Troed-y-rhiw
Troed-y-rhiw is a locality in Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine, Powys, Wales. Troed-y-rhiw is situated nearby to the locality Pont Y Wern, as well as near Iron Bridge.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tretower Castle and Pen Allt-mawr.
Tretower Castle
Castle
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Tretower Castle is a Grade I-listed ruined castle in the village of Tretower in the county of Powys, Wales. It was built around the beginning of the twelfth century as a motte and bailey castle and this was probably replaced mid-century by a stone shell keep. Tretower Castle is situated 2 miles south of Troed-y-rhiw.
Pen Allt-mawr
Peak
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Pen Allt-mawr is a 719 metres high subsidiary summit of Waun Fach and the third highest peak in the Black Mountains in south-eastern Wales. A very recognisable and prominent peak of the Black Mountains, it lies near the end of the more westerly of Waun Fach's two broad southern ridges. Pen Allt-mawr is situated 2 miles east of Troed-y-rhiw.
Mynydd Llangorse
Peak
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Mynydd Llangorse is a mountain on the western edge of the Black Mountains in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Powys, south Wales. It lies two miles east of Llangors and its lake and 5 miles south of Talgarth. Mynydd Llangorse is situated 2 miles northwest of Troed-y-rhiw.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cwmdu and Tretower.
Cwmdu
Village
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Cwmdu or Llanfihangel Cwmdu is a small village in the community of Cwmdu and District, situated in the heart of the Black Mountains in Powys, Wales. Its name is derived from the Welsh language "Cwm Du", which means 'Black Valley'.
Tretower
Village
Tretower is a hamlet in the community of Cwmdu and District, in the southern part of the county of Powys in Wales. It lies on the A479 road within the Brecon Beacons National Park at the foot of the Black Mountains just off the Usk Valley. Tretower is situated 2 miles south of Troed-y-rhiw.
Bwlch
Village
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Bwlch is a village and an electoral ward in the community of Cwmdu and District, Powys, south Wales. The settlement is strung out along the A40 road which crosses a low col above the Usk Valley at this point on its route between Brecon and Crickhowell. Bwlch is situated 2½ miles southwest of Troed-y-rhiw.
Troed-y-rhiw
Latitude
51.91453° or 51° 54′ 52″ northLongitude
-3.19548° or 3° 11′ 44″ westOpen location code
9C3RWR73+RROpenStreetMap ID
node 9850238535OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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