Mynydd Bach Trecastell, Brecon Beacons

Name: Mynydd Bach Trecastell
Address: Brecon Beacons, United Kingdom

#81 among attractions in Brecon Beacons

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Mynydd Bach Trecastell is a hill on the border between the counties of Carmarthenshire and Powys in southwest Wales. It lies within the Black Mountain of the Brecon Beacons National Park and Fforest Fawr Geopark. Its summit is plateau-like and reaches a height of 412m at OS grid ref SN 827312 at Y Pigwn. The name signifies the 'little hill of castle town'. ()

Coordinates: 51°58'1"N, 3°42'25"W

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Mynydd Bach Trecastell – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Llandovery Castle, Usk Reservoir, St Michael's Church, Castle Tump.

4.2 miNW
Forts and castles
Llandovery Castle, Llandovery
107 min walk • Llandovery Castle is a late thirteenth-century, Grade II*-listed, castle ruin in the town of Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It occupies a knoll overlooking the River Towy and the land surrounding it. The Normans built a castle in the current location in the early twelfth century and this was rebuilt in stone.
1.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Usk Reservoir, Brecon Beacons
44 min walk • The Usk Reservoir is located in the upper Usk Valley, at 1,050 feet above sea level, in the western part of the Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales.
3.5 miW
Church
St Michael's Church, Brecon Beacons
90 min walk • St Michael's Church is the Anglican parish church for the parish of Myddfai, south of Llandovery, in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The present building dates from the 14th and 15th centuries with restoration work being undertaken in 1874, when a bellcote was added, and again in 1926.
3.5 miE
Forts and castles
Castle Tump, Trecastle
89 min walk • Castle Tump is an early 11th-century motte and bailey castle in Trecastle, Powys, Wales.
7.1 miNW
Church
Church of St Michael
182 min walk • The Church of St Michael, Cilycwm is the Church in Wales parish church for the parish of Cilycwm, near Llandovery, Wales. The rubble building with pink stone dressings dates to the 14th and 15th century, with restoration work being undertaken between 1905 and 1909.
4.1 miNW
Church
Tabernacle Chapel, Llandovery
106 min walk • Tabernacle Chapel is a Calvinistic Methodist chapel in the town of Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The present building dates from 1836 and is located in Queen Street, Llandovery. It was designated as a Grade II* listed building on 26 February 1981.
4.3 miNW
Church
St Mary's Church, Llandovery
110 min walk • St Mary's Church is a Church in Wales place of worship near Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It was formerly the parish church of Llanfair-ar-y-bryn but was replaced in that function by a new church in a more central location. The present building dates from the 12th century.
4.1 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Williams Pantycelyn Memorial Chapel, Llandovery
105 min walk • The Williams Pantycelyn Memorial Chapel is a Calvinistic Methodist chapel in the town of Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The building was constructed between 1886 and 1888 and is located at 4 Stryd y Bont, Llandovery.
1.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Glasfynydd Forest, Brecon Beacons
44 min walk • Glasfynydd Forest is an extensive area of coniferous plantations in the west of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales. It straddles the border between the counties of Powys and Carmarthenshire.
4.1 miNW
Church
Salem Independent Chapel, Llandovery
106 min walk • Salem Independent Chapel is an Independent chapel in the town of Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The present building dates from between 1829 and 1830 and is located at Orchard Street, Llandovery.
4.1 miNW
Church
Ebenezer Baptist Chapel, Llandovery
105 min walk • Ebenezer Baptist Chapel is a place of worship in the town of Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The building was constructed in 1844 and is located at Gelli Deg, Llandovery. It was built as a sister chapel to Cwmsarnddu Chapel, Cilycwm.