Pen Gwyllt Meirch
Pen Gwyllt Meirch is a heath in Vale of Grwyney, Powys, Wales. Pen Gwyllt Meirch is situated nearby to the forest Coetgae Mawr, as well as near the peak Disgwyllfa.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pen Twyn Mawr and St Issui’s Church.
Pen Twyn Mawr
Peak
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
Pen Twyn Mawr is a top of Pen y Gadair Fawr in the Black Mountains in south-eastern Wales. It lies on one of the many south ridges of Waun Fach. The summit is marked by a pile of stones in an area of sandy soil and heather. Pen y Gadair Fawr is to the north, Chwarel y Fan to the east and Pen Allt-mawr to the west.
St Issui’s Church
Church
Photo: Ruth Sharville, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Issui, Partrishow, Powys, Wales, is a Grade I listed parish church dating from 1060. The existing building was mainly constructed in the 14th and 15th centuries and was sensitively restored in 1908–1909. St Issui’s Church is situated 2 miles southeast of Pen Gwyllt Meirch.
Tabernacle Baptist Chapel
Church
Photo: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Tabernacle Baptist Chapel, Ffwthog, near Cwmyoy, Monmouthshire is a Baptist chapel, with attached manse, dating from 1837. Largely unaltered externally and internally, the chapel is a Grade II* listed building. Tabernacle Baptist Chapel is situated 2½ miles southeast of Pen Gwyllt Meirch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llanbedr and Llanthony.
Llanbedr
Village
Photo: pam fray, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanbedr is a small village in the community of Vale of Grwyney, in the county of Powys, Wales, 2 miles northeast of Crickhowell. It lies above the river known as the Grwyne Fechan just above its confluence with the Grwyne Fawr in the southern reaches of the Black Mountains range. Llanbedr is situated 2½ miles south of Pen Gwyllt Meirch.
Llanthony
Village
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanthony is a village in the community of Crucorney on the northern edge of Monmouthshire, South East Wales, United Kingdom. Llanthony is situated 3 miles northeast of Pen Gwyllt Meirch.
Gaer
Locality
Photo: Jasperfforde, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gaer is the name of a hill in the Black Mountains of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Monmouthshire, south Wales. It lies at the southern end of the long ridge between the valley of the Grwyne Fawr and the Vale of Ewyas, one mile north of Bryn Arw and three miles northeast of Sugarloaf. Gaer is situated 3 miles southeast of Pen Gwyllt Meirch.
Pen Gwyllt Meirch
- Type: Heath
- Location: Vale of Grwyney, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.91474° or 51° 54′ 53″ northLongitude
-3.09096° or 3° 5′ 27″ westOpen location code
9C3RWW75+VJOpenStreetMap ID
way 388987870OpenStreetMap feature
natural=heath
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