Crug Mawr
Crug Mawr is a heath in Vale of Grwyney, Powys, Wales. Crug Mawr is situated nearby to the peak Disgwyllfa, as well as near Partrishow Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Issui’s Church and Tabernacle Baptist Chapel.
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 1¼ miles east of Crug Mawr.
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 1½ miles east of Crug Mawr.
St Martin’s Church
Church
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The Church of St Martin, Cwmyoy, Monmouthshire, Wales, was begun in the 12th century, although most of the current structure dates from the 13th century. St Martin’s Church is situated 2½ miles east of Crug Mawr.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llanbedr and Gaer.
Llanbedr
Village
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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 2 miles southwest of Crug Mawr.
Gaer
Locality
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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 2 miles east of Crug Mawr.
Cwmyoy
Hamlet
Photo: John Thorn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cwmyoy is an extensive rural parish in Monmouthshire, Wales. The standard Welsh name is Cwm Iau or Cwm-iau. In the Gwentian dialect of Welsh that was spoken here until the late 1800s, the name was pronounced as Cwm Iou. Cwmyoy is situated 2½ miles east of Crug Mawr.
Crug Mawr
- Type: Heath
- Location: Vale of Grwyney, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.89935° or 51° 53′ 58″ northLongitude
-3.07663° or 3° 4′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C3RVWXF+P8OpenStreetMap ID
way 388988366OpenStreetMap feature
natural=heath
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