Banc y Groes
Banc y Groes is a peak in Llanidloes Without, Powys, Wales and has an elevation of 1,381 feet. Banc y Groes is situated nearby to the hamlet Pen-y-Cerrig, as well as near the locality Craig Gethin.Places of Interest
Highlights include Clywedog Reservoir and Bryn-tail Leadworks.
Clywedog Reservoir
Reservoir
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The Clywedog Reservoir is a reservoir near Llanidloes, Wales on the head-waters of the River Severn. The construction of the reservoir was enabled by an act of Parliament, the Clywedog Reservoir Joint Authority Act 1963, which asserted that "At certain times…
Bryn-tail Leadworks
Archaeological site
Photo: OLU, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bryntail lead mine is a disused lead mine near Llanidloes in Powys, Wales. Sited on the Afon Clywedog and in the shadow on the Clywedog reservoir dam, it is in the care of Cadw.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Staylittle and Dylife.
Staylittle
Hamlet
Staylittle, sometimes referred to colloquially as Y Stay or Y Stae, is a village in Powys, Wales. It is located in the shallow upland basin of the Afon Clywedog on the B4518 road, equidistant from Llanidloes and Llanbrynmair.
Dylife
Hamlet
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Dylife is a former mining settlement in Powys, Wales, located at the head of Afon Twymyn in the Cambrian Mountains, one mile west of the road between Llanidloes and Llanbrynmair.
Van
Village
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Van is a hamlet in Powys, Mid Wales, located to the north west of Llanidloes. Its name, an anglicisation of the local Welsh placename "Fan" or in full "Y Fan", is believed to originate from the names of two ancient farms in the area; Manledd Uchaf and Manledd Isaf.
Banc y Groes
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,381 feet
- Also known as: “Banc-Y-Groes”
- Category: landform
- Location: Llanidloes Without, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.48407° or 52° 29′ 3″ northLongitude
-3.64739° or 3° 38′ 51″ westElevation
1,381 feet (421 metres)Open location code
9C4RF9M3+J2OpenStreetMap ID
node 3523941444OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
12619849
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