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Llyn y Fan Fawr

Llyn y Fan Fawr is a natural in the county of , Wales. It lies at the foot of , the highest peak of the range within the .
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Photo: Blisco, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Bibeyjj, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fan Brycheiniog and Fan Hir.

Peak
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
is the highest peak at a height of 802.5 metres in the region of the in southern . There is a trig point at the peak and on the edge of the escarpment, and nearby, a stone shelter with an inner seat.

Peak
Photo: David Gruar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a peak at the eastern end of the in the in southern . It is a subsidiary summit of .

Peak
Photo: Dara Jasumani, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the second highest peak of the Carmarthen Fans in the section of the in the west of the in south .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Penwyllt.

Hamlet
Photo: Toby Speight, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet located in the upper Swansea Valley in , , lying within the . A former quarrying village, quicklime and silica brick production centre, its fortunes rose and fell as a result of the Industrial Revolution in .

Llyn y Fan Fawr

Latitude
51.8816° or 51° 52′ 54″ north
Longitude
-3.6994° or 3° 41′ 58″ west
Open location code
9C3RV8J2+J6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4673946
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Wiki­data ID
Q3397902
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Satellite Map

Discover Llyn y Fan Fawr from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Welsh—“Llyn y Fan Fawr” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Llyn y Fan Fawr”
  • French: “Llyn y Fan Fawr”
  • Irish: “Llyn y Fan Fawr”
  • Italian: “Llyn y Fan Fawr”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Llyn y Fan Fawr”
  • Venetian: “lago y Fan Fawr”
  • Welsh: “Llyn y Fan Fawr”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gwal y Cadno and Fan Foel.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Llyn y Fan Fawr”. Photo: Blisco, CC BY-SA 3.0.