Craig-y-Nôs Castle

Craig-y-Nôs Castle is a parking area in Tawe-Uchaf, Powys, Wales. Craig-y-Nôs Castle is situated near Craig-y-nos Country Park, as well as near Visitors‘ Centre.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Dan yr Ogof and Pwll Dwfn.

Dan yr Ogof

Cave

Photo: Sloman, Public domain.

Dan yr Ogof, at the National Showcaves Centre for Wales, is a 17-kilometre long cave system in south Wales, about 5 miles north of Ystradgynlais and 15 miles southwest of Brecon, in the Brecon Beacons National Park. Dan yr Ogof is situated 2,600 feet north of Craig-y-Nôs Castle.

Pwll Dwfn

Cave

Pwll Dwfn is a cave in the Black Mountain, South Wales. It is located in a dry valley northwest of Dan yr Ogof and cavers can access it from the show cave's car park. Pwll Dwfn is situated 1 mile northwest of Craig-y-Nôs Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Penwyllt and Pen y Cae.

Penwyllt

Hamlet

Photo: Toby Speight, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Penwyllt is a hamlet located in the upper Swansea Valley in Powys, Wales, lying within the Brecon Beacons National Park. A former quarrying village, quicklime and silica brick production centre, its fortunes rose and fell as a result of the Industrial Revolution in South Wales.

Pen y Cae

Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pen-y-cae is a village in Powys, Wales in the Brecon Beacons National Park between Abercraf and Craig-y-Nos Castle, in the community of Tawe-Uchaf. The village is mostly a linear settlement along the A4067 which runs approximately parallel to the River Tawe.

Abercraf

Village

Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Abercraf is a village in Powys, Wales, in the community of Ystradgynlais and within the historic boundaries of the county of Brecknockshire. A distinct dialect of English is spoken in the village, as well as the Welsh language. Abercraf is situated 2 miles southwest of Craig-y-Nôs Castle.

Craig-y-Nôs Castle

Type: Parking area
Category: transport
Location: Tawe-Uchaf, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.82408° or 51° 49′ 27″ north

Longitude

-3.68341° or 3° 41′ 0″ west

Parking

surface

Open location code

9C3RR8F8+JJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 537661538

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=parking

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Craig-y-nos Country Park and Visitors‘ Centre.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Craigynos Substation and Glyntawe, Craig-y-Nos Country Park.

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