
Elevation
2,493 feet (760 metres)
Open location code
9C3RV7FX+XW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1542069956
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
12616258
Wiki­data ID
Q5433543
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Satellite Map

Discover Fan Hir from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Fan Hir” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Fan Hir”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل فان هير”
  • Irish: “Fan Hir”
  • Ladin: “Fan Hir”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fan Hir”
  • Welsh: “Fan Hir”

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