Waun Lefrith, Brecon Beacons

Name: Waun Lefrith
Address: Brecon Beacons, United Kingdom

#12 among attractions in Brecon Beacons

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Waun Lefrith is a top of Picws Du and is also the westernmost of the Carmarthen Fans or Bannau Sir Gaer, a group of peaks within the Black Mountain of the Brecon Beacons National Park. It lies within Carmarthenshire, Wales. The summit plateau of the mountain reaches a height of 2221 feet above sea level. Picws Du and Fan Foel are the other, higher summits of the Bannau Sir Gaer / Carmarthen Fans. The glacial lake of Llyn y Fan Fach dominates the panorama to the north of the peak. Beyond the lake to the north lies the Usk Reservoir and then the Cambrian Mountains on the horizon. Swansea Bay and the Bristol Channel are visible to the south across the undulating dip slope of the mountain. The Tywi valley lies to the west, with Llandovery and Llandeilo as important market towns nearest to the hills. ()

Elevation: 2221 ftProminence: 49 ftCoordinates: 51°52'43"N, 3°44'50"W

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Waun Lefrith – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dan-yr-Ogof, Llyn y Fan Fawr, Fan Brycheiniog, Picws Du.

4.2 miSE
Natural attraction, Historical place, Cave
Dan-yr-Ogof, Pen y Cae
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Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn y Fan Fawr, Brecon Beacons
52 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.
1.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fan Brycheiniog, Brecon Beacons
43 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.
0.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Picws Du, Brecon Beacons
23 min walk • Picws Du is the second highest peak of the Carmarthen Fans in the Carmarthenshire section of the Black Mountain in the west of the Brecon Beacons National Park in south Wales.
4.6 miSE
Reportedly haunted, Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture
Craig-y-Nos Castle, Pen y Cae
117 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.
1.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Black Mountain, Brecon Beacons
43 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.
~1620 ftNE
Natural attraction, Lake, Body of water
Llyn y Fan Fach, Brecon Beacons
8 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.
4.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cribarth, Pen y Cae
125 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.
4.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Usk Reservoir, Brecon Beacons
119 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.
2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fan Hir, Brecon Beacons
52 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.
4.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Garreg Lwyd, Brecon Beacons
108 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.