Battle
Battle is a village in the community of Yscir, Powys, Wales, which is 36 miles north of Cardiff and 146 miles west of London. The Battle standing stone is an impressive Bronze Age monument and is 3.96 m in height.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Simon Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in the county of Powys, Wales
- Also known as: “Battle, Powys” and “Y Batel”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Y Gaer and Pen-y-crug.
Y Gaer
Archaeological site
Photo: Alan Bowring, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Y Gaer is a Roman fort situated near modern-day Brecon in Mid Wales, United Kingdom. Y Gaer is located at grid reference SO00332966.
Pen-y-crug
Archaeological site
Pen-y-crug is a hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park in the county of Powys, south Wales. It is commonly referred to locally as simply 'The Crug'. The Welsh name signifies 'top of the mound'.
Brecon Cathedral
Church
Photo: David Merrett, CC BY 2.0.
Brecon Cathedral, in the town of Brecon, Powys, is the cathedral of the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon in the Church in Wales and seat of the Bishop of Swansea and Brecon. Brecon Cathedral is situated 2½ miles southeast of Battle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cradoc and Aberyscir.
Cradoc
Hamlet
Cradoc is a small village, about two miles northwest of Brecon, Wales. It lies within the administrative community of Yscir and partly within the Brecon Beacons National Park.
Aberyscir
Hamlet
Photo: peter robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aberyscir is a village in the community of Yscir, Powys, Wales, which is 4 miles west of Brecon, 35 miles from Cardiff and 146 miles from London.
Llanspyddid
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanspyddid is a small village just west of Brecon within the Brecon Beacons National Park. It lies within the valley of the River Usk in the community of Glyn Tarell in the county of Powys, Wales. Llanspyddid is situated 2 miles south of Battle.
Battle
- Category: locality
- Location: Yscir, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.96879° or 51° 58′ 8″ northLongitude
-3.44263° or 3° 26′ 34″ westElevation
781 feet (238 metres)Open location code
9C3RXH94+GWOpenStreetMap ID
node 1805972411OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Battle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Battle”
- French: “Battle”
- Irish: “Y Batel”
- Japanese: “バトル”
- Welsh: “Batel”
- Welsh: “Y Batel”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Cynog’s Church and Cradoc C.P. School.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Battle”. Photo: Simon Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.