Twyn Du
Twyn Du is a peak in Talybont-on-Usk, Powys, Wales and has an elevation of 1,749 feet. Twyn Du is situated nearby to the locality Cwm Cwy, as well as near Waun y Gorlan.Places of Interest
Highlights include Brecon Beacons National Park and Talybont Reservoir.
Brecon Beacons National Park
Photo: Heinz-Josef Lücking, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
The Brecon Beacons National Park is a national park in southern Wales. Within an area of 1347 km², the park contains some of the most spectacular and distinctive upland formations in southern Britain.
Talybont Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Keith Lawson 11, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Talybont Reservoir is the largest stillwater reservoir in the central Brecon Beacons at 318 acres. Talybont-on-Usk is 1.5 miles downstream of the dam. Construction of the current dam started in 1931 by Newport Corporation, and in 1939 the reservoir started supplying Newport with treated water.
Waun Rydd
Peak
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
Waun Rydd is a mountain in the Brecon Beacons National Park, in southern Powys, Wales. Its height is 769 m and it tops a large boggy plateau rising to the east of Pen y Fan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aber and Llanfrynach.
Aber
Hamlet
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aber, also known as Aber Village or the Welsh name Aberclydach, is a hamlet within the Brecon Beacons National Park in Powys, Wales. It is centred on the confluence between the Clydach brook meets the Caerfanell river, and on a minor road which runs south from Talybont-on-Usk.
Llanfrynach
Village
Photo: Helene, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanfrynach is a village and community in the county of Powys, Wales, and the historic county of Brecknockshire. The population of the community as taken at the 2011 census was 571.
Pencelli
Hamlet
Pencelli is a small village within the community of Talybont-on-Usk in the county of Powys, Wales, and the historic county of Brecknockshire. The Welsh name signifies the 'end of grove'.
Twyn Du
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,749 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Talybont-on-Usk, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.8738° or 51° 52′ 26″ northLongitude
-3.3363° or 3° 20′ 11″ westElevation
1,749 feet (533 metres)Open location code
9C3RVMF7+GFOpenStreetMap ID
node 10094923548OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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