Mynydd Pen-y-cae

Mynydd Pen-y-cae is a peak in Blaengwrach, Neath Port Talbot, Wales and has an elevation of 1,880 feet. Mynydd Pen-y-cae is situated nearby to the village Blaengwrach, as well as near Cwm-gwrach.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Craig y Llyn and Llyn Fach.

Craig y Llyn

Peak

Photo: Craigthomas1, CC BY 4.0.

Craig y Llyn is a mountain situated to the south of the village of Rhigos in the Cynon Valley on the south side of the upper Vale of Neath and north of the Rhondda Valleys in South Wales; it is the highest point in the ancient kingdom and, later, county of Glamorgan, and the southern Welsh coalfield plateau.

Llyn Fach

Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llyn Fawr

Photo: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Llyn Fawr is a reservoir that occupies one of a series glacial cirques that form the northern escarpment of the South Wales Coalfield uplands, overlooking the heads of the Vale of Neath and the Cynon Valley, South Wales.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blaengwrach and Glynneath.

Blaengwrach

Village

Photo: David Gentle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Blaengwrach is a community near Glynneath and Resolven in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It is also the name of an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, which is a larger area than the Community.

Glynneath

Town

Photo: Darren Wyn Rees, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Glynneath is a town, community and electoral ward lying on the River Neath in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It was formerly in the historic county of Glamorgan.

Rhigos

Village

Photo: GaranRT, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rhigos is a village and community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The village is located on the saddle of higher ground between the Vale of Neath and the Cynon Valley.

Mynydd Pen-y-cae

Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,880 feet
Description: hill (573m) in Neath Port Talbot County Borough
Categories: hill and landform
Location: Blaengwrach, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.71659° or 51° 42′ 60″ north

Longitude

-3.61225° or 3° 36′ 44″ west

Elevation

1,880 feet (573 metres)

Open location code

9C3RP98Q+J4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8606663590

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

12624722

Wikidata ID

Q106709674

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Mynydd Pen-y-cae” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Mynydd Pen-y-cae”
Welsh: “Mynydd Pen-y-cae”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Cwm-gwrach and Pontwalby.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Corrwg Falls and Corrwg Fechan.

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