Pen Twyn Mawr
Pen Twyn Mawr is a top of Pen y Gadair Fawr in the Black Mountains in south-eastern Wales. It lies on one of the many south ridges of Waun Fach. The summit is marked by a pile of stones in an area of sandy soil and heather. Pen y Gadair Fawr is to the north, Chwarel y Fan to the east and Pen Allt-mawr to the west.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Pen y Gadair Fawr and Chwarel y Fan.
Pen y Gadair Fawr
Peak
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pen y Gadair Fawr is an 800 metres high subsidiary summit of Waun Fach and the second highest peak in the Black Mountains in south-eastern Wales. Marked by a medium-sized cairn, it is a much more distinguished top than its parent 1.5 km to the northwest.
Chwarel y Fan
Peak
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Chwarel y Fan is a peak in the Black Mountains in south-eastern Wales. It is the highest rise on the long ridge which extends southeastwards from Rhos Dirion.
Mynydd Llysiau
Peak
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mynydd Llysiau is a subsidiary summit of Waun Fach in the Black Mountains in south-eastern Wales. It lies halfway between Waun Fach and Pen Allt-mawr. It is a distinguished summit with a steep eastern face.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llanthony and Capel-y-ffin.
Llanthony
Village
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanthony is a village in the community of Crucorney on the northern edge of Monmouthshire, South East Wales, United Kingdom.
Capel-y-ffin
Hamlet
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Capel-y-ffin is a hamlet near the English-Welsh border, a couple of miles north of Llanthony in Powys, Wales. It lies within the Black Mountains and within the Brecon Beacons National Park. The nearest town is Hay-on-Wye, some 8 miles to the northwest.
Llanbedr
Village
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Llanbedr is a small village in the community of Vale of Grwyney, in the county of Powys, Wales, 2 miles northeast of Crickhowell. It lies above the river known as the Grwyne Fechan just above its confluence with the Grwyne Fawr in the southern reaches of the Black Mountains range.
Pen Twyn Mawr
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,159 feet
- Description: hill (658m) in Powys
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Vale of Grwyney, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.93377° or 51° 56′ 2″ northLongitude
-3.10366° or 3° 6′ 13″ westElevation
2,159 feet (658 metres)Open location code
9C3RWVMW+GGOpenStreetMap ID
node 3295144101OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Pen Twyn Mawr” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Pen Twyn Mawr”
- Welsh: “Pen Twyn Mawr”
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