Little neath River Cave
Little neath River Cave is a cave in Ystradfellte, Powys, Wales. Little neath River Cave is situated near Bridge Cave, as well as near Pwll Y Rhyd Cave.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Maen Madoc and Porth yr Ogof.
Maen Madoc
Stone
The Maen Madoc or Maen Madog stone is a menhir which lies adjacent to the Roman road Sarn Helen that runs across the Brecon Beacons in what was a key area of Roman Wales, about one mile north of Ystradfellte. Maen Madoc is situated 1 mile north of Little neath River Cave.
Porth yr Ogof
Cave
Porth yr Ogof is a solutional cave near the village of Ystradfellte, near the southern boundary of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales. It lies on the course of the Afon Mellte, a river whose name translates as 'lightning', commonly explained as a reference to the "flashy" nature of the river, i.e. its rising and falling rapidly in response to rainfall. Porth yr Ogof is situated 1½ miles southeast of Little neath River Cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ystradfellte and Fforest Fawr.
Ystradfellte
Village
Ystradfellte is a village and community in Powys, Wales, about 6 miles north of Hirwaun, with 556 inhabitants. It belongs to the historic county of Brecknockshire and the Fforest Fawr area of the Brecon Beacons National Park, beside the Afon Mellte river.
Fforest Fawr
Locality
Fforest Fawr is an extensive upland area in the county of Powys, Wales. Formerly known as the Great Forest of Brecknock in English, it was a royal hunting area for several centuries but is now used primarily for sheep grazing, forestry, water catchment and recreation. Fforest Fawr is situated 2½ miles north of Little neath River Cave.
Penwyllt
Hamlet
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. Penwyllt is situated 3½ miles west of Little neath River Cave.
Little neath River Cave
- Type: Cave
- Category: landform
- Location: Ystradfellte, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.81586° or 51° 48′ 57″ north
Longitude
-3.58009° or 3° 34′ 48″ west
Open location code
9C3RRC89+8X
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Bridge Cave and Pwll Y Rhyd Cave.
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