Bwlch Bach a’r Grib

Bwlch Bach a’r Grib is a mountain saddle in Talgarth, Powys, Wales and has an elevation of 1,509 feet. Bwlch Bach a’r Grib is situated nearby to the hamlet Pengenffordd, as well as near the locality Mynydd Bychan.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castell Dinas and Mynydd Troed.

Castell Dinas

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Castell Dinas is a hillfort and castle in southern Powys, Wales. At 450 m it has the highest castle in England and Wales. It is positioned to defend the Rhiangoll pass between Talgarth and Crickhowell.

Mynydd Troed

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Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mynydd Troed is a hill in the Black Mountains of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Powys, south Wales. Its name literally translates to "foot mountain," based how it appears when viewed from the Allt Mawr ridge.

Waun Fach

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Waun Fach is, with a summit height of 811 metres, the highest mountain in the Black Mountains in south-eastern Wales. It is one of the three Marilyns over 600 m that make up the range, the others being Black Mountain and Mynydd Troed.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Talgarth and Pengenffordd.

Talgarth

Village

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Talgarth is a market town, community and electoral ward in southern Powys, Mid Wales, about 12 miles north of Crickhowell, 19 miles north-east of Brecon and 15 miles south-east of Builth Wells.

Pengenffordd

Hamlet

Pengenffordd is a hamlet located in the community of Talgarth, in the Brecknockshire area of south Powys. It is 33 miles from Cardiff and 135 miles from London.

Llangors

Village

Photo: Simon Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llangors is a small village, community and electoral ward in southern Powys, in the historic county of Brecknockshire, within the Brecon Beacons National Park.

Bwlch Bach a’r Grib

Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,509 feet
Category: landform
Location: Talgarth, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.9698° or 51° 58′ 11″ north

Longitude

-3.185° or 3° 11′ 6″ west

Elevation

1,509 feet (460 metres)

Open location code

9C3RXR97+WX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10127730787

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pen y Grib and Y Grib.

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