Fan Gyhirych, Brecon Beacons

Name: Fan Gyhirych
Address: Brecon Beacons, United Kingdom

#26 among attractions in Brecon Beacons

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Fan Gyhirych is a mountain in the Fforest Fawr section of Brecon Beacons National Park in south Wales. It lies within the county of Breconshire, and administered as part of the unitary authority of Powys. ()

Elevation: 2379 ftProminence: 919 ftCoordinates: 51°51'32"N, 3°37'37"W

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Fan Gyhirych – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dan-yr-Ogof, Llyn y Fan Fawr, Fan Brycheiniog, Maen Llia.

3.2 miSW
Natural attraction, Historical place, Cave
Dan-yr-Ogof, Pen y Cae
82 min walk • Nestled in the scenic Brecon Beacons National Park in the village of Pen y Cae, United Kingdom, Dan-yr-Ogof offers a subterranean wonderland that beckons to be explored. Known as the National Showcaves Centre for Wales, this extensive cave system is one of the...
3.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn y Fan Fawr, Brecon Beacons
89 min walk • Llyn y Fan Fawr is a natural lake in the county of Powys, Wales. It lies at the foot of Fan Brycheiniog, the highest peak of the Black Mountain range within the Brecon Beacons National Park.
3.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fan Brycheiniog, Brecon Beacons
98 min walk • Fan Brycheiniog is the highest peak at a height of 802.5 metres in the Black Mountain region of the Brecon Beacons National Park in southern Wales.
2.7 miE
Memorial
Maen Llia, Brecon
69 min walk • Maen Llia is a standing stone which sits on moorland at grid reference SN924192 in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Powys, Wales. The stone which is a large piece of intraformational conglomerate from the Old Red Sandstone measures 3.7 m high by 2.8 m wide by 0.6 m. It is roughly diamond-shaped and is partly moss-covered.
3.4 miSW
Reportedly haunted, Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture
Craig-y-Nos Castle, Pen y Cae
87 min walk • Craig-y-nos Castle, is a Scottish Baronial country house near Glyntawe in Powys, Wales. Built on parkland beside the River Tawe in the upper Swansea Valley, it is located on the southeastern edge of the Black Mountain. The castle, formerly owned by opera singer Adelina Patti, is now a hotel.
3.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Black Mountain, Brecon Beacons
97 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.
3.1 miSE
Memorial
Maen Madoc, Brecon Beacons
80 min walk • The Maen Madoc or Maen Madog stone is a menhir which lies adjacent to the Roman road Sarn Helen that runs across the Brecon Beacons in what was a key area of Roman Wales, about one mile north of Ystradfellte. It stands approximately 10 feet high.
2.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Ogof Ffynnon Ddu, Pen y Cae
61 min walk • Ogof Ffynnon Ddu, also known informally as OFD, is a cave under a hillside in the area surrounding Penwyllt in the Upper Swansea Valley in South Wales. It is the second longest cave in Wales and the deepest in the United Kingdom.
3.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fan Llia, Brecon Beacons
92 min walk • Fan Llia is a subsidiary summit of Fan Fawr in the Fforest Fawr section of the Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales. In common with other peaks in the Fforest Fawr uplands it lies within the county of Powys.
3.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fan Hir, Brecon Beacons
85 min walk • Fan Hir is a peak at the eastern end of the Black Mountain in the Brecon Beacons National Park in southern Wales. It is a subsidiary summit of Fan Brycheiniog. It falls within the county of Powys and is also a part of the traditional area of Fforest Fawr.
2.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fan Nedd, Brecon Beacons
53 min walk • Fan Nedd is a mountain in the Fforest Fawr area of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales. In common with the rest of the Fforest Fawr uplands it is within the county of Powys.