Cwmrhos
Cwmrhos is a locality in Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine, Powys, Wales. Cwmrhos is situated nearby to the village Cwmdu, as well as near the hamlet Felindre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pen Allt-mawr and Tretower Castle.
Pen Allt-mawr
Peak
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Pen Allt-mawr is a 719 metres high subsidiary summit of Waun Fach and the third highest peak in the Black Mountains in south-eastern Wales. A very recognisable and prominent peak of the Black Mountains, it lies near the end of the more westerly of Waun Fach's two broad southern ridges.
Tretower Castle
Castle
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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. Tretower Castle is situated 2 miles south of Cwmrhos.
Mynydd Llysiau
Peak
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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. Mynydd Llysiau is situated 2½ miles northeast of Cwmrhos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cwmdu and Tretower.
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'.
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. Tretower is situated 2 miles south of Cwmrhos.
Bwlch
Village
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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. Bwlch is situated 3 miles southwest of Cwmrhos.
Cwmrhos
- Type: Locality
- Location: Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.91465° or 51° 54′ 53″ northLongitude
-3.1834° or 3° 11′ 0″ westElevation
643 feet (196 metres)Open location code
9C3RWR78+VJGeoNames ID
13281855
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