Craig Cerrig-gleisiad and Fan Frynych National Nature Reserve
Craig Cerrig-gleisiad and Fan Frynych National Nature Reserve is a 156 acre area of the Brecon Beacons National Park in South Wales. It includes the peaks of Craig Cerrig-gleisiad and Fan Frynych.Photo: Huge69m, Public domain.
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: Nature reserve in South Wales
- Also known as: “Craig Cerrig Gleisiad a Fan Frynych National Nature Reserve” and “Gwarchodfa Natur Genedlaethol Craig Cerrig-gleisiad a Fan Frynych”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fan Frynych and Craig Cerrig-gleisiad.
Fan Frynych
Peak
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
Fan Frynych is the northernmost peak of the Fforest Fawr massif in the Brecon Beacons National Park, South Wales. It is classed as a subsidiary summit of Fan Fawr and makes up half of the Craig Cerrig-gleisiad and Fan Frynych National Nature Reserve with its sister peak Craig Cerrig-gleisiad.
Craig Cerrig-gleisiad
Peak
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
Craig Cerrig-gleisiad is a subsidiary summit of Fan Fawr in the Fforest Fawr section of the Brecon Beacons National Park, South Wales. It makes up half of the Craig Cerrig-gleisiad and Fan Frynych National Nature Reserve with its sister peak Fan Frynych.
Fan Fawr
Peak
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
Fan Fawr is a mountain in the Fforest Fawr section of the Brecon Beacons National Park, in Powys, Wales and over 734 m high. The summit overlooks the steep eastern face and is marked by a cairn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heol Senni and Libanus.
Heol Senni
Hamlet
Heol Senni is a hamlet in the valley of the Afon Senni just north of the Fforest Fawr section of the Brecon Beacons National Park. It lies within the community of Maescar in the county of Powys, Wales.
Libanus
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Libanus is a village in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, and in the community of Glyn Tarell. Presumably, the name of the village derives from Mount Lebanon, also known as the Lebanon Mountains, the ancient name for which was Libanus, a common name for chapels in Wales.
Defynnog
Village
Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Defynnog, is a small village in the community of Maescar in the historic county of Brecknockshire, Wales, now lying within the unitary authority area of Powys.
Craig Cerrig-gleisiad and Fan Frynych National Nature Reserve
- Categories: protected area and recreation area
- Location: Glyn Tarell, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.893° or 51° 53′ 35″ northLongitude
-3.518° or 3° 31′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C3RVFVJ+6ROpenStreetMap ID
way 374428119OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveWikidata ID
Q5180816
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In Other Languages
“Craig Cerrig-gleisiad and Fan Frynych National Nature Reserve” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Gwarchodfa Natur Genedlaethol Craig Cerrig Gleisiad a Fan Frynych”
- Welsh: “Gwarchodfa Natur Genedlaethol Craig Cerrig-gleisiad a Fan Frynych”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cwm-llwch and Cefn Cwm Llwch.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include view point and Twyn Rhefr.
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