Porth yr Ogof
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.Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY 2.5.
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Cave
- Description: river cave in Ystradfellte, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “White Horse Cave”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include New Inn and Maen Madoc.
New Inn
Pub
Photo: Alan Bowring, CC BY-SA 2.0.
New Inn is a pub, which is situated 3,500 feet north of Porth yr Ogof.
Maen Madoc
Stone
Photo: Alan Bowring, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 2 miles north of Porth yr Ogof.
Moel Penderyn
Peak
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Moel Penderyn is a hill on the edge of Penderyn village, in the Brecon Beacons National Park in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff, south Wales. It also appeared on older maps as 'Y Foel Penderyn'. Moel Penderyn is situated 2½ miles south of Porth yr Ogof.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ystradfellte and Penderyn.
Ystradfellte
Village
Photo: Robert Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Penderyn
Village
Photo: JTreg62, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Penderyn is a rural village in the Cynon Valley, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, located near Hirwaun. The name is a combination of two Welsh words: pen, which means "head" or "end", and deryn, a contracted form of aderyn, "bird". Penderyn is situated 2½ miles southeast of Porth yr Ogof.
Pontneddfechan
Village
Photo: Chris Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pontneddfechan is a village in Powys, Wales. It is the southernmost village in the historic county of Brecknockshire, within the Vale of Neath and in the community of Ystradfellte. Pontneddfechan is situated 3½ miles southwest of Porth yr Ogof.
Porth yr Ogof
- Category: landform
- Location: Ystradfellte, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.80018° or 51° 48′ 1″ northLongitude
-3.5559° or 3° 33′ 21″ westOpen location code
9C3RRC2V+3JOpenStreetMap ID
node 271086261OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q7231745
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Welsh—“Porth yr Ogof” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “بورث سنة اوجوف”
- Welsh: “Porth yr Ogof”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tradesman’s Entrance (C) and Porth yr Ogof Resurgence (N).
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