Bal-Mawr
Bal-Mawr is a peak in Crucorney, Monmouthshire, Wales and has an elevation of 1,991 feet. Bal-Mawr is situated nearby to the locality Ffawydd, as well as near Cefn-coed.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chwarel y Fan and Llanthony Priory.
Chwarel y Fan
Peak
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
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.
Llanthony Priory
Monastery
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Llanthony Priory is a partly ruined former Augustinian priory in the secluded Vale of Ewyas, a steep-sided once-glaciated valley within the Black Mountains area of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Monmouthshire, south east Wales.
Pen Twyn Mawr
Peak
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llanthony and Capel-y-ffin.
Llanthony
Village
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanthony is a village in the community of Crucorney on the northern edge of Monmouthshire, South East Wales, United Kingdom.
Capel-y-ffin
Hamlet
Photo: JamesWoolley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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.
Bal-Mawr
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,991 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Crucorney, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.9373° or 51° 56′ 14″ northLongitude
-3.0667° or 3° 3′ 60″ westElevation
1,991 feet (607 metres)Open location code
9C3RWWPM+W8OpenStreetMap ID
node 3295146563OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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