Crescent Cave

Crescent Cave is a cave in Llangynidr, Powys, Wales. Crescent Cave is situated near Chartist Cave, as well as near the peak Mynydd Llangynidr.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Chartist Cave and Mynydd Llangynidr.

Chartist Cave

Cave

Chartist Cave is a culturally significant cave on Mynydd Llangynidr in southern Powys, Wales. The entrance is a broad arch formed of Twrch Sandstone which overlies the Carboniferous Limestone immediately beneath. Chartist Cave is situated 690 feet northwest of Crescent Cave.

Mynydd Llangynidr

Peak

Photo: Alan Bowring, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mynydd Llangynidr is a mountain in the Brecon Beacons National Park largely in the county of Powys, south Wales. Its southern slopes extend into the northernmost parts of the county borough of Blaenau Gwent.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Trefil and Rassau.

Trefil

Hamlet

Photo: Lesbardd, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Trefil is a small village in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent, south Wales. It lies at the top of the Sirhowy Valley, near to Brecon Beacons National Park. Trefil is situated 1½ miles south of Crescent Cave.

Rassau

Village

Photo: andy dolman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rassau, sometimes The Rassau, is a village and community located in the historic county of Brecknockshire and the preserved county of Gwent. It currently lies on the northern edge of the county borough of Blaenau Gwent in Wales. Rassau is situated 2½ miles southeast of Crescent Cave.

Tafarnaubach

Hamlet

Photo: Robin Drayton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tafarnaubach is a village on the Sirhowy River in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent, in south-east Wales. Located within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, it lies about two miles west of Tredegar town centre. Tafarnaubach is situated 3 miles south of Crescent Cave.

Crescent Cave

Type: Cave
Category: landform
Location: Llangynidr, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.82786° or 51° 49′ 40″ north

Longitude

-3.26458° or 3° 15′ 53″ west

Open location code

9C3RRPHP+45

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1518255758

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cave_entrance

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Ffynnon Cae-rhos and Ogof Cynnes.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Glaisfer Pumping Station and Glaisfer Pumping Station Substation.

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