Fan Bwlch Chwyth

Fan Bwlch Chwyth is a peak in the Fforest Fawr section of the Brecon Beacons National Park and within the county of Powys. Its summit is marked by a trig point at OS grid ref SN 912217.

Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Heol Senni Quarry and Maen Llia.

Heol Senni Quarry

Quarry

Heol Senni Quarry is a disused quarry in Brecknockshire, Powys, Wales. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest because of the geological strata it reveals and the fossil remains of pterapsids which have been found here.

Maen Llia

Archaeological site

Photo: Nick Earl, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Maen Llia is a standing stone which sits on moorland at grid reference SN924192 in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Powys, Wales. The stone which is a large piece of intraformational conglomerate from the Old Red Sandstone measures 3.7 m high by 2.8 m wide by 0.9 m. Maen Llia is situated 1½ miles southeast of Fan Bwlch Chwyth.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Heol Senni and Fforest Fawr.

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.

Fforest Fawr

Locality

Fforest Fawr is an extensive upland area in the county of Powys, Wales. 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. Fforest Fawr is situated 2½ miles south of Fan Bwlch Chwyth.

Defynnog

Village

Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Defynnog, is a small village in the community of Maescar in the historic county of Brecknockshire, Wales, now lying within the unitary authority area of Powys. Defynnog is situated 4 miles north of Fan Bwlch Chwyth.

Fan Bwlch Chwyth

Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,978 feet
Description: hill (603.2m) in Powys
Categories: peak and landform
Location: Cray, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.88278° or 51° 52′ 58″ north

Longitude

-3.5815° or 3° 34′ 53″ west

Elevation

1,978 feet (603 metres)

Open location code

9C3RVCM9+49

GeoNames ID

12622439

Wikidata ID

Q5433522

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Fan Bwlch Chwyth” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Fan Bwlch Chwyth”
Welsh: “Fan Bwlch Chwyth”

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