Gwaun Hepste Car Park
Gwaun Hepste Car Park is a parking area in Ystradfellte, Powys, Wales. Gwaun Hepste Car Park is situated nearby to the cave Tradesman’s Entrance (C), as well as near Porth yr Ogof.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Porth yr Ogof and New Inn.
Porth yr Ogof
Cave
Porth yr Ogof is a solutional cave near the village of Ystradfellte, near the southern boundary of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales. It lies on the course of the Afon Mellte, a river whose name translates as 'lightning', commonly explained as a reference to the "flashy" nature of the river, i.e. its rising and falling rapidly in response to rainfall. Porth yr Ogof is situated 2,500 feet west of Gwaun Hepste Car Park.
Maen Madoc
Stone
The Maen Madoc or Maen Madog stone is a menhir which lies adjacent to the Roman road Sarn Helen that runs across the Brecon Beacons in what was a key area of Roman Wales, about one mile north of Ystradfellte. Maen Madoc is situated 2½ miles northwest of Gwaun Hepste Car Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ystradfellte and Penderyn.
Ystradfellte
Village
Ystradfellte is a village and community in Powys, Wales, about 6 miles north of Hirwaun, with 556 inhabitants. It belongs to the historic county of Brecknockshire and the Fforest Fawr area of the Brecon Beacons National Park, beside the Afon Mellte river.
Penderyn
Village
Penderyn is a rural village in the Cynon Valley, Rhondda Cynon Taf, South East Wales, located near the village and community of Hirwaun. The name is a combination of two Welsh words: pen, which means "head" or "end", and deryn, a contracted form of aderyn, "bird". Penderyn is situated 2½ miles south of Gwaun Hepste Car Park.
Pontneddfechan
Village
Pontneddfechan (Welsh for 'bridge over the Little Neath'… Pontneddfechan is situated 3½ miles southwest of Gwaun Hepste Car Park.
Gwaun Hepste Car Park
- Type: Parking area
- Category: transportation
- Location: Ystradfellte, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.80001° or 51° 48′ north
Longitude
-3.54498° or 3° 32′ 42″ west
Parking
surface
Operator
Forestry Commission
Open location code
9C3RRF24+22
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=parking
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tradesman’s Entrance (C) and Porth yr Ogof Resurgence (N).
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