Fron-wen

Fron-wen is a peak in Llanfihangel Rhydithon, Powys, Wales and has an elevation of 1,791 feet. Fron-wen is situated nearby to the village Llanfihangel Rhydithon, as well as near Bleddfa.

Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,791 feet
Description: hill (546m) in Powys
Also known as: “Fron-Wen”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rhos Fawr and Black Mixen.

Rhos Fawr

Peak

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rhos Fawr is a mountain summit in the Radnor Forest, a rather isolated dome of hills to the north of the village of New Radnor. The local rocks are sedimentary shales and mudstones with some Silurian limestone.

Black Mixen

Peak

Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Black Mixen is a subsidiary summit of Rhos Fawr or Great Rhos in the Radnor Forest. The summit is large peat bog plateau. The summit is marked with a cairn, and is next to a radio transmitter and its building.

Bleddfa Castle

Archaeological site

Bleddfa Castle was a motte and bailey structure near Llangunllo in modern-day Powys, Wales. It is believed to have been built before 1195 and abandoned by 1304.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llanfihangel Rhydithon and Bleddfa.

Llanfihangel Rhydithon

Village

Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llanfihangel Rhydithon is a community in the county of Powys, Wales, and is 56.1 miles from Cardiff and 143.5 miles from London. In 2011 the population of Llanfihangel Rhydithon was 228 with 6.7% of them able to speak Welsh.

Bleddfa

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Bleddfa is a village which lies on the road from Knighton to Penybont and is located in the community of Llangunllo, Powys, Wales. It is 5 miles from Knighton.