Nant-y-Bedd

Places of Interest

Pen Twyn Mawr

Peak

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Pen Twyn Mawr is a top of Pen y Gadair Fawr in the Black Mountains in south-eastern Wales. It lies on one of the many south ridges of Waun Fach. The summit is marked by a pile of stones in an area of sandy soil and heather. Pen y Gadair Fawr is to the north, Chwarel y Fan to the east and Pen Allt-mawr to the west.

Chwarel y Fan

Peak

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Chwarel y Fan is a peak in the Black Mountains in south-eastern Wales. It is the highest rise on the long ridge which extends southeastwards from Rhos Dirion. Chwarel y Fan is situated 1½ miles north of Nant-y-Bedd.

Pen y Gadair Fawr

Peak

Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pen y Gadair Fawr is an 800 metres high subsidiary summit of Waun Fach and the second highest peak in the Black Mountains in south-eastern Wales. Marked by a medium-sized cairn, it is a much more distinguished top than its parent 1.5 km to the northwest. Pen y Gadair Fawr is situated 2 miles northwest of Nant-y-Bedd.

Places in the Area

Llanthony

Village

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Llanthony is a village in the community of Crucorney on the northern edge of Monmouthshire, South East Wales, United Kingdom. Llanthony is situated 2 miles east of Nant-y-Bedd.

Capel-y-ffin

Hamlet

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Capel-y-ffin is a hamlet near the English-Welsh border, a couple of miles north of Llanthony in Powys, Wales. It lies within the Black Mountains and within the Brecon Beacons National Park. The nearest town is Hay-on-Wye, some 8 miles to the northwest. Capel-y-ffin is situated 3 miles north of Nant-y-Bedd.

Cwmyoy

Hamlet

Photo: John Thorn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cwmyoy is an extensive rural parish in Monmouthshire, Wales. The standard Welsh name is Cwm Iau or Cwm-iau. In the Gwentian dialect of Welsh that was spoken here until the late 1800s, the name was pronounced as Cwm Iou. Cwmyoy is situated 3½ miles southeast of Nant-y-Bedd.

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