Glyntawe

Glyntawe is a locality in Llywel, Powys, Wales. Glyntawe is situated nearby to the hamlet Penwyllt, as well as near Ynyswen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dan yr Ogof and Pwll Dwfn.

Dan yr Ogof

Cave

Photo: Sloman, Public domain.

Dan yr Ogof, at the National Showcaves Centre for Wales, is a 17-kilometre long cave system in south Wales, about 5 miles north of Ystradgynlais and 15 miles southwest of Brecon, in the Brecon Beacons National Park.

Pwll Dwfn

Cave

Pwll Dwfn is a cave in the Black Mountain, South Wales. It is located in a dry valley northwest of Dan yr Ogof and cavers can access it from the show cave's car park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Penwyllt and Pen y Cae.

Penwyllt

Hamlet

Photo: Toby Speight, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Penwyllt is a hamlet located in the upper Swansea Valley in Powys, Wales, lying within the Brecon Beacons National Park. A former quarrying village, quicklime and silica brick production centre, its fortunes rose and fell as a result of the Industrial Revolution in South Wales.

Pen y Cae

Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pen-y-cae is a village in Powys, Wales in the Brecon Beacons National Park between Abercraf and Craig-y-Nos Castle, in the community of Tawe-Uchaf. The village is mostly a linear settlement along the A4067 which runs approximately parallel to the River Tawe.

Abercraf

Village

Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Abercraf is a village in Powys, Wales, in the community of Ystradgynlais and within the historic boundaries of the county of Brecknockshire. A distinct dialect of English is spoken in the village, as well as the Welsh language. Abercraf is situated 3 miles southwest of Glyntawe.

Glyntawe

Type: Locality
Location: Llywel, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.83517° or 51° 50′ 7″ north

Longitude

-3.6761° or 3° 40′ 34″ west

Elevation

679 feet (207 metres)

Open location code

9C3RR8PF+3H

GeoNames ID

13279531

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