Pen y Cae
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.Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: hamlet in the county of Powys, Wales
- Also known as: “Pen-y-cae” and “Pen-y-cae, Powys”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cribarth and Henrhyd Falls.
Cribarth
Peak
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cribarth is a hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Powys, Wales, in the traditional county of Brecknockshire. The summit lies on the broken ridge at an elevation of 428 m at OS grid reference SN 831143.
Henrhyd Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Daimack, Public domain.
Henrhyd Falls in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales, is the tallest waterfall in southern Wales, with a drop of 90 feet. It lies on National Trust land, in the county of Powys.
Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary
Zoo
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary is an animal sanctuary between Caehopkin and Abercraf in Powys, Wales. It became the Wales Ape & Monkey Sanctuary in December 2008, being previously known as Cefn-yr-Erw Primate Sanctuary.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coelbren and Abercraf.
Coelbren
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coelbren is a small rural village within the community of Tawe Uchaf in southernmost Powys, Wales. It lies on the very northern edge of the South Wales Coalfield some six miles north-east of Ystradgynlais and just outside the southern boundary of the Brecon Beacons National Park.
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.
Onllwyn
Village
Photo: roger geach, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Onllwyn is a small village and community in Neath Port Talbot, Wales, near Seven Sisters. The community area also covers the small settlements of Dyffryn Cellwen and Banwen. Onllwyn is situated 2 miles south of Pen y Cae.
Pen y Cae
- Category: locality
- Location: Tawe-Uchaf, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.8114° or 51° 48′ 41″ northLongitude
-3.6783° or 3° 40′ 42″ westElevation
610 feet (186 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB PYCOpen location code
9C3RR86C+HMOpenStreetMap ID
node 469442191OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2640387Wikidata ID
Q19202916
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Pen y Cae” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Pen-y-cae”
- French: “Pen-y-cae”
- Welsh: “Pen-y-cae, Powys”
- Welsh: “Pen-y-cae”
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