Waun Goch, Mounds
Waun Goch, Mounds is an archaeological site in Llanigon, Powys, Wales. Waun Goch, Mounds is situated nearby to Grange Trekking Centre, as well as near Grange Pony Trekking.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Llanthony Abbey and Chwarel y Fan.
Llanthony Abbey
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanthony Abbey is a former Anglican monastic institution founded in 1869 by Joseph Leycester Lyne, in the Welsh village of Capel-y-ffin, a few miles from the medieval Llanthony Priory. Llanthony Abbey is situated 1,400 feet east of Waun Goch, Mounds.
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capel-y-ffin and Llanthony.
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 3½ miles southeast of Waun Goch, Mounds.
Craswall
Village
Craswall is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. It lies in the far west of the county, in the foothills of the Black Mountains, close to the border with Wales. Craswall is situated 4 miles northeast of Waun Goch, Mounds.
Waun Goch, Mounds
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: mound in Llanigon, Powys
- Categories: mound, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Llanigon, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.97506° or 51° 58′ 30″ northLongitude
-3.09619° or 3° 5′ 46″ westOpen location code
9C3RXWG3+2GOpenStreetMap ID
node 12218768306OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q125488736
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In Other Languages
“Waun Goch, Mounds” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Waun Goch, Tomenni”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Grange Trekking Centre and Grange Pony Trekking.
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