Gwaun Cefnygarreg

Gwaun Cefnygarreg is a peak in , , and has an elevation of 1,499 feet. Gwaun Cefnygarreg is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Porth yr Ogof and Maen Madoc.

Cave
Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY 2.5.
is a solutional cave near the village of , near the southern boundary of the in . 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.

Stone
Photo: Alan Bowring, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The or Maen Madog stone is a menhir which lies adjacent to the Roman road Sarn Helen that runs across the in what was a key area of Roman Wales, about one mile north of .

Peak
is a hill in the northern corner of the county borough of , . It lies within the and Fforest Fawr Geopark.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ystradfellte and Penderyn.

Village
Photo: Robert Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and community in , Wales, about 6 miles north of , with 556 inhabitants. It belongs to the historic county of Brecknockshire and the area of the National Park, beside the river.

Village
Photo: JTreg62, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a rural village in the Cynon Valley, , Wales, located near . The name is a combination of two Welsh words: pen, which means "head" or "end", and deryn, a contracted form of aderyn, "bird".

Gwaun Cefnygarreg

Latitude
51.8121° or 51° 48′ 43″ north
Longitude
-3.5306° or 3° 31′ 50″ west
Elevation
1,499 feet (457 metres)
Open location code
9C3RRF69+RP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1542588995
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Pontbren and Llwyn-onn.

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Highlights include St Mary’s Church Ysradfellte and New Inn.

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