Cwar yr Ystrad
Cwar yr Ystrad is a hill in Llangynidr, Powys, Wales and has an elevation of 1,900 feet. Cwar yr Ystrad is situated nearby to the hamlet Trefil, as well as near the village Pontsticill.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cefn yr Ystrad and Dolygaer railway station.
Cefn yr Ystrad
Peak
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
Cefn yr Ystrad is a mountain in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales. It is an outlier of the Central Beacons group. The broad northeast - southwest aligned ridge reaches an elevation of 619 metres.
Dolygaer railway station
Railway station
Photo: Timothy Titus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dolygaer railway station was a station serving the hamlet of Dol-y-gaer and the area adjacent to Pen-twyn Reservoir in Powys, Wales. Dolygaer railway station is situated 1½ miles west of Cwar yr Ystrad.
Pontsticill railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pontsticill railway station is an intermediate station on the Brecon Mountain Railway at Pontsticill, in the historic Welsh county of Brecknockshire, now Merthyr Tydfil County Borough. Pontsticill railway station is situated 2 miles southwest of Cwar yr Ystrad.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trefil and Pontsticill.
Trefil
Hamlet
Photo: Lesbardd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Trefil is a small village in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent, south Wales. It lies at the top of the Sirhowy Valley, near to Brecon Beacons National Park. Trefil is situated 2½ miles east of Cwar yr Ystrad.
Pontsticill
Village
Photo: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pontsticill is a village within the County Borough of Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales. It lies within the valley of the Taf Fechan on the southern edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Pontsticill is situated 2½ miles southwest of Cwar yr Ystrad.
Tafarnaubach
Hamlet
Photo: Robin Drayton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tafarnaubach is a village on the Sirhowy River in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent, in south-east Wales. Located within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, it lies about two miles west of Tredegar town centre. Tafarnaubach is situated 3½ miles southeast of Cwar yr Ystrad.
Cwar yr Ystrad
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,900 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Llangynidr, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.81964° or 51° 49′ 11″ northLongitude
-3.32961° or 3° 19′ 47″ westElevation
1,900 feet (579 metres)Open location code
9C3RRM9C+V5GeoNames ID
12624135
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