Anvil Stone
Anvil Stone is a monument in Crucorney, Monmouthshire, Wales. Anvil Stone is situated nearby to the archaeological site Tarren Yr Esgob, Stone Spread, as well as near the peak Chwarel y Fan.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chwarel y Fan and Llanthony Abbey.
Chwarel y Fan
Peak
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
Chwarel y Fan is a peak in the Black Mountains in south-eastern Wales. It is the highest rise on the long ridge which extends southeastwards from Rhos Dirion.
Llanthony Abbey
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanthony Abbey is a former Anglican monastic institution founded in 1869 by Joseph Leycester Lyne, in the Welsh village of Capel-y-ffin, a few miles from the medieval Llanthony Priory. Llanthony Abbey is situated 4,000 feet north of Anvil Stone.
Grwyne Fawr Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Martin Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Grwyne Fawr Reservoir is located in the valley of the river Grwyne Fawr in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales. Completed in 1928, it has the capacity to hold 400,000,000 imperial gallons.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capel-y-ffin and Llanthony.
Capel-y-ffin
Hamlet
Photo: JamesWoolley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Capel-y-ffin is a hamlet near the English-Welsh border, a couple of miles north of Llanthony in Powys, Wales. It lies within the Black Mountains and within the Brecon Beacons National Park. The nearest town is Hay-on-Wye, some 8 miles to the northwest.
Llanthony
Village
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanthony is a village in the community of Crucorney on the northern edge of Monmouthshire, South East Wales, United Kingdom. Llanthony is situated 3 miles southeast of Anvil Stone.
Craswall
Village
Photo: John Thorn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Craswall is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. It lies in the far west of the county, in the foothills of the Black Mountains, close to the border with Wales. Craswall is situated 4½ miles northeast of Anvil Stone.
Anvil Stone
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Crucorney, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.96509° or 51° 57′ 54″ northLongitude
-3.09305° or 3° 5′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C3RXW84+2QOpenStreetMap ID
node 965933533OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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