Pwll y wrach
Pwll y wrach or Pwll-y-wrach is a feature on the River Ennig near Talgarth in south Powys, Wales. The river plunges in two separate streams over a lip of hard rock into a pool scoured in the softer mudstones of the underlying Raglan Mudstone formation.- Type: Waterfall
- Description: waterfall in Powys, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Pwll Y Wrach”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mid Wales Hospital and Bronllys Castle.
Mid Wales Hospital
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Mid Wales Hospital was a psychiatric hospital in Talgarth, Wales. Mid Wales Hospital is situated 2,800 feet northwest of Pwll y wrach.
Bronllys Castle
Castle
Photo: Keith Salvesen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bronllys Castle is a motte and bailey fortress standing south of Bronllys, towards Talgarth in Powys, Wales. The original castle, constructed of wood, was founded in or soon after 1100 by Richard Fitz Pons, the owner of the nearby Herefordshire barony of Clifford, who was a supporter of Bernard of Neufmarché. Bronllys Castle is situated 1½ miles northwest of Pwll y wrach.
Castell Dinas
Peak
Photo: Jasperfforde, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castell Dinas is a hillfort and castle in southern Powys, Wales. At 450 m it has the highest castle in England and Wales. It is positioned to defend the Rhiangoll pass between Talgarth and Crickhowell. Castell Dinas is situated 1½ miles south of Pwll y wrach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Talgarth and Llanelieu.
Talgarth
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Talgarth is a market town, community and electoral ward in southern Powys, Mid Wales, about 12 miles north of Crickhowell, 19 miles north-east of Brecon and 15 miles south-east of Builth Wells.
Llanelieu
Hamlet
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanelieu is a small settlement and former civil parish in Powys, Wales on the northern edge of the Black Mountains within the Brecon Beacons National Park.
Trefeca
Hamlet
Photo: Shaun Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trefeca, located between Talgarth and Llangorse Lake in what is now south Powys in Wales, was the birthplace and home of the 18th-century Methodist leader Howell Harris. Trefeca is situated 1½ miles west of Pwll y wrach.
Pwll y wrach
- Category: body of water
- Location: Talgarth, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.9862° or 51° 59′ 10″ northLongitude
-3.21102° or 3° 12′ 40″ westOpen location code
9C3RXQPQ+FHOpenStreetMap ID
node 435105966OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfallWikidata ID
Q7262768
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In Other Languages
“Pwll y wrach” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Pwll y wrach”
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