Pen Dihewyd

Pen Dihewyd is a hill in Blaenrheidol, Ceredigion, Wales and has an elevation of 1,683 feet. Pen Dihewyd is situated nearby to the hamlet Dyffryn-castell, as well as near Ysbyty Cynfyn.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pen y Garn and Church of St John the Baptist.

Pen y Garn

Peak

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Pen y Garn is a mountain in the Cambrian Mountains, Mid Wales standing at 611 metres above sea level. Pen y Garn tops a 500–600 m high plateau, which includes the controversial Cefn Croes wind farm. Pen y Garn is situated 2 miles southeast of Pen Dihewyd.

Church of St John the Baptist

Church

Photo: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St John the Baptist is situated 1½ miles west of Pen Dihewyd.

Former chapel schoolroom

Historic building

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Former chapel schoolroom is a historic building, which is situated 2 miles west of Pen Dihewyd.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ysbyty Cynfyn and Ponterwyd.

Ysbyty Cynfyn

Hamlet

Photo: OLU, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ysbyty Cynfyn is a hamlet in the community of Blaenrheidol, Ceredigion, Wales, which is 69.1 miles from Cardiff and 169.3 miles from London. The Parish Church of St John the Baptist was built in the early 19th century, replacing a previous one. Ysbyty Cynfyn is situated 1½ miles west of Pen Dihewyd.

Ponterwyd

Photo: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ponterwyd is a village in Ceredigion, Wales. It lies in the Cambrian Mountains of Mid Wales, approximately 12 miles east of Aberystwyth on the A44 road.

Ystumtuen

Hamlet

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Ystumtuen is a small village in northern Ceredigion, Wales. It is situated above the valley of the River Rheidol. It is situated on rocks rich in lead and silver and during a lengthy period in the 18th and 19th centuries, Ystumtuen was a bustling mining village. Ystumtuen is situated 3 miles west of Pen Dihewyd.

Pen Dihewyd

Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,683 feet
Category: landform
Location: Blaenrheidol, Ceredigion, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.40163° or 52° 24′ 6″ north

Longitude

-3.79644° or 3° 47′ 47″ west

Elevation

1,683 feet (513 metres)

Open location code

9C4RC623+MC

GeoNames ID

12618627

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