Yr Eithen

Places of Interest

Chwarel y Fan

Peak

Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.

Chwarel y Fan is a peak in the Black Mountains in south-eastern Wales. It is the highest rise on the long ridge which extends southeastwards from Rhos Dirion.

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.

Grwyne Fawr Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: Martin Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Grwyne Fawr Reservoir is located in the valley of the river Grwyne Fawr in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales. Completed in 1928, it has the capacity to hold 400,000,000 imperial gallons. Grwyne Fawr Reservoir is situated 1½ miles northwest of Yr Eithen.

Places in the Area

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.

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 2½ miles east of Yr Eithen.

Longtown

Village

Photo: Crispin Purdye, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Longtown is a linear village and parish in Herefordshire, England. The parish includes the village of Clodock and had a population in mid-2010 of 543, increasing to 620 at the 2011 Census. Longtown is situated 4½ miles east of Yr Eithen.

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