Pen-Y-Gaer

Pen-Y-Gaer is a peak in Llanidloes Without, Powys, Wales and has an elevation of 1,280 feet. Pen-Y-Gaer is situated nearby to the hamlet Brithdir, as well as near Llwyn-derw.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bryn-tail Leadworks and Clywedog Reservoir.

Bryn-tail Leadworks

Archaeological site

Photo: OLU, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bryntail lead mine is a disused lead mine near Llanidloes in Powys, Wales. Sited on the Afon Clywedog and in the shadow on the Clywedog reservoir dam, it is in the care of Cadw.

Clywedog Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: Befriendabacterium, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Clywedog Reservoir is a reservoir near Llanidloes, Wales on the head-waters of the River Severn. The construction of the reservoir was enabled by an act of Parliament, the Clywedog Reservoir Joint Authority Act 1963, which asserted that "At certain times…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llanidloes and Van.

Llanidloes

Photo: firstjaytee, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llanidloes is a town and community on the A470 and B4518 roads in Powys, within the historic county boundaries of Montgomeryshire, Wales. The population in 2011 was 2,929, of whom 15% could speak Welsh.

Van

Village

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Van is a hamlet in Powys, Mid Wales, located to the north west of Llanidloes. Its name, an anglicisation of the local Welsh placename "Fan" or in full "Y Fan", is believed to originate from the names of two ancient farms in the area; Manledd Uchaf and Manledd Isaf.

Staylittle

Hamlet

Staylittle, sometimes referred to colloquially as Y Stay or Y Stae, is a village in Powys, Wales. It is located in the shallow upland basin of the Afon Clywedog on the B4518 road, equidistant from Llanidloes and Llanbrynmair.

Pen-Y-Gaer

Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,280 feet
Category: landform
Location: Llanidloes Without, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.4687° or 52° 28′ 7″ north

Longitude

-3.6087° or 3° 36′ 31″ west

Elevation

1,280 feet (390 metres)

Open location code

9C4RF99R+FG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3523926260

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

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