The Black Lion
The Black Lion is a pub in Rhayader, Powys, Wales. The Black Lion is situated nearby to the sports venue Rhayader Leisure Centre, as well as near the pub Lamb & Flag Inn.Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Pub
- Description: pub in Rhayader, Wales
- Also known as: “Black Lion” and “The Black Lion, Rhayader”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rhayader Library and Rhayader Castle.
Rhayader Library
Library
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhayader Library is situated 450 feet southwest of The Black Lion.
Rhayader Castle
Castle
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhayader Castle is the remains of a motte-and-bailey castle in the town of Rhayader, Powys, Wales. The available documentary sources are not clear enough to distinguish between this site and the castle mound across the river and one or the other was probably built by Rhys ap Gruffydd, Prince of Deheubarth, in 1177. Rhayader Castle is situated 760 feet west of The Black Lion.
St Clement’s Church
Church
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Clement’s Church is situated 440 feet northwest of The Black Lion.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nant Glas and Llanwrthwl.
Nant Glas
Hamlet
Photo: Stuart Wilding, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nant Glas is a village in the Elan Valley near Rhayader and Llandrindod Wells in Powys, Wales. It is on a side road between the A44 to the northeast and the A470 to the southwest. Nant Glas is situated 2½ miles southeast of The Black Lion.
Llanwrthwl
Village
Photo: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanwrthwl is a village and community in Powys, mid Wales, and the historic county of Brecknockshire. Llanwrthwl lies off the A470 road, north by road from Builth Wells and Newbridge-on-Wye and south of Rhayader. Llanwrthwl is situated 2½ miles south of The Black Lion.
Elan Village
Village
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elan Village is a small purpose-built community in Powys, Wales. It was designed by architect Herbert Tudor Buckland as part of Birmingham Corporation's scheme to construct a series of water supply reservoirs in the Elan Valley between 1892 and 1904. Elan Village is situated 3 miles southwest of The Black Lion.
The Black Lion
- Category: building
- Location: Rhayader, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.30135° or 52° 18′ 5″ northLongitude
-3.51124° or 3° 30′ 40″ westOpen location code
9C4R8F2Q+GGOpenStreetMap ID
way 853355972OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=pubOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q80858972
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In Other Languages
“The Black Lion” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “The Black Lion”
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Highlights include Rhayader Leisure Centre and Lamb & Flag Inn.
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