Tor y Bigwns

Places of Interest

Pen y Fan

Peak

Photo: Dave.Dunford, Public domain.

Pen y Fan is the highest peak in South Wales, situated in Brecon Beacons National Park. At 886 metres above sea-level, it is also the highest British peak south of Cadair Idris in Snowdonia.

Cribyn

Peak

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Cribyn is a mountain in the Brecon Beacons with an elevation of 2608 feet, about 300 feet lower than the neighbouring peaks of Pen y Fan and Corn Du. It is a prominent peak in the long and impressive escarpment facing north and running roughly east–west of the central section of the Brecon Beacons.

Corn Du

Peak

Photo: Andy Dingley, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Corn Du is a summit of the twin topped Pen y Fan and the second highest peak in South Wales at 871.5 m, situated in the Brecon Beacons National Park. It is situated to the south-west of Pen y Fan at a distance of approximately 550 m from it, and is just 13 m lower than Pen y Fan itself.

Places in the Area

Libanus

Village

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Libanus is a village in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, and in the community of Glyn Tarell. Presumably, the name of the village derives from Mount Lebanon, also known as the Lebanon Mountains, the ancient name for which was Libanus, a common name for chapels in Wales. Libanus is situated 3½ miles northwest of Tor y Bigwns.

Llanspyddid

Village

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Llanspyddid is a small village just west of Brecon within the Brecon Beacons National Park. It lies within the valley of the River Usk in the community of Glyn Tarell in the county of Powys, Wales. Llanspyddid is situated 4½ miles north of Tor y Bigwns.

Llanfrynach

Village

Photo: Helene, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llanfrynach is a village and community in the county of Powys, Wales, and the historic county of Brecknockshire. The population of the community as taken at the 2011 census was 571. Llanfrynach is situated 4½ miles northeast of Tor y Bigwns.

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