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 Defynnog.
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.
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.
Sennybridge
Village
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sennybridge is a village in Powys, Wales, in the historic county of Brecknockshire, situated some 42 miles from Cardiff and 31 miles from Swansea. It lies 9 miles west of Brecon on the A40 trunk road to Llandovery, at the point where the Afon Senni flows into the Usk. Sennybridge is situated 4½ 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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- Dutch: “Fan Bwlch Chwyth”
- Welsh: “Fan Bwlch Chwyth”
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