Llygadwy, Brecon Beacons

#161 among attractions in Brecon Beacons

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Llygadwy is a locality near the village of Bwlch in the county of Powys in southeast Wales. The usual meaning of llygad in Welsh is 'eye' but it can signify a spring e.g. Llygad Llwchwr. The name therefore signifies the source of a stream known traditionally as 'Yw' though which is nowadays known as Ewyn Brook and which flows through a wide, though short, vale known traditionally as Ystradyw. The modern spelling appears to be a corruption of an earlier form Llygadyw. The spring arises where a band of non-marine limestone known as a calcrete outcrops within countryside otherwise dominated by sandstone rocks of the Old Red Sandstone. ()

Coordinates: 51°53'3"N, 3°14'2"W

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Llygadwy – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Llangynidr Bridge, Blaenllynfi Castle, Myarth, Buckland Hill.

0.7 miS
Bridge
Llangynidr Bridge, Brecon Beacons
17 min walk • Llangynidr Bridge, also known as "Coed-yr-Ynys Bridge", is an early 18th-century bridge that crosses the River Usk to the north of Llangynidr, Powys, Wales. It carries the B4560 road towards Bwlch.
1.1 miNW
Forts and castles
Blaenllynfi Castle, Brecon Beacons
27 min walk • Blaenllynfi Castle is a privately owned ruinous stone castle near the village of Bwlch in southern Powys, Wales. It was probably built in the early thirteenth century.
1.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Myarth, Brecon Beacons
32 min walk • Myarth is a hill in the Usk Valley in the county of Powys in South Wales, about 2 miles west of Crickhowell. Its summit at 292 metres is covered by trees, whilst the larger part of its slopes are also wooded. It is listed as a Marilyn.
0.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Buckland Hill, Brecon Beacons
19 min walk • Buckland Hill is a low hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park in the county of Powys in Wales. Sitting transversely across the Usk valley between the river and the village of Bwlch, it provides excellent panoramic views down the valley and across to the Black Mountains.