Gilfach Nature Reserve
Gilfach Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in St. Harmon, Powys, Wales. Gilfach Nature Reserve is situated nearby to the village St Harmon, as well as near the locality Moelfryn.Places of Interest
Highlights include Garreg Lwyd and Rhayader Castle.
Garreg Lwyd
Peak
Photo: Trevor Littlewood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Garreg Lwyd is a hill in Mid Wales, between the towns of Rhayader and Llangurig. It rises to the east above the A470 as it follows the Wye Valley. The Bryn Titli Wind Farm is situated on an area of flatter moorland to the north-west.
Rhayader Castle
Castle
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhayader Castle is the remains of a motte-and-bailey castle in the town of Rhayader, Powys, Wales. The available documentary sources are not clear enough to distinguish between this site and the castle mound across the river and one or the other was probably built by Rhys ap Gruffydd, Prince of Deheubarth, in 1177.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rhayader and St Harmon.
Rhayader
Photo: Outwivcamera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rhayader is a market town and community in Powys, Wales, within the historic county of Radnorshire. The town is 20 miles from the source of the River Wye on Plynlimon, the highest point of the Cambrian Mountains, and is located at the junction of the A470 road and the A44 road 13 miles north of Builth Wells and 30 miles east of Aberystwyth.
St Harmon
Village
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Harmon is a village and community in Radnorshire, Powys, Wales. The population of the community at the 2011 census was 593. It is located on the Afon Marteg on the B4518 road running between Llanidloes and Rhayader.
Gilfach Nature Reserve
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: St. Harmon, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.3337° or 52° 20′ 1″ northLongitude
-3.5205° or 3° 31′ 14″ westOperator
Radnorshire Wildlife TrustOpen location code
9C4R8FMH+FQOpenStreetMap ID
node 9911549289OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Highlights include Pyllau Clais and St Harmon’s Church.
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