Farteg Hill
Farteg Hill is a peak in Ystradgynlais, Powys, Wales and has an elevation of 1,155 feet. Farteg Hill is situated nearby to the village Ystalyfera, as well as near Gurnos.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ynyscedwyn Ironworks and Mynydd Allt-y-grug.
Ynyscedwyn Ironworks
Ynyscedwyn Ironworks is an industrial complex located in Ystradgynlais, near Swansea, Wales. Smelting was first established here in seventeenth century.Mynydd Allt-y-grug
Peak
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mynydd Allt-y-grug is a 338-metre-high hill immediately west of Ystalyfera in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot in South Wales. Its twin summits are around 400m apart.
Ystradgynlais Community Hospital
Hospital
Ystradgynlais Community Hospital is a health facility in Glanrhyd Road, Ystradgynlais, Powys, Wales. It is managed by the Powys Teaching Health Board.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clydach and Pontardawe and Ystradgynlais.
Clydach and Pontardawe
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pontardawe is a town and a community in the lower Swansea Valley. It had a population of approximately 7,172 in the 2021 Census for Pontardawe Parish, and forms part of the county borough of Neath Port Talbot.
Ystradgynlais
Town
Photo: Aberdare Blog, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ystradgynlais is a town in southwest Powys, Wales. It is located on the River Tawe, and was within the boundaries of the former county of Brecknockshire.
Ystalyfera
Village
Photo: Alan Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ystalyfera is a former industrial village and community in the upper Swansea Valley, on the River Tawe, about 13 miles northeast of Swansea. It is an electoral ward and a community in the unitary authority of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, comprising a resident population of just over 3,000 people, approximately 60% of whom speak Welsh.
Farteg Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,155 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Ystradgynlais, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.7549° or 51° 45′ 18″ northLongitude
-3.7739° or 3° 46′ 26″ westElevation
1,155 feet (352 metres)Open location code
9C3RQ63G+WFOpenStreetMap ID
node 272337473OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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