Gadair Fawr
Gadair Fawr is a locality in Vale of Grwyney, Powys, Wales. Gadair Fawr is situated nearby to the locality Ffald y Nant, as well as near Penmaen Hir.Places of Interest
Highlights include Pen y Gadair Fawr and Waun Fach.
Pen y Gadair Fawr
Peak
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pen y Gadair Fawr is an 800 metres high subsidiary summit of Waun Fach and the second highest peak in the Black Mountains in south-eastern Wales. Marked by a medium-sized cairn, it is a much more distinguished top than its parent 1.5 km to the northwest.
Waun Fach
Peak
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
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.
Mynydd Llysiau
Peak
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capel-y-ffin and Pengenffordd.
Capel-y-ffin
Hamlet
Photo: JamesWoolley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Capel-y-ffin is a hamlet near the English-Welsh border, a couple of miles north of Llanthony in Powys, Wales. It lies within the Black Mountains and within the Brecon Beacons National Park. The nearest town is Hay-on-Wye, some 8 miles to the northwest. Capel-y-ffin is situated 2½ miles northeast of Gadair Fawr.
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. Pengenffordd is situated 3½ miles west of Gadair Fawr.
Llanthony
Village
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanthony is a village in the community of Crucorney on the northern edge of Monmouthshire, South East Wales, United Kingdom. Llanthony is situated 4 miles east of Gadair Fawr.
Gadair Fawr
- Type: Locality
- Location: Vale of Grwyney, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.94992° or 51° 56′ 60″ northLongitude
-3.12689° or 3° 7′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C3RWVXF+X6OpenStreetMap ID
node 10129811846OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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