Foel Fraith, Brecon Beacons

Name: Foel Fraith
Address: Brecon Beacons, United Kingdom

#63 among attractions in Brecon Beacons

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Foel Fraith is a hill in the Black Mountain in the county of Carmarthenshire, southwest Wales. It lies within the Brecon Beacons National Park and Fforest Fawr Geopark. Its plateau-like summit attains a height of 602 metres above sea level. To the north the subsidiary summit of Cefn y Cylchau reaches 556 feet, and to the southeast is the subsidiary summit of Carn Fadog or Cefn Carn Fadog, which reaches a height of 512 metres. ()

Elevation: 1975 ftProminence: 253 ftCoordinates: 51°50'57"N, 3°48'25"W

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Nearby attractions include: Dan-yr-Ogof, Llyn y Fan Fawr, Waun Lefrith, Fan Brycheiniog.

5.3 miE
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Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn y Fan Fawr, Brecon Beacons
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3.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Waun Lefrith, Brecon Beacons
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4.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fan Brycheiniog, Brecon Beacons
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4.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Picws Du, Brecon Beacons
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4.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Black Mountain, Brecon Beacons
121 min walk • The Black Mountain is a mountain range in South, Mid and West Wales, straddling the county boundary between Carmarthenshire and Brecknockshire and forming the westernmost range of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Its highest point is Fan Brycheiniog at 802 metres or 2,631 ft.
3.6 miNE
Natural attraction, Lake, Body of water
Llyn y Fan Fach, Brecon Beacons
91 min walk • Llyn y Fan Fach is a lake of approximately 10 hectares on the northern margin of the Black Mountain in Carmarthenshire, South Wales and lying within the Brecon Beacons National Park.
5.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cribarth, Pen y Cae
131 min walk • Cribarth, sometimes referred to as the Sleeping Giant, is a hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Powys in southern Wales. The summit lies on the broken ridge at an elevation of 428 m at OS grid reference SN 831143.
4.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fan Hir, Brecon Beacons
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Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tair Carn Uchaf, Brecon Beacons
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Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Garreg Lwyd, Brecon Beacons
27 min walk • Garreg Lwyd, also known as Moel Gornach, is a peak in the Black Mountain of the Brecon Beacons, South Wales. It is a subsidiary summit of Fan Brycheiniog. It is the westernmost area over 2,000 feet above sea level in South Wales.