The Talybont Turbine

Places of Interest Nearby

Talybont Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: Keith Lawson 11, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Talybont Reservoir is the largest stillwater reservoir in the central Brecon Beacons at 318 acres. Talybont-on-Usk is 1.5 miles downstream of the dam. Construction of the current dam started in 1931 by Newport Corporation, and in 1939 the reservoir started supplying Newport with treated water.

Tor y Foel

Peak

Photo: Shaun Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tor y Foel is a hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park in the county of Powys in Wales. It is located on the eastern flank of Talybont Reservoir, and the summit at 551m is marked by a small cairn.

Allt Lwyd

Peak

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Allt Lwyd is a top of Waun Rydd in the Brecon Beacons National Park, in southern Powys, Wales. The summit is heathery and marked by a small pile of stones. Allt Lwyd is situated 2 miles southwest of The Talybont Turbine.

Places in the Area

Aber

Hamlet

Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Aber, also known as Aber Village or the Welsh name Aberclydach, is a hamlet within the Brecon Beacons National Park in Powys, Wales. It is centred on the confluence between the Clydach brook meets the Caerfanell river, and on a minor road which runs south from Talybont-on-Usk.

Bwlch

Village

Photo: Malcra, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bwlch is a village and an electoral ward in the community of Cwmdu and District, Powys, south Wales. The settlement is strung out along the A40 road which crosses a low col above the Usk Valley at this point on its route between Brecon and Crickhowell. Bwlch is situated 3 miles east of The Talybont Turbine.

The Talybont Turbine

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