Sgwd yr Eira

Places of Interest Nearby

Moel Penderyn

Peak

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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'.

Porth yr Ogof

Cave

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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. Porth yr Ogof is situated 1½ miles north of Sgwd yr Eira.

Church of St Cynog

Church

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Church of St Cynog is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Sgwd yr Eira.

Places in the Area

Penderyn

Village

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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".

Cefn Rhigos

Hamlet

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Cefn Rhigos is a hamlet to the west of the village of Rhigos, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Despite being 8 miles from the town centre, it is within the Aberdare postal district. Cefn Rhigos is situated 2 miles south of Sgwd yr Eira.

Ystradfellte

Village

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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. Ystradfellte is situated 2 miles north of Sgwd yr Eira.

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