Dan yr Ogof
Dan yr Ogof, at the National Showcaves Centre for Wales, is a 17-kilometre long cave system in south Wales, about 5 miles north of Ystradgynlais and 15 miles southwest of Brecon, in the Brecon Beacons National Park.Photo: Sloman, Public domain.
- Type: Cave
- Description: Cave system in Wales, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Dan-Yr-Ogof”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pwll Dwfn and Tafarn y Garreg Inn.
Pwll Dwfn
Cave
Pwll Dwfn is a cave in the Black Mountain, South Wales. It is located in a dry valley northwest of Dan yr Ogof and cavers can access it from the show cave's car park. Pwll Dwfn is situated 2,300 feet northwest of Dan yr Ogof.
Tafarn y Garreg Inn
Pub
Photo: don cload, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tafarn y Garreg Inn is a pub, which is situated 1 mile northeast of Dan yr Ogof.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Penwyllt and Pen y Cae.
Penwyllt
Hamlet
Photo: Toby Speight, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Penwyllt is a hamlet located in the upper Swansea Valley in Powys, Wales, lying within the Brecon Beacons National Park. A former quarrying village, quicklime and silica brick production centre, its fortunes rose and fell as a result of the Industrial Revolution in South Wales.
Pen y Cae
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pen-y-cae is a village in Powys, Wales in the Brecon Beacons National Park between Abercraf and Craig-y-Nos Castle, in the community of Tawe-Uchaf. The village is mostly a linear settlement along the A4067 which runs approximately parallel to the River Tawe.
Abercraf
Village
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abercraf is a village in Powys, Wales, in the community of Ystradgynlais and within the historic boundaries of the county of Brecknockshire. A distinct dialect of English is spoken in the village, as well as the Welsh language. Abercraf is situated 2½ miles southwest of Dan yr Ogof.
Dan yr Ogof
- Categories: geographical feature, show cave, and landform
- Location: Tawe-Uchaf, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.83106° or 51° 49′ 52″ northLongitude
-3.68659° or 3° 41′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C3RR8J7+C9OpenStreetMap ID
node 1533280895OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q3405158
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Dan yr Ogof” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Dan yr Ogof”
- Catalan: “Dan-yr-Ogof”
- Chinese: “奥哥夫洞穴”
- Egyptian Arabic: “دان ير اوجوف”
- German: “Dan yr Ogof”
- Romanian: “Dan yr Ogof”
- Slovenian: “Dan yr Ogof”
- Welsh: “Dan yr Ogof”
- Welsh: “Dan-yr-Ogof”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dan-Yr-Ogof Showcaves and Visitors‘ Centre.
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