Cwm Glas

Cwm Glas is a valley in Pontarfynach, Ceredigion, Wales. Cwm Glas is situated nearby to the hamlet Cwmystwyth, as well as near Pwllpeiran.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Llyn Isaf and Eglwys Newydd Church.

Llyn Isaf

Reservoir

Photo: Rudi Winter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llyn Isaf is a reservoir.

Eglwys Newydd Church

Church

Photo: John Fielding, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Eglwys Newydd Church is an early 19th-century church which replaced a previous chapel of ease. The chapel of ease was originally at Trisant but was moved to this site around 1620 by the Herbert family, owners of the Hafod estate.

Pen y Garn

Peak

Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.

Pen y Garn is a mountain in the Cambrian Mountains, Mid Wales standing at 611 metres above sea level. Pen y Garn tops a 500–600 m high plateau, which includes the controversial Cefn Croes wind farm.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Devil’s Bridge and Cwmystwyth.

Devil’s Bridge

Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Devil's Bridge is a tourist hotspot in Ceredigion just off the coast of West Wales, near Aberystwyth.

Cwmystwyth

Hamlet

Photo: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cwmystwyth is a village in Ceredigion, Wales near Devil's Bridge, and Pont-rhyd-y-groes. The Ordnance Survey calculates Cwmystwyth to be the centre point of Wales.