Bwlch
Bwlch is a mountain saddle in Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine, Powys, Wales and has an elevation of 722 feet. Bwlch is situated nearby to the locality Gelwach Wen Isa‘, as well as near Gelwach Wen Uchaf.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Blaenllynfi Castle and Buckland Hill.
Blaenllynfi Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blaenllynfi Castle is a privately owned ruinous stone castle near the village of Bwlch in southern Powys, Wales. It was probably built in the early thirteenth century.
Buckland Hill
Peak
Buckland Hill is a low hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park in the county of Powys in Wales. Sitting transversely across the Usk valley between the river and the village of Bwlch, it provides excellent panoramic views down the valley and across to the Black Mountains.
Allt yr Esgair
Peak
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Allt yr Esgair is a hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Powys, Wales. It is commonly referred to locally as simply 'The Allt'. The Welsh name signifies 'wooded slope of the ridge'.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llangynidr and Talybont-on-Usk.
Llangynidr
Village
Photo: Keith Salvesen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llangynidr is a village, community and electoral ward in Powys, Wales, about 4 miles west of Crickhowell and 9 miles south-east of Brecon. The River Usk flows through the village as does the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal.
Talybont-on-Usk
Village
Photo: Alan Spencer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Talybont-on-Usk is a village and community in Powys, Wales, in the historic county of Brecknockshire. It lies on both the Caerfanell river and the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal, about 1 mile from the River Usk.
Bwlch
Village
Photo: Malcra, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bwlch is a village and an electoral ward in the community of Cwmdu and District, Powys, south Wales. The settlement is strung out along the A40 road which crosses a low col above the Usk Valley at this point on its route between Brecon and Crickhowell.
Bwlch
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 722 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.8913° or 51° 53′ 29″ northLongitude
-3.2403° or 3° 14′ 25″ westElevation
722 feet (220 metres)Open location code
9C3RVQR5+GVOpenStreetMap ID
node 31071691OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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