Y Gyrn
Y Gyrn is a top of Pen y Fan in South Wales, situated in the Brecon Beacons National Park. Tommy Jones' Obelisk is found in between the summit and Corn Du. The summit is a boggy mound overlooking the A470 and the Storey Arms. It is marked by a pile of stones.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pen y Fan and Llyn Cwm Llwch.
Pen y Fan
Peak
Photo: Dave.Dunford, Public domain.
Pen y Fan is the highest peak in South Wales, situated in Brecon Beacons National Park. At 886 metres above sea-level, it is also the highest British peak south of Cadair Idris in Snowdonia.
Llyn Cwm Llwch
Lake
Photo: Richard Higgs, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llyn Cwm Llwch is a small lake or pool in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Powys, Wales. It is between 1 and 2 acres: much smaller than the two glacial lakes in the west of the Black Mountain: Llyn y Fan Fawr and Llyn y Fan Fach, and one of the few natural bodies of water in the park.
Corn Du
Peak
Photo: Andy Dingley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Corn Du is a summit of the twin topped Pen y Fan and the second highest peak in South Wales at 871.5 m, situated in the Brecon Beacons National Park. It is situated to the south-west of Pen y Fan at a distance of approximately 550 m from it, and is just 13 m lower than Pen y Fan itself.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Libanus and Heol Senni.
Libanus
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Libanus is a village in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, and in the community of Glyn Tarell. Presumably, the name of the village derives from Mount Lebanon, also known as the Lebanon Mountains, the ancient name for which was Libanus, a common name for chapels in Wales.
Heol Senni
Hamlet
Heol Senni is a hamlet in the valley of the Afon Senni just north of the Fforest Fawr section of the Brecon Beacons National Park. It lies within the community of Maescar in the county of Powys, Wales.
Llanspyddid
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanspyddid is a small village just west of Brecon within the Brecon Beacons National Park. It lies within the valley of the River Usk in the community of Glyn Tarell in the county of Powys, Wales.
Y Gyrn
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,031 feet
- Description: hill (618.7m) in Powys
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Glyn Tarell, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.88382° or 51° 53′ 2″ northLongitude
-3.4704° or 3° 28′ 13″ westElevation
2,031 feet (619 metres)Open location code
9C3RVGMH+GROpenStreetMap ID
node 3526106440OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Y Gyrn” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Y Gyrn”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Y Gyrn”
- Welsh: “Y Gyrn”
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