Gaer
Gaer is a locality in Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine, Powys, Wales. Gaer is situated nearby to the village Tretower, as well as near the hamlet Felindre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Myarth and Tretower Castle.
Myarth
Peak
Myarth is a hill in the Usk Valley in the county of Powys in South Wales, about 2 miles west of Crickhowell. Its summit at 292 metres is covered by trees, whilst the larger part of its slopes are also wooded.
Tretower Castle
Castle
Photo: Pete Chapman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tretower Castle is a Grade I-listed ruined castle in the village of Tretower in the county of Powys, Wales. It was built around the beginning of the twelfth century as a motte and bailey castle and this was probably replaced mid-century by a stone shell keep.
Blaenllynfi Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blaenllynfi Castle is a privately owned ruinous stone castle near the village of Bwlch in southern Powys, Wales. It was probably built in the early thirteenth century. Blaenllynfi Castle is situated 1½ miles northwest of Gaer.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tretower and Bwlch.
Tretower
Village
Tretower is a hamlet in the community of Cwmdu and District, in the southern part of the county of Powys in Wales. It lies on the A479 road within the Brecon Beacons National Park at the foot of the Black Mountains just off the Usk Valley.
Bwlch
Village
Photo: Malcra, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bwlch is a village and an electoral ward in the community of Cwmdu and District, Powys, south Wales. The settlement is strung out along the A40 road which crosses a low col above the Usk Valley at this point on its route between Brecon and Crickhowell.
Cwmdu
Village
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Cwmdu or Llanfihangel Cwmdu is a small village in the community of Cwmdu and District, situated in the heart of the Black Mountains in Powys, Wales. Its name is derived from the Welsh language "Cwm Du", which means 'Black Valley'.
Gaer
- Type: Locality
- Location: Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.88796° or 51° 53′ 17″ northLongitude
-3.20804° or 3° 12′ 29″ westElevation
348 feet (106 metres)Open location code
9C3RVQQR+5QGeoNames ID
13273288
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