Gliffaes
Gliffaes is a garden in Llangynidr, Powys, Wales. Access is restricted and requires permission. Gliffaes is situated nearby to the evergreen forest Myarth, as well as near the deciduous forest Gwern-fid.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Myarth and Tretower Castle.
Myarth
Peak
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Myarth is a hill in the Usk Valley in the county of Powys in South Wales, about 2 miles west of Crickhowell. Its summit at 292 metres is covered by trees, whilst the larger part of its slopes are also wooded.
Tretower Castle
Castle
Photo: Pete Chapman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 1¼ miles northeast of Gliffaes.
Blaenllynfi Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blaenllynfi Castle is a privately owned ruinous stone castle near the village of Bwlch in southern Powys, Wales. It was probably built in the early thirteenth century. Blaenllynfi Castle is situated 2½ miles northwest of Gliffaes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llangynidr and Tretower.
Llangynidr
Village
Photo: Keith Salvesen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llangynidr is a village, community and electoral ward in Powys, Wales, about 4 miles west of Crickhowell and 9 miles south-east of Brecon. The River Usk flows through the village as does the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal.
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.
Bwlch
Village
Photo: Malcra, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 2 miles northwest of Gliffaes.
Gliffaes
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Garden
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Llangynidr, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.87173° or 51° 52′ 18″ northLongitude
-3.20671° or 3° 12′ 24″ westOpen location code
9C3RVQCV+M8OpenStreetMap ID
way 1105160486OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=garden
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