Pen y Maen
Pen y Maen is a locality in Rhayader, Powys, Wales. Pen y Maen is situated nearby to the locality Drum yr Eira, as well as near Rhiwnant.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Drygarn Fawr and Claerwen.
Drygarn Fawr
Peak
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Drygarn Fawr is a mountain in the county of Powys, Wales. It is one of the highest summits in Mid Wales at 645 metres above sea level. It lies to the south of the Elan Valley Reservoirs. Drygarn Fawr is situated 2 miles south of Pen y Maen.
Claerwen
Reservoir
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The Claerwen reservoir and dam in Powys, Wales, were the last additions to the Elan Valley Reservoirs system built to provide water for the increasing water demand of the city of Birmingham and the West Midlands. Claerwen is situated 2½ miles northwest of Pen y Maen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elan Village and Abergwesyn.
Elan Village
Village
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Elan Village is a small purpose-built community in Powys, Wales. It was designed by architect Herbert Tudor Buckland as part of Birmingham Corporation's scheme to construct a series of water supply reservoirs in the Elan Valley between 1892 and 1904. Elan Village is situated 4½ miles northeast of Pen y Maen.
Abergwesyn
Village
Photo: Roger Whittleston, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abergwesyn is a village in the Welsh county of Powys, in mid-Wales, at the start of the Abergwesyn valley and at the confluence of the Afon Irfon and the Afon Gwesyn. Abergwesyn is situated 6 miles south of Pen y Maen.
Pen y Maen
- Type: Locality
- Location: Rhayader, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.24442° or 52° 14′ 40″ northLongitude
-3.66443° or 3° 39′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C4R68VP+Q6OpenStreetMap ID
node 13401368664OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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