Pen-y-crug

Pen-y-crug is a hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park in the county of Powys, south Wales. It is commonly referred to locally as simply 'The Crug'. The Welsh name signifies 'top of the mound'.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: hill (331m) in Powys, Wales, UK
Also known as: “Pen y Crug”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Brecon Cathedral and Brecon Castle.

Brecon Cathedral

Church

Photo: David Merrett, CC BY 2.0.

Brecon Cathedral, in the town of Brecon, Powys, is the cathedral of the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon in the Church in Wales and seat of the Bishop of Swansea and Brecon. Brecon Cathedral is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Pen-y-crug.

Brecon Castle

Ruins

Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brecon Castle is a castle in the town Brecon, Wales. It was built by the Norman Lord Bernard de Neufmarché in 1093, and was frequently assaulted by the Welsh in the 13th and 15th centuries. Brecon Castle is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Pen-y-crug.

Y Gaer

Archaeological site

Photo: Alan Bowring, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Y Gaer is a Roman fort situated near modern-day Brecon in Mid Wales, United Kingdom. Y Gaer is located at grid reference SO00332966. Y Gaer is situated 1½ miles west of Pen-y-crug.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cradoc and Battle.

Cradoc

Hamlet

Cradoc is a small village, about two miles northwest of Brecon, Wales. It lies within the administrative community of Yscir and partly within the Brecon Beacons National Park.

Battle

Hamlet

Photo: Simon Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Battle is a village in the community of Yscir, Powys, Wales, which is 36 miles north of Cardiff and 146 miles west of London. The Battle standing stone is an impressive Bronze Age monument and is 3.96 m in height.

Brecon

Photo: Wiccasha, Public domain.

Brecon is in many ways a typical small Welsh market town in Mid Wales. The surrounding scenery is quite stunning, as Brecon is located within the Brecon Beacons National Park, which extends to the south, east and west.

Pen-y-crug

Categories: peak, hill, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Yscir, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.96332° or 51° 57′ 48″ north

Longitude

-3.41423° or 3° 24′ 51″ west

Open location code

9C3RXH7P+88

OpenStreetMap ID

way 89074451

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q7162071

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Pen-y-crug” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Pen-y-crug”
Welsh: “Pen-y-crug (copa)”
Welsh: “Pen-y-crug”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pen-y-crug and Cradoc Golf Club.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Pencrug Farm and Gludy-isaf Farm.

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